1 Daymare!

CHAPTER One Daymare! As cold as ice. That's how Eric Hinkle felt as he jumped from his bed. "Brrr!" he said to himself, shivering. He pulled on his thick socks. He got into his warmest winter pants. He shivered again. Eric was having bad thoughts of an evil sorcerer. And that's what was giving him the creeps—but not why he was so cold. Ever since Eric and his best friends, Julie and Neal, had discovered the entrance to the amazing, secret world of Droon, they had been afraid of Lord Sparr.

第一章噩梦！像冰一样冷。 这就是埃里克·辛克尔从床上跳下来时的感受。 “呜！”他自言自语道，浑身发抖。 他穿上厚厚的袜子。 他穿上了最暖和的冬裤。 他又发抖了。埃里克对一个邪恶的巫师产生了不好的想法。 这就是让他浑身起鸡皮疙瘩的原因——但并不是他这么冷的原因。 自从埃里克和他最好的朋友朱莉和尼尔发现了通往神奇而神秘的德鲁恩世界的入口，他们就一直害怕斯帕尔勋爵。

"Who wouldn't be afraid?" Eric said aloud. With those creepy purple fins growing up behind his ears. And the long black cloak. And his ugly red-faced warriors called Ninns. Sparr was the reason Eric felt so cold. The evil sorcerer wanted only one thing. To take over all of Droon. "But now, things in Droon are different," Eric said as he dug in his closet for his winter coat. On their last adventure in Droon, Sparr had had a chance to hurt Eric. But he hadn't done it. He had let him live. He'd said Eric would help him. "I'll never help you!" Eric said with a shudder. "Why won't you help me?" "Because you're evil!" Eric snapped back. "Eric!" He blinked. His father was standing in the doorway to his room. He was frowning. "Dad!" Eric said. "I'm sorry. You're not evil. I guess I was daydreaming or something." His father sighed. "Well, you can help me later. Neal and Julie are waiting for you outside." "Thanks!" Eric threw on his coat and ran downstairs to the back door. Still shivering, he grabbed his cap, pulled it

“谁不会害怕呢？”埃里克大声说。 耳朵后面长着吓人的紫色鳍。 还有黑色的长斗篷。还有他那丑陋的红脸战士，叫Ninns。 是斯帕让埃里克觉得这么冷的。 邪恶的巫师只想要一样东西。 接管整个德鲁恩。 “但现在，德鲁恩的情况不同了，”埃里克一边在衣橱里翻冬衣一边说。 在他们最后一次在德鲁恩的冒险中，斯帕尔有机会伤害埃里克。 但他并没有这么做。他让他活了下来。 他说埃里克会帮他。 “我永远不会帮你的！”埃里克打了个寒颤。 “你为什么不帮我？”“因为你是邪恶的！”埃里克厉声回答。 “埃里克!”他眨了眨眼睛。他的父亲站在他房间的门口。 他皱着眉头。“爸爸!”Eric说。 “我很抱歉。你不邪恶。 我想我是在做白日梦什么的。” 父亲叹了口气。“好吧，你以后可以帮我。 尼尔和朱莉在外面等你。” “谢谢!”埃里克匆匆穿上外套，跑到楼下的后门。 他还在发抖，抓起帽子，拉了拉

low over his eyes, and wrapped his scarf tight around his neck. He flung open the door. "Whoa!" he gasped. Warm air and bright sunshine poured in. Julie and Neal were dressed in T-shirts and shorts. They had a softball, mitts, and a bat. "It's not hockey season!" Neal said, chuckling. Julie made a face. "Are you okay, Eric?" He stared at his friends. Then he tore off his coat and scarf. "This is sooooo weird! I was cold. I was freezing! I must have daydreamed that it was winter! Sorry." Julie tossed the ball up. "So, who's pitching?" "Me first!" Neal grabbed the ball from Julie. "No, me!" said Eric. "Sorry, pal. I called it," said Neal. "Besides, I've got this new throw to show you! I just twist my fingers and shoot the ball. It's fast!" Eric took the bat, but in his mind he kept seeing Lord Sparr.

低低地遮住眼睛，把围巾紧紧地围在脖子上。 他猛地把门打开。“哇！”他喘着气说。 温暖的空气和明媚的阳光涌了进来。 朱莉和尼尔穿着t恤和短裤。 他们有垒球、手套和球棒。 “这不是曲棍球赛季！”尼尔笑着说。 朱莉做了个鬼脸。“你还好吗，埃里克？”他盯着他的朋友们。 然后他扯下外套和围巾。 “这太奇怪了！”我很冷。 我冻坏了！我一定是在做白日梦，以为现在是冬天！抱歉。” 朱莉把球抛了起来。“那么，谁来投球？”“我先!”尼尔从朱莉手里抢过球。 “不，是我！”艾瑞克说。“对不起,朋友。 我叫它，”尼尔说。“而且，我有这个新扔给你看！”我只是扭一下手指然后投篮。 这是快!”埃里克接过球棒，但他的脑海里却一直浮现着斯帕尔勋爵的身影。

"Why don't we use ice today?" Sparr was saying. Ice. That was the other thing Sparr had said the last time they were in Droon. Sparr was going to do something bad with ice. "We'll defeat Princess Keeah," the Sparr in Eric's mind continued. "And the old wizard, Galen. You will help me…." "No way!" Eric cried, dropping the bat. "I'll never do it! Never!" "Are you going to play or not?" Neal said. Eric turned to his friends. "Sorry, guys. But something weird is going on. I keep seeing Sparr in my mind. He's telling me how I'm going to help him. It's like a nightmare, only it's daytime." "A daymare!" Julie said. Then she gasped. "Wait a second. Do you think the daydreams mean we need to go to Droon?" Their friend Princess Keeah had told them that when they dreamed about Droon, it meant the magic was working. It meant they needed to return. Eric nodded slowly. "This might be some kind of message or something." He started for the back steps. "We need to return. Now." "What? No!" Neal jumped up and down. "I need to show you my new twisty throw—hey!"

“我们今天为什么不用冰呢？”斯帕尔说。 冰。这是他们上次在德鲁恩时斯帕尔说的另一件事。 斯帕尔要用冰块做坏事。 “我们会打败姬娅公主的。”埃里克脑海中的那个斯巴达人继续说道。 “还有那个老巫师，盖伦。 你会帮助我....”“不可能!”埃里克叫道，丢掉了球棒。 “我永远不会这么做！”从来没有!”“你到底玩不玩？”Neal说。 埃里克转向他的朋友们。 “对不起,伙计们。但是有些奇怪的事情发生了。 我一直在脑海里看到斯帕。 他在告诉我该怎么帮他。 就像一场噩梦，只不过是在白天。” “一个恶梦般的经历!”朱莉说。然后她倒吸了一口气。 “等一下。你认为这些白日梦意味着我们需要去德鲁恩吗？”他们的朋友姬娅公主告诉他们，当他们梦见德鲁恩时，就意味着魔法起作用了。 这意味着他们需要回来。 埃里克慢慢地点了点头。“这可能是某种信息之类的。” 他朝后面的台阶走去。 “我们需要回去。现在。”“什么? 不!”尼尔跳上跳下。 “我要给你看看我的新扭球——嘿！”