3. Mirror, Mirror, in the Sub

CHAPTER Three Mirror, Mirror, in the Sub The underwater world was beautiful. Thick bunches of sea vines coiled up from below. Bright red balloon plants puffed and unpuffed as they passed. A school of yellow lumpy fish swam by, grinning right into the window. "This is awesome," Eric said. "I'm sure glad we're in here," Neal added. Keeah smiled. "It won't be long now. Lord Sparr is nearby. We are getting close." Galen pointed to a map on the control panel next to Max. "We have tracked Sparr to the Dust Hills of Panjibarrh.

第三章潜艇里的镜子，镜子。海底世界是美丽的。 一串串粗大的海藤从下面盘绕起来。 鲜红色的气球植物在它们经过的时候时而膨胀，时而膨胀。 一群黄疙瘩鱼游过来，冲着窗户咧着嘴笑。 “这太棒了，”埃里克说。 “我很高兴我们在这里，”尼尔补充道。 Keeah笑了。“不会太久了。 斯帕尔勋爵就在附近。我们正在接近目标。” 盖伦指着马克斯旁边控制面板上的地图。 “我们追踪斯帕尔到了潘吉巴的尘埃山。

Legend says that is where the giant, Zor, lies buried in his lost tomb." Eric shuddered as he remembered their last adventure. The evil sorcerer Sparr stole an ancient piece of jewelry. It was called the amulet of Zor. The amulet was supposed to have the power to bring the giant back to life. Max twittered nervously. "They say when the giant lived, he was taller than a mountain!" "With luck, we'll stop the big guy," Neal said. "With luck and with help," Keeah said, touching a single white feather that hung on a silver chain around her neck. The kids knew what it was. It was a feather from Keeah's mother, Queen Relna. A spell had transformed her into a white falcon. But she had changed shape again. No one knew what shape the queen had now. The princess smiled, touching the feather again. "This makes me feel as if she is with me." Zzzzt! "What's that sound? Are we leaking?" Neal said, whirling on his seat. "Because I don't like leaks when I'm in a sub." "It is Galen's magic mirror," said Max. "It has something for us to see…."

传说那里就是巨人佐尔被埋葬在他失落的坟墓里的地方。” 埃里克想起他们上次的冒险，不禁打了个寒颤。 邪恶的巫师斯帕偷走了一件古老的珠宝。 它被称为佐尔的护身符。 这个护身符应该有让巨人起死回生的力量。 麦克斯紧张地叽叽喳喳说。“他们说巨人活着的时候，他比一座山还高！”“运气好的话，我们能阻止那个大个子，”尼尔说。 “运气好，也有人帮忙。”姬娅摸着脖子上银链子上的一根白色羽毛说。 孩子们知道那是什么。 那是基娅母亲蕾尔娜女王的羽毛。 一个咒语把她变成了一只白色的猎鹰。 但她又变了形。 谁也不知道王后现在是什么样子。 公主笑了，又摸了摸那根羽毛。 “这让我觉得她就在我身边。” Zzzzt !“那是什么声音？” 我们漏水了吗？”尼尔在座位上旋转着说。 “因为我在潜艇里的时候不喜欢漏水。” “这是盖伦的魔镜。”麦克斯说。 “它有一些东西让我们看到....”

The wizard stepped over to an old mirror hanging on the back wall of the sub. The mirror allowed the wizard to see what was happening in different parts of Droon. The rippling surface flickered with a dull glow. The kids already knew what was about to happen. They had seen the mirror before in Galen's tower. Galen waved his hand and the mirror cleared. "There's a dark room," Keeah said, peering at the image. "It's dusty and dirty and very large. Big stones are everywhere." "It is a tomb," Galen said softly. "And look!" Stomping toward the mirror was the sorcerer himself. Lord Sparr. His long black cloak swept across the floor of the tomb. And the pointed purple fins behind his ears certainly didn't make him look any friendlier. "I see we're tuned to the wicked sorcerer station," Neal said. "Man, he gives me the creeps." Surrounding Sparr was a troop of plump, red-faced warriors in black armor. They carried shovels and picks and torches. "Here!" the sorcerer said, pointing down. Flickering torchlight glowed on a large, dusty stone. A strange symbol was carved on it.

巫师走到挂在潜艇后墙上的一面旧镜子前。 魔镜让巫师可以看到德鲁恩不同地方发生的事情。 泛起涟漪的水面闪烁着暗淡的光芒。 孩子们已经知道将要发生什么了。 他们以前在盖伦的塔里见过这面镜子。 盖伦挥挥手，镜子清了清。 “有一间黑屋子。”基娅盯着那张图片说。 “它满是灰尘，又脏又大。 到处都是大石头。” “这是一座坟墓。”盖伦轻声说。 “看!”朝镜子走去的是巫师本人。 主Sparr。他长长的黑斗篷扫过墓穴的地板。 它耳朵后面的紫色尖鳍显然没有让它看起来更友好。 “我看我们转到了邪恶巫师站，”尼尔说。 “伙计，他让我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。” 围着斯帕尔的是一群胖胖的、红脸的、身穿黑盔甲的战士。 他们带着铁锹、镐头和火把。 “这里！”巫师指着下面说。 摇曳的火把照在一块积满灰尘的大石头上。 上面刻着一个奇怪的符号。

"The sign of Zor!" Keeah gasped. "Sparr has already found the lost tomb!" Sparr's eyes flashed. He shivered as he stood over the large stone. "So… I have found the lost empire. And the legend is true. Zor lies here." "Lost empire?" Eric whispered. Galen sighed deeply. "Droon is a world with a long past, my friends. Lord Sparr has discovered what remains of the ancient dark realm of Goll. It is an empire whose cities now lie buried beneath the earth but that once ruled this world. Goll is a lost civilization. An empire that time forgot."

“佐尔的记号！”Keeah气喘吁吁地说。 “斯帕尔已经找到了丢失的坟墓！”斯帕尔的眼睛闪着光。 他站在那块大石头上，打了个寒颤。 “所以……我找到了失落的帝国。” 这个传说是真的。佐尔躺在这里。” “失落的帝国?”Eric低声说。 盖伦深深地叹了口气。“朋友们，德鲁恩是一个有着悠久历史的世界。 斯帕尔勋爵发现了古老黑暗王国戈尔的遗迹。 这个帝国的城市现在被埋在地下，但它曾经统治过这个世界。 戈尔是一个失落的文明。 一个被时间遗忘的帝国。”

"Too bad Sparr remembered," said Neal. The sorcerer snapped his fingers, and his Ninn warriors began quickly digging around the edges of the stone. Clank! Clong! Before long, the Ninns pulled the stone from the floor. They looked down. They backed away from the hole, trembling. "Have you found… him?" Sparr said. The Ninns muttered to themselves. Sparr pushed them out of the way and leaned over the hole. His fins turned pale, almost white. The mirror zoomed in. There, lying open to the flickering torchlight, was a large dark object. "Oh, my!" Max muttered. "What is it?" Eric asked. "It's a… a… head!" Keeah gasped. The head was six feet long from chin to brow. The large eyes were closed. The dust of centuries covered the cheeks and lips. But the strangest part was the skin. It was dark and smooth and glimmered golden red in the torchlight. "He's… made of metal!" Eric said. "Bronze," Galen muttered. "Zor is a giant made of bronze. He walked the earth long ago."

“可惜斯帕尔还记得，”尼尔说。 巫师打了个响指，他的Ninn战士们开始迅速地在石头的边缘挖洞。 叮当作响!Clong !没过多久，Ninns就把石头从地板上拉了出来。 他们往下看。他们战战兢兢地从洞口退了出来。 “你找到……他了吗？”Sparr说。 小矮人自言自语。 斯帕尔把他们推开，靠在洞口上。 他的鳍变得苍白，几乎是白色的。 镜子放大了。在摇曳的火炬灯光下，有一个又大又黑的东西躺在那里。 “哦,我的天!”马克斯嘟囔着。“什么事？”埃里克问。 “是一个……一个……头！”Keeah气喘吁吁地说。 这头从下巴到额头有六英尺长。 大眼睛闭上了。 几个世纪以来的尘土覆盖了脸颊和嘴唇。 但最奇怪的是它的皮肤。 它又黑又光滑，在火炬的照耀下闪着金红色的光芒。 “他是……金属做的！”Eric说。 “青铜。”盖伦喃喃地说。“佐尔是一座青铜巨人。 他很久以前在地球上行走过。”