9. Dust Is Our Friend

CHAPTER Nine Dust Is Our Friend Thomp! Thomp! The giant clomped up the hills toward the Oobja village. Batamogi waddled as fast as his short legs could carry him. His whiskers curled in fear. "I hope we can save my people!" Julie raced next to him, her black helmet shining in the afternoon sun. "We'll save them. Don't worry." Wham! Bam! Zor hurled boulders at the kids. "Well, okay. Worry a little!" Julie said, pulling the king out of the way just as a boulder crashed nearby. They dashed through the pass and into the village before Zor got there.

第九章尘土是我们的朋友汤普！Thomp !巨人笨重地爬上小山，朝欧比加村走去。 Batamogi用他的短腿尽可能快地摇摇晃晃地走着。 他的胡须因恐惧而卷曲。 “我希望我们能拯救我的人民！”朱莉跑到他旁边，她的黑色头盔在下午的阳光下闪闪发光。 “我们会救他们的。别担心。” 哇!砰!佐尔向孩子们扔石头。 “嗯,好的。别担心！”朱莉一边说，一边把国王拉到一边，这时一块巨石在附近坠落。 他们冲过隘口，在佐尔到达之前就进了村子。

The Oobja were hiding in their homes. The kids rushed to the big wooden wheel. Batamogi ran to the control stick. "Princess Julie, the honor is yours!" Julie nodded, then pulled the control stick as Neal had done before. Errrch! The Wind Wheel began to turn. It spun faster and faster. Whooosh! A dark funnel of dust started up from the middle of the wheel. It rose high into the sky, spinning like a tornado. "I'm good at controlling things," Max chirped. "Let me help." He wrapped his eight legs around the control stick and pulled hard.

乌布迦人躲在家里。 孩子们冲向大木轮。 Batamogi跑向控制杆。 “朱莉公主，这是你的荣幸！”朱莉点了点头，然后像尼尔之前那样拉动操纵杆。 Errrch !风轮开始转动。 它转得越来越快。 哈! !一股黑色的漏斗状的灰尘从车轮中间冒了出来。 它高高升向天空，像龙卷风一样旋转。 “我很擅长控制事情，”马克斯唧唧喳喳地说。 “让我来帮你。”他把八条腿绕在控制杆上使劲拉。

King Batamogi joined him. Whooosh! The dust funnel shot up the hillside. Then, there he was. Zor. His giant bronze head peered between two peaks. He hoisted himself up and climbed through. "ARRR!" he bellowed down at them. Just as he lifted his giant foot to stomp the village, the dust storm spun up at him. Zor raised his giant arms in front of his face. He backed away, pawing at the spinning wind. "He can't see," Eric said. "It's working!" Zor backed up to the summit of the highest hill. He shielded his eyes with one hand and swatted the brown spinning air with the other. Still the dust storm came at him. Zor stepped backward once more. Krrrakk! The ledge beneath him gave way. "AHHH!" the giant screamed. He tumbled backward off the mountain and hit the valley below with a thundering crash. BOO-OOM! Batamogi and Max slowed the wheel. The dust storm died away. The village fell quiet. The kids rushed down to the giant metal man. His bronze body was cracked and crumpled. He shuddered, then lay still.

巴塔木国王也加入了他的行列。哈! !漏斗状的灰尘从山坡上呼啸而上。 然后，他就出现了。佐尔。他那巨大的青铜头像在两座山峰之间隐约可见。 他爬了起来，爬了过去。 “啊！”他朝他们吼道。 就在他举起那只巨大的脚准备踏着村子的时候，沙尘暴向他袭来。 佐尔把他那双巨大的手臂举到脸前。 他往后退，抓着旋转的风。 “他看不见，”埃里克说。 “这是工作!”佐尔后退到最高的山顶。 他一只手遮着眼睛，另一只手拍打着旋转的棕色空气。 沙尘暴仍然向他袭来。 佐尔又向后退了一步。 Krrrakk !他身下的壁架塌陷了。 “啊——”巨人尖叫道。 他向后滚下了山，撞在下面的山谷里，发出雷鸣般的撞击声。 BOO-OOM !巴塔木和马克斯放慢了车速。 沙尘暴渐渐消失了。村子里静了下来。 孩子们冲向这个巨大的金属人。 他的青铜躯体裂开了，皱巴巴的。 他打了个寒颤，然后静静地躺着。

His giant lips quivered. "Shh, everyone," Eric said, creeping slowly closer. "Zor's going to say something." "A… A… Agrah-Voor!" the giant said. He breathed a single long breath. Then he spoke no more. He trembled once, and his dark eyes closed. "What's Agrah-Voor?" Neal asked. KKKK! The sky turned red above them. "Never mind that! Sparr is coming!" said Julie. A second later, Sparr shot down from the sky. He landed on the dusty plain next to Zor. His face was filled with anger. His purple fins turned black. "He doesn't look happy," Neal muttered. The spiky points running back from the middle of Sparr's head seemed to glow bloodred. "Ah, my Zor, my Zor! Giant man of bronze," Sparr said. "For ages you have lain asleep, waiting to do my will! And now…" "Yeah, sorry he's all broken up," Eric said. "Bring the garbage truck," Neal added. Sparr turned. "You puny children think you have beaten me? This is just the beginning. You will never win. Now tell me what Zor said!"

他的大嘴唇颤抖着。“嘘，大家。”埃里克说着，慢慢地靠近他。 “佐尔会说些什么。” “啊……啊……阿格拉——福尔！” 他深深地吸了一口气。 然后他不再说话了。他颤抖了一下，黑眼睛闭上了。 “Agrah-Voor是什么?”Neal问道。 单色模式!他们头顶上的天空变成了红色。 “别管那个！”斯帕尔来了！”朱莉说。 一秒钟后，斯帕尔从空中击落。 他降落在佐尔附近尘土飞扬的平原上。 他的脸上充满了愤怒。 他紫色的鳍变成了黑色。 “他看起来不高兴，”尼尔喃喃地说。 斯帕尔脑袋中间的尖刺似乎发着红光。 “啊，我的左尔，我的左尔！”青铜巨人，”斯帕尔说。 “多少年以来，你一直在沉睡，等待着我的旨意！而现在……”“是啊，很遗憾他已经分手了，”埃里克说。 “把垃圾车带来，”尼尔补充道。 Sparr转过身。“你们这些弱小的孩子以为你们打败了我？” 这仅仅是个开始。 你永远不会赢的。现在告诉我琐尔是怎么说的！”

Eric made a zipper motion across his mouth. Julie shook her head and crossed her arms. "Tell me!" Sparr commanded. "Or else." Finally, Neal raised his hand. "Zor said…" "What?" the sorcerer shrieked. Neal frowned. "He said you should…" "Yes?" the sorcerer said. "He said you should get a life!" Neal finished. Sparr rose up over Neal. His eyes flashed with terrible anger. "Those were your last words, you foolish child. Now, all of you, prepare to meet your doom!" Eric gulped and turned to Neal and Julie. "Doom. That's not really a good thing, is it?" Neal shook his head. "I'm pretty sure it's not."

埃里克在嘴上做了个拉拉链的动作。 朱莉摇了摇头，交叉着双臂。 “告诉我!”Sparr所吩咐的。 “否则”。最后，尼尔举起了手。 “什么？”巫师尖叫道。 Neal皱起了眉头。“他说你应该……”“是吗？” “他说你应该过自己的生活！”Neal完成。 斯帕尔凌驾于尼尔之上。他的眼睛里闪着可怕的愤怒。 “那是你最后的话，你这个傻孩子。 现在，你们所有人，准备迎接你们的末日吧！”埃里克咽了口气，转向尼尔和朱莉。 “厄运。这并不是一件好事，不是吗？”尼尔摇了摇头。 “我很确定不是。”