15 AMPED UP

CHAPTER 15 AMPED UP Rip Bonkowski was quick, strong, and good at shoving people to the ground. So without thinking, he shoved Alexander and Nikki aside. The charge of lightning exploded onto his chest. "Ub-ub-ub-ub-ub!" Rip shook in place as green sparks traveled up and down his legs. "RIP!!!" shouted Alexander. "You're glowing green!" said Nikki.

瑞普·邦科夫斯基敏捷、强壮，善于把人推倒在地。 于是，他不假思索地把亚历山大和尼基推到一边。 一道闪电击中了他的胸膛。 “Ub-ub-ub-ub-ub !”当绿色的火花在他的腿上飞舞时，里普在原地颤抖。 “安息吧！！”亚历山大喊道。 “你在发绿光！”尼基说。

"Ha!" buzzed the thunderbug. "One pest down, two to go!" Rip took a wobbly step. "I'm okay, My arms and legs just feel numb— like they fell asleep! WHOAA!" His knees buckled and he fell onto a toolbox. Wrenches and hammers spilled out. BWA-NANA! The thunderbug's laugh sounded like a chainsaw. The monster leaned over Rip, poking him in the arm. "My zap has totally numbed you. Now lie still, while I zap your little friends. Then I will swat all three of you with my THUNDERCLAP WINGS!"

“哈！”雷虫嗡嗡叫着。 “干掉一个害虫，还剩两个！”里普摇摇晃晃地走了一步。 “我很好，我的胳膊和腿只是感觉麻木——就像睡着了一样！”哇!”他的膝盖一弯，摔在一个工具箱上。 扳手和锤子洒了出来。 BWA-NANA !雷虫的笑声听起来像电锯。 怪物靠在瑞普身上，戳了戳他的胳膊。 “我的电击让你完全麻木了。 现在躺着别动，我给你的小朋友们电击。 然后我要用我的霹雳翅膀拍打你们三个！”

The monster looked up. "Who's next?!" Alexander and Nikki stood on either side of the thunderbug. Alexander saw Nikki reach down to pick up one of the spilled wrenches. It was huge— the size of a baseball bat. She smiled. "I'm next!" said Alexander. "If you can catch me!" He jumped over some cables and crouched behind the Power Level box.

怪物抬起头来。“下一个是谁? !”亚历山大和尼基分别站在雷虫的两边。 亚历山大看见尼基伸手捡起一个打翻的扳手。 它非常巨大，有棒球棒那么大。 她笑了。“下一个是我！”亚历山大说。 “如果你能抓住我的话！”他跳过几根电缆，蹲在功率等级箱后面。

"Oh, please!" said the thunderbug. "You can't outrun me! I'm lightning-fast!" The monster fired another lightning bolt at Alexander. He docked. The bolt hit the Power Level box, showering the roof with sparks. Alexander watched the Power Level dial move up from 0% to 5%. Alexander gasped. That blast gape power back to the school!

“哦，求求你了！” “你跑不过我的！”我是闪电般的!”怪物又向亚历山大发射了一道闪电。 他停靠。闪电击中了电源等级箱，火花飞溅在屋顶上。 亚历山大看着能量等级刻度盘从0%上升到5%。 亚历山大气喘吁吁地说。把那炸裂的力量带回学校！

"Drat, I missed!" said the thunderbug. "Next time I'll—" WNONK! Nikki had jumped out from behind an air duct, She swung the wrench at the thunderbug's sparkling tail. "Nice swing, Nikki!" Rip shouted from down on the ground.

“该死，我没打中！”雷虫说。 “下次我要——”呜！妮基从通风管道后面跳了出来，她把扳手挥向雷虫闪闪发光的尾巴。 “漂亮的秋千，尼基！”里普在地上喊道。

But Nikki was shaking in place, saying, "Uh- ub-ub-ub-ub!" Green sparks surged from the monster's tail, traveled up the wrench, and danced all over her glowing, green body. Rip gasped. Nikki fell over. Her wrench clattered to the ground near Alexander's feet. "sceee-rike two!" said the thunderbug. "Silly humans! Lightning flows through metal!" The creature turned to face Alexander. It rubbed its wings together, making tiny crackles of electricity. Alexander felt the hairs prickle on the back of his neck.

但妮基在原地颤抖，说：“呃——呃——呃——呃！”绿色的火花从怪物的尾巴上冒出来，顺着扳手往上窜，在她发光的绿色身体上跳来跳去。 气喘吁吁地说。妮基摔倒了。 她的扳手啪的一声落在亚历山大脚边的地上。 “二类！”雷虫说。 “愚蠢的人类!闪电穿过金属！”那家伙转过身来面对亚历山大。 它摩擦着翅膀，发出微弱的电噼啪声。 亚历山大感到脖子后面的汗毛刺痛。