15 SECRET WEAPON

CHAPTER 15 SECRET WEAPON AAAAAAAAH!" The heavy coaster car flew through the air, over the Rock-a-bye Cradle ride... PLOOOMP! and bounced on a giant white cushion. Alexander opened his eyes. His arms were still tied, but he was alive. "Hey—soft landing!" he said. "I never thought I'd say this," Rip said. "But I'm glad we're at Safety Land." Nikki looked around. "But where did the monster go?"

第十五章秘密武器啊！”沉重的云霄飞车在空中飞驰，飞过摇摇摇篮…… PLOOOMP !然后在一个巨大的白色垫子上弹跳。 亚历山大睁开眼睛。 他的胳膊还被绑着，但他还活着。 “嘿，软着陆！”他说。 “我从没想过我会这么说，”里普说。 “但我很高兴我们在安全地带。” 妮基环顾四周。“可是怪物去哪儿了？”

"I'm out of here!" said Dottie. She ran and hid behind a cotton-candy cart. Rip pulled Alexander to his feet. "Let's finally get you untied, Salamander, before SCRITCMA-SCRITCHA-SCRITCH!!! The crab creature skittered into view. "All right kids—chop-chop!" he said. "Run!" said Nikki. The S.S.M.P. ran to the nearest ride—the teacups. Rip and Nikki dove into a pink teacup, and Alexander flopped into a yellow one. They all ducked down to hide. The crab-ra cadabra stepped onto the ride. His massive shell brushed against the ride's controls. The teacups began to spin around slowly. "Oh, goodie!" the monster shouted. "A game!" He swung his claw down hard...

“我要走了！”多蒂说。 她跑过去躲在一辆棉花糖车后面。 里普把亚历山大拉了起来。 “我们终于给你松绑了，蝾螈，别急着——急着——急着！”那只螃蟹飞快地窜了出来。 “好了，孩子们，快点！”他说。 “快跑！”尼基说。的S.S.M.P. 跑向最近的马车——茶杯。 里普和尼基扑进了一个粉红色的茶杯，亚历山大扑进了一个黄色的茶杯。 他们全都蹲下身子躲起来。 蟹-ra cadabra踏上了过山车。 他那巨大的外壳碰触着飞机的控制装置。 茶杯开始慢慢地旋转起来。 “哦，太好了！”怪物喊道。 “一个游戏!”他把爪子使劲往下甩……

...shattering a purple teacup. "Nobody there!" said the crab-ra cadabra. "I'll try again!" The monster smashed another teacup. There were just two left. Alexander peeked over the brim of his cup. The monster held his claw high above Rip and Nikki's cup. Alexander popped up and shouted, "Stop! Don't hurt them! Take me, but leave my friends alone." "How about we make a deal?" asked the monster. "Hand over your secret weapon, and I'll let you all go." "Secret weapon?" said Alexander.

…打碎一个紫色的茶杯。 “那里没有人！”蟹说。 “我再试一次！”怪物又打碎了一个茶杯。 只剩下两只了。亚历山大从杯沿上偷看了一眼。 怪物把爪子高高地举过里普和妮基的杯子。 亚历山大突然跳出来喊道：“住手！不要伤害他们！带我走吧，别打扰我的朋友们。” “我们做个交易怎么样？”怪物问。 “交出你们的秘密武器，我就放你们走。” “秘密武器？”亚历山大说。

The monster rolled his beady eyes. "You know! The notebook! The boss-monster wants me to bring it to her. Then the S.S.M.P. will no longer have the upper claw—I mean, hand." Huh? The monsters know about the notebook?! thought Alexander. "Hand it over NOW!" yelled the crab. Alexander saw Rip and Nikki peeking out of their teacup. They shook their heads no. The crab-ra cadabra raised his claw higher. Alexander wobbled out of his cup. "You win." The monster lowered his claw. "Good move, kid," he said. "Now I'll cut your arms free so you can hand over the notebook." SNIP! The claw shredded the scarves. Alexander shook the numbness from his arms. Then he opened his backpack, pulled out the notebook, and handed it to the monster.

怪物转动着他的大眼睛。 “你知道!笔记本!怪物老板要我把它带给她。 这样，社会党就不会再占据上风了——我指的是手。” 嗯?怪物知道笔记本的事了吗！认为亚历山大。 “马上给我！”螃蟹叫道。 亚历山大看见里普和尼基从他们的茶杯里往外偷看。 他们摇了摇头。 蟹蟹把爪子抬得更高。 亚历山大摇摇晃晃地从杯子里出来。 “你赢了。”怪物放下爪子。 “干得好，孩子，”他说。 “现在我要割断你的胳膊，这样你就可以交出笔记本了。” 剪断!爪子把围巾撕碎了。 亚历山大摆脱了手臂上的麻木。 然后他打开背包，拿出笔记本，递给怪物。