Chapter 4

Chapter 4 SURVIVAL MODE + UNTESTED VR GOGGLES = IT'S PROBABLY SAFE... RIGHT? Po wasn't used to getting into trouble. Of course, he also never drenched his entire class in foul- smelling red foam. Today was a day of firsts.

第四章生存模式+未经测试的VR护目镜=它可能是安全的… 对吧?阿宝不习惯惹麻烦。 当然，他也从来没有把他的整个班级浸泡在恶臭的红色泡沫中。 今天是第一次。

Ms. Minerva had sent everyone to wash up. Only Harper, Morgan, and Po remained in the auditorium. Po hoped they wouldn't be punished too severely. They'd made a big mess, but baking powder and vinegar wasn't dangerous. Then Ms. Minerva said the words that Po most dreaded hearing: "I'm very disappointed in you," she said. "All of you." Those words cut Po deep. He didn't like to disappoint anyone. Ever.

密涅瓦让所有人都去洗碗了。 礼堂里只剩下哈珀、摩根和阿宝。 阿宝希望他们不会受到太严厉的惩罚。 他们弄得一团糟，但发酵粉和醋并不危险。 然后密涅瓦说了阿宝最害怕听到的话：“我对你非常失望，”她说。 “你们所有人。”这些话深深刺痛了阿宝。 他不想让任何人失望。 永远。

He looked at Harper. Her eyes were ablaze. Those eyes seemed to say "It was all Morgan's fault." They also seemed to say "But I can't say that without sounding like a snitch." And finally, her eyes added "Morgan, now is where you speak up and take responsibility for your actions. Now. Right…now." Harper had very expressive eyes. Morgan did speak up. But he didn't confess. "Why are we in trouble?" he asked. "The volcano did what it was supposed to do. The eruption was just a little bigger than expected." Ms. Minerva shook her head. Po squirmed in his wheelchair. There was a squelching sound from the "lava" beneath him. A voice sounded at their backs. "Don't be too hard on them, Minerva." Po pivoted to see that Doc Culpepper had joined them. "After all, no scientist ever achieved anything by being too cautious." "That's definitely not true," Ms. Minerva said. Culpepper shrugged. "Anyway, I could use the

他看着哈珀。她的眼睛闪闪发光。 那双眼睛似乎在说“都是摩根的错” 他们似乎也在说：“但我不能这么说，否则听起来就像个告密者。” 最后，她的眼神补充道：“摩根，现在是你说出来并为你的行为负责的时候了。 现在。现在正确的…。”哈珀的眼睛很有表情。 摩根确实说了出来。但他没有坦白。 “我们为什么会有麻烦？”他问道。 “火山做了它应该做的事情。 这次喷发只是比预期的要大一点。” 密涅瓦摇了摇头。 阿宝在轮椅里扭动着身子。 他脚下的“熔岩”发出了一种吱吱作响的声音。 他们背后响起了一个声音。 “别对他们太严厉了，米勒娃。” 阿宝转过身来，看到卡尔佩珀医生也加入了他们。 “毕竟，任何科学家都不会因为过于谨慎而有所成就。” “这绝对不是真的。” 密涅瓦说。Culpepper耸耸肩。 “不管怎样，我可以用。

help of a few daring researchers on a science project of my own." Harper grinned from ear to ear. Po knew that she idolized Doc. "What are you all doing after school today?" Doc asked brightly. Ms. Minerva rolled her eyes and quickly replied, "They're mopping the auditorium!" "Ah, right," said Doc. "What about after that? Do you have time to come by the computer lab?"

几个大胆的研究人员帮助我完成了一个科学项目。” 哈珀笑得合不拢嘴。 阿宝知道她崇拜博士。 “你们今天放学后都做什么？”医生高兴地问。 密涅瓦翻了个白眼，很快回答说：“他们在拖礼堂！”“啊，对了，”医生说。 “那之后呢？”你有时间来电脑室吗？”

Harper and Morgan both agreed eagerly. Po hesitated for a moment. He was supposed to go to basketball practice. He could probably use it as an excuse to avoid whatever Doc Culpepper had in mind for them. He could probably even get out of mopping with Morgan and Harper. But that didn't seem fair to his friends. "I'll be there," he said. When Po arrived at the computer lab later that day, Harper and Morgan were already there. So was Morgan's sister, Jodi.

哈珀和摩根都急切地同意了。 阿宝犹豫了一会儿。 他本该去练篮球的。 他可能会以此为借口来逃避卡尔佩珀医生为他们准备的一切。 他甚至可以不用和摩根和哈珀一起拖地。 但这对他的朋友们似乎不公平。 “我会去的，”他说。当天晚些时候，阿宝到达计算机实验室时，哈珀和摩根已经在那里了。 摩根的妹妹乔迪也是。

"Hey, Jodi," Po said. "Nice job on the creeper. Why are you here with the detention club?" "I can't walk home without my big brother," Jodi said. "This isn't detention," Morgan corrected him. "Right," Harper said. "Doc said she was impressed with us. She actually wants our help. I wonder what her project is." Jodi grinned. "As long as it doesn't involve evil robots from the twenty-third century." "Don't be so pessimistic, young lady," said Doc as she entered the room. "We'll have evil robots long before the twenty-third century." Jodi's eyes went wide. She looked around to see if anyone had caught how ominous that sounded. "I'll get right to the point, kids," said Doc. "As you know, I'm something of an amateur inventor." Po did know that. He also knew that Doc's

“嘿，乔迪，”阿宝说。“爬山虎干得漂亮。 你为什么跟关禁闭俱乐部在一起？”乔迪说：“没有哥哥，我走不回家。” “这不是留校。”摩根纠正他。 “对，”哈珀说。“医生说她对我们印象深刻。 她其实需要我们的帮助。 我想知道她的计划是什么。” 乔迪•咧嘴一笑。“只要不涉及23世纪的邪恶机器人就行。” “别这么悲观，小姐，”医生走进房间时说。 “早在23世纪之前，我们就会有邪恶的机器人。” 乔迪睁大了眼睛。她环顾四周，看看有没有人听到这声音听起来多么不祥。 “我就开门见山了，孩子们，”医生说。 “你知道，我是个业余发明家。” 阿宝知道。他也知道医生