Chapter 7

Chapter 7 EVERYTHING LOOKS BETTER BY THE LIGHT OF A SEA PICKLE. "I CAN'T BELIEVE PO IS MISSING THIS," said Jodi. "And for basketball practice!" "He likes basketball practice," said Morgan. "Yeah," said Jodi. "But is anything better than this?" Jodi pointed past the glass wall of their base under the sea. There was a whole world to explore out there. And she wouldn't miss out on that for anything. Since Po wasn't with them, they'd all agreed not to travel too far. They needed to return to their base at the end of the day. That

在咸菜的照耀下，一切都显得美好了。 “我不敢相信阿宝会错过这个，”乔迪说。 “还有篮球训练！”“他喜欢篮球训练，”摩根说。 “是的，”乔迪说。“但还有比这更好的吗？”乔迪指着他们海底基地的玻璃墙。 外面有一整个世界等着我们去探索。 无论如何她都不会错过的。 因为阿宝没和他们在一起，他们都同意不要走得太远。 他们需要在一天结束时返回基地。 那

way, they would all still spawn in the same place when Po rejoined them. Ash insisted they needed to stock up on supplies, anyway. Between their recent battles and the long boat ride, they'd gone through a lot of their stuff. And Morgan liked the idea of scouting the area. They could check for any problems or dangers nearby. Then they would know what to expect when they started to follow the map again. "I THINK THE MAP IS LEADING US SOMEWHERE UNDERWATER," said Morgan. "We can probably swim the rest of the way." "Soon," Ash said. "For today, let's just see what there is to see." As it turned out, there was a lot to see. Now that she wasn't fleeing from phantoms, Jodi was able to take in the beauty of her surroundings. She was surprised at how alive the ocean was. There was movement everywhere, from darting schools of fish to swaying sea grass. Her heart leapt for joy when a dolphin

这样，当阿宝重新加入它们时，它们仍然会在同一个地方产卵。 阿什坚持说，无论如何，他们都需要储备物资。 在他们最近的战斗和长途乘船旅行之间，他们经历了很多东西。 摩根很喜欢在这一带侦察的主意。 他们可以检查附近的任何问题或危险。 然后他们就会知道当他们再次开始沿着地图走的时候会发生什么。 “我想这张地图会把我们带到水下的某个地方。”摩根说。 “剩下的路我们可能可以游过去。” “很快。”阿什说。“今天，让我们看看有什么可看的。” 事实证明，有很多东西值得一看。 现在乔迪不用躲避幽灵了，她可以欣赏周围的美景了。 她对海洋的活力感到惊讶。 到处都有动静，从飞掠的鱼群到摇曳的海草。 她的心高兴得跳了起来

approached them. It seemed as curious about them as she was about it. Jodi noticed that she swam a little faster when the dolphin was nearby. She tried to keep up with it, but after a while it darted away.

走近他们。它似乎对他们感到好奇，就像她对它一样。 乔迪注意到，当海豚在附近时，她游得快了一点。 她试图跟上它，但过了一会儿，它跑开了。

Po would be sorry he missed that. They'd each drunk a potion of water breathing. As a backup, Harper brought along a block of magma. If they needed air, she could place the magma on the ground and produce another column of bubbles. But there was plenty of magma already in the area. It was easy to spot, softly glimmering orange in the distance. And the magma wasn't the only source of underwater light. Every now and then, they found small, glowing green cylinders. Harper had told her about them earlier in the day. They were called sea pickles, and

阿宝错过了会后悔的。 他们每人都喝了水呼吸药水。 作为后备，哈珀带来了一块岩浆。 如果它们需要空气，她可以把岩浆放在地面上，产生另一个气泡柱。 但该地区已经有大量岩浆了。 它很容易被发现，在远处柔和地闪烁着橙色的光芒。 岩浆并不是水下光线的唯一来源。 他们时不时地发现一些发光的绿色小圆筒。 当天早些时候，哈珀已经告诉她了。 它们被称为海腌菜

Jodi thought they were wondrous. But by far, Jodi's favorite thing was the coral. These weren't the small, fragile pebbles she'd seen in Doc's class. They looked like great tree branches, and they came in every color of the rainbow. She took every piece she found. She was sure she'd find a use for them, even if they were only good for decoration. After a while, Morgan signaled that they should turn around. As they swam back, Jodi made a mental list of everything she needed to tell Po about. When their undersea base came into view, she was surprised to see a figure standing inside of it. It had to be Po! Maybe he'd gotten out of basketball practice early?

乔迪觉得它们很奇妙。 但到目前为止，乔迪最喜欢的是珊瑚。 这些不是她在博士的课堂上看到的小而易碎的鹅卵石。 它们看起来像大树枝，有彩虹的每一种颜色。 她把找到的每一块都拿走了。 她确信她会找到它们的用处，即使它们只是用来装饰。 过了一会儿，摩根示意他们掉头。 他们游回来的时候，乔迪在心里列了一张清单，上面写着她需要告诉阿宝的一切。 当他们的海底基地映入眼帘时，她惊讶地看到一个人影站在里面。 一定是阿宝！也许他提前结束了篮球训练？

But when they swam up to the base, nobody was there. "THAT'S REALLY STRANGE," Jodi said once they were safely inside the structure. "I could have sworn I saw somebody through the glass." Morgan shrugged. "MAYBE IT WAS A TRICK OF THE LIGHT." "No, I think Jodi is right," Ash said as she lifted the lid of the group's treasure chest. "Someone was here."

但当他们游到基地时，那里一个人也没有。 “这真的很奇怪，”乔迪在他们安全进入建筑后说。 “我发誓我隔着玻璃看到了一个人。” 摩根耸耸肩。“也许这是光的把戏。” “不，我认为乔迪是对的，”阿什一边说，一边打开了他们的宝箱盖。 “有人来过这里。”