Chapter 8

Chapter 8 "Get up, you fool!" The first sound Princess Pulverizer heard when she opened her eyes was Elle's bellowing, angry voice. Neigh. Neigh. The second sound was the whimpering of her injured horse. "She can't get up. Don't you see she's injured?" The third sound was Dribble's voice. He seemed rather concerned. The princess struggled to look up through the eyehole in her visor. She could just about make out Elle, Anna, Lucas, and Dribble all standing above her.

第八章“起来，你这个傻瓜！”粉碎机公主睁开眼睛，听到的第一个声音是艾丽怒吼的声音。 马嘶声。马嘶声。第二个声音是她那匹受伤的马的呜咽声。 “她起不来了。你没看见她受伤了吗？”第三个声音是运球的声音。 他似乎很担心。 公主挣扎着从面罩上的眼孔往上看。 她几乎能分辨出艾丽、安娜、卢卡斯和运球都站在她的上方。

"We have to get her out of that armor," Lucas said. "No way," Elle said. "She's getting up and going back on a different horse even if I have to—" "Oh no you don't," Anna said, grabbing her sister's hands. "We're not going to use any magic this time. It's a joust between knights, not sisters." "Magic!" Lucas shouted excitedly. "That's it! We can use the mace's magic to make Princess Pulverizer well again."

“我们必须让她脱下那件盔甲，”卢卡斯说。 “不可能，”艾丽说。“她要站起来，骑上另一匹马回去，即使我不得不——”“哦，不，你不用，”安娜说着，抓住妹妹的手。 “这次我们不会使用任何魔法。 这是骑士之间的比武，不是姐妹之间的比武。” “神奇!”卢卡斯兴奋地喊道。 “就是它!我们可以用狼牙棒的魔法让粉碎机公主恢复健康。”

"No you can't." Princess Pulverizer felt tired and weak. "I haven't exactly been fighting on the side of good recently. The mace won't work on me. And its magic would be gone forever if you tried." "Is this a trick?" Lucas asked. "No trick," the princess promised. "But you're so nice all of a sudden," Lucas said. "Why the switch?" Princess Pulverizer thought for a minute. "I don't actually know," she admitted. "It's the opal brooch," Dribble told Lucas. "She can't see it under her armor. Without that blue-and-pink stone hypnotizing her, Elle has no power over Princess Pulverizer." "That's ridiculous. I don't have to hypnotize anyone to make them work for me," Elle insisted. Princess Pulverizer could feel the truth- telling sword wiggle and jiggle at her side. Elle was definitely lying.

“不，你不能。”粉碎机公主感到又累又虚弱。 “我最近并没有为正义而战。 狼牙棒对我没用。 如果你尝试，它的魔力就会永远消失。” “这是恶作剧吗？”卢卡斯问道。 “不骗你。”公主保证道。 “但你突然变得这么好了，”卢卡斯说。 “为什么要换？”粉碎机公主想了一会儿。 “其实我也不知道，”她承认。 “这是蛋白石胸针。” “在她的盔甲下，她看不到。 如果没有那块蓝粉相间的石头催眠她，艾丽就无法控制粉碎公主。” “这是荒谬的。我不需要催眠任何人来让他们为我工作，”Elle坚持说。 粉碎机公主可以感觉到真相的剑在她身边摆动。 艾丽绝对是在撒谎。

"But Princess Pulverizer was so determined to win that joust at any cost," Lucas pointed out. "I don't think that had anything to do with her being hypnotized by Elle," Dribble said. "Princess Pulverizer just likes to win." The princess didn't—couldn't—argue with that one. Winning was important to her. "Use the mace to cure my stallion," Princess Pulverizer insisted. "He's a good horse. It's my fault he's injured. I took too many risks." Lucas looked over at the whimpering animal. "We have to try," he agreed. "Okay." Dribble lifted the magical mace and waved it over the creature's injured leg. The horse's eyes brightened. He shook his leg a bit, scrambled to his feet, and galloped off across the field. "I told you he was a good horse," Princess Pulverizer said. She reached down and grabbed her leg. "My ankle's starting to throb."

卢卡斯指出：“但是粉碎机公主决心不惜一切代价赢得这场比武。 “我不认为这和她被Elle催眠有任何关系，”Dribble说。 “粉碎机公主就是喜欢赢。” 公主对此没有异议。 胜利对她来说很重要。 “用狼牙棒治好我的种马吧。” “他是一匹好马。他受伤是我的错。 我冒了太多的风险。”卢卡斯看着这只呜咽的动物。 “我们必须试一试，”他同意道。 “好吧。”运球举起魔法权杖，在那家伙受伤的腿上挥了挥。 马的眼睛亮了。 他抖了抖腿，爬了起来，在田野上疾驰而去。 “我告诉过你，他是一匹好马。” 她伸手抓住她的腿。 “我的脚踝开始抽动了。”

"Don't worry, Princess. I'm getting you out of that metal suit," Dribble said. "Oh no!" Elle insisted. "She's getting back in the tournament. I'm not losing again." "You'd better leave," Princess Pulverizer warned her friends. "You don't want to make Elle your enemy. I'll be okay." "Not inside that armor you won't," Dribble said. "You shouldn't be carrying all that extra weight." He turned to Lucas. "Help me get this thing off her." Lucas just stood there. "Come on," Dribble urged again. "Remember, you left that whole Lucas the Lily-Livered reputation behind you. You're brave now. She's our friend. She needs our help. Besides, Anna won't let Elle hurt us." "Of course not," Anna agreed. Lucas took a deep breath, then bent down to unfasten the armor from the princess's legs. At the same time, Dribble removed the armor from her arms and upper body. As he

“别担心，公主。我要把你从那件金属服里拿出来。” “哦,不!”Elle坚持道。“她将重返锦标赛。 我不能再输了。”“你们最好离开。”普莱丽公主警告她的朋友们。 “你不想让Elle成为你的敌人。 我会没事的。”“穿了那件盔甲，你就不行了。” “你不应该背负那么多额外的重量。” 他转向卢卡斯。“帮我把这东西从她身上拿下来” 卢卡斯只是站在那里。“来吧。”运球又催促道。 “记住，你已经把卢卡斯那个百合肝的名声抛在脑后了。 你现在很勇敢了。她是我们的朋友。 她需要我们的帮助。再说，安娜不会让艾尔伤害我们的。” “当然不是，”安娜同意道。 卢卡斯深吸了一口气，然后弯腰解开公主腿上的盔甲。 与此同时，运球脱下了手臂和上身的盔甲。 当他

did, the golden brooch fell onto the ground. "Your brooch!" Elle looked at Princess Pulverizer and forced a fake smile to her lips. "Here, I'll just pin it back on and then..." Before Elle could pick up the brooch, Dribble stepped on it. He turned his heavy dragon foot back and forth, grinding it into the ground. The opal stone cracked into pieces under his weight. Dribble lifted his foot and smiled triumphantly. "Looks like your brooch—and its evil spell—are both broken." Elle glared at Dribble. "I can't believe you did that!" she bellowed. "Believe it," Anna told her. "And if I were you, I'd think twice about getting back at Dribble. Remember, I have powers as strong as yours." Elle frowned. "So now I have an injured knight to deal with." "No you don't," Princess Pulverizer told her.

然后，金胸针掉到了地上。 “你的胸针!”艾丽看着粉碎机公主，勉强挤出一个假笑。 “给，我把它别回去，然后……” 艾莉还没来得及拿起胸针，小运球就踩到了。 他来回转动着他那沉重的龙脚，把它踩在地上。 蛋白石在他的重压下裂成了碎片。 运球抬起脚，得意地笑了。 “看来你的胸针——和它的邪恶咒语——都被打破了。” 艾丽瞪着运球。“我不敢相信你会这么做！”她吼道。 “相信我，”安娜对她说。 “如果我是你，我会在反击运球时三思而后行。 记住，我有和你一样强大的力量。” 她皱起了眉头。“所以现在我有一个受伤的骑士要处理。” “不，你不需要。”