Chapter 10

10 Zoe looked up at the Fire Queen. Her muscles were tense and ready. Was the queen about to come down and continue the battle? But with one last angry howl, the furious queen flew off in a flash of fire. Her Fire Sparks followed in a bright, buzzing stream behind her. "You did it!" Splashi cried, doing loops in the air. Zoe's aches and tiredness vanished as she flew up to her friends, whooping with delight. "Sea Dragons win again!" she cheered. "Tail slap!"

10佐伊抬头看着火女王。 她的肌肉绷紧了，准备好了。 王后是要下来继续战斗吗? 但愤怒的王后发出最后一声怒吼，在火光中飞走了。 她的“火焰火花”在她身后形成一条明亮的、嗡嗡作响的小溪。 “你做到了!”斯普拉西叫道，在空中盘旋着。 佐伊的疼痛和疲劳消失了，她飞向她的朋友们，高兴地大喊大叫。 “海龙又赢了!”她欢呼道。 “尾耳光!”

Laughing, the three Sea Dragons flipped up their tails, slapping them together in a type of high five. "Is it safe to come out now?" asked a muffled voice. Down on the ground, the turtle's head peeked out from its beautiful polished shell. "Totally safe," Sofia assured the turtle. The turtle's head and flippers popped out from the shell. She looked around. "Would you like us to give you a ride back into the sea?" Grace asked. "No need for that," the turtle said. "You've already done enough by rescuing me!" Then she headed straight for the water. "Wow, that's the fastest turtle I've ever seen!" Sofia said. "Well, we'd probably be the same if anyone tried to keep us out of the water for long!" Grace laughed. When the turtle reached the shoreline, she splashed joyfully into the waves.

三只海龙大笑着，扬起尾巴，拍在一起，就像击掌一样。 “现在出来安全吗?”一个低沉的声音问道。 趴在地上，乌龟的头从它美丽的擦亮的壳里探了出来。 “绝对安全，”索菲亚向乌龟保证。 海龟的头和鳍从壳里伸出来。 她环顾四周。“你想让我们载你回海里吗?”恩问。 “没必要，”乌龟说。 “你救我已经够了!”然后她径直向水里走去。 “哇，这是我见过的跑得最快的乌龟!”索菲亚说。 “嗯，如果有人想让我们长时间远离水，我们可能也会一样!”优雅的笑了。 当海龟游到岸边时，她兴高采烈地溅起浪花。

Zoe cocked her head. "Can you hear that? It sounds kind of flappy. And… squeaky?" The Sea Dragons looked at one another, puzzled. Then Sofia burst out laughing. "I bet I know what that noise is." She scanned the water. "Look!" Heading to shore on the crest of a wave were the hatchling turtles! They had spotted their leader and were swimming toward her as fast as they could. Their little fins flapped furiously and they squeaked with happiness. "You're okay!" they squealed, climbing onto the huge turtle's back to catch their breath. "And look how far we came! We swam all this way by ourselves! Are you hurt?" "I am fine, thanks to these dragons," the Sea Keeper said, pointing her flipper up at the Sea Dragons hovering in the sky above. "They were very brave to fight the Fire Queen and her sparks." "But we were brave, too, weren't we?" the hatchlings asked. "We had to swim a very long way to get here."

佐伊歪着头。“你能听到吗?” 这听起来有点轻率。和……吱吱响的?”海龙们面面相觑，迷惑不解。 索非亚突然大笑起来。 “我敢打赌我知道那是什么声音。” 她扫视着水面。“看!”在浪尖上向岸边游去的是刚孵化的海龟!他们发现了他们的首领，并以最快的速度向她游去。 它们的小鳍疯狂地拍打着，高兴地吱吱叫着。 “你没事!”他们尖叫着，爬到大乌龟的背上喘了口气。 “看看我们走了多远!”我们是自己游过来的!你受伤了吗?”“我很好，多亏了这些龙，”海洋守护者说，用她的鳍指向盘旋在天空中的海龙。 “他们非常勇敢地与火女王和她的火花战斗。” “但我们也很勇敢，不是吗?” “我们游了很长一段路才游到这里。”

"So brave," the big turtle said tenderly. "And now, it's time to head home." She looked up at the Sea Dragons. "Would you like to come to Turtle Town?" she asked. "You would be most welcome. We will throw a feast for you in our town hall. Our turtle chefs make a delicious seagrass-and-algae curry." Zoe gulped. She did not like the sound of that at all! Then she noticed something. The shell on her bracelet was glowing. Looking over at her friends, she saw that Grace's and Sofia's shells were also glowing. "I'm so sorry," she said politely to the Sea Keeper. "We must return home ourselves." The turtle nodded her wise old head understandingly. "Going on adventures is wonderful. But going home is the best part. Goodbye, brave Sea Dragons. And thanks again!" With that, the big turtle dove down under the waves.

“真勇敢，”大乌龟温柔地说。 “现在，该回家了。” 她抬头看着海龙。 “你想去乌龟城吗?”她问。 “非常欢迎你。 我们将在市政厅为你设宴。 我们的海龟厨师做了美味的海草和海藻咖喱。” 佐伊一饮而尽。她一点也不喜欢这句话!然后她注意到一件事。 她手镯上的贝壳在发光。 她看了看她的朋友们，发现格蕾丝和索菲亚的贝壳也在发光。 “我很抱歉，”她礼貌地对海洋管理员说。 “我们必须自己回家。” 乌龟点点头，表示理解。 “去冒险是很棒的。 但回家是最棒的部分。 再见，勇敢的海龙们。 再次感谢!”说完，大海龟就潜入了海底。

"Wait for us!" cried the hatchlings who weren't already riding on the big turtle's back. A moment later, all the turtles had disappeared below the surface. Zoe's bracelet glowed brighter than ever. She could feel it tugging her, ever so gently, toward Grace's and Sofia's shells. "The shells want to join up," Zoe said, slipping the bracelet off and holding it in her paws. "Like last time."

“等等我们!”还没有骑在大龟背上的小海龟们叫道。 片刻之后，所有的海龟都消失在水面下了。 佐伊的手镯比以前更亮了。 她能感觉到它轻轻地把她拉向格蕾丝和索菲亚的贝壳。 “贝壳想要联合起来，”佐伊说着，把手镯摘下来，用爪子夹住。 “就像上次一样。”

Sure enough, when Grace and Sofia held their shells next to Zoe's, the three shells clicked together. There was a bright flash of light. When it faded, the three shells had become one. Zoe leaned over it eagerly. The surface of the large shell flickered and the Tree Queen's face appeared, smiling broadly. "Congratulations, Sea Dragons!" she said, her warm, rich voice vibrating out of the shell. "Once again, you have succeeded in your quest. Thanks to you, two of the three Sea Keepers are now free!" Zoe felt a warmth spread through her. It had definitely been a challenging quest. Surfing on a wave crested with fire was no easy feat. Fighting the foggy feelings from the Fire Sparks had made it even more difficult. But Zoe had also loved it. Being in the water with her friends was just about the best thing in the world, after all. "You'll need us back, won't you?" Zoe asked. "Yes," said the Tree Queen. "There is still one missing Sea Keeper. The Fire Queen has not given up. I suspect she is going to make things even

果然，当格蕾丝和索菲亚把自己的炮弹放在佐伊的炮弹旁边时，三个炮弹发出了咔哒一声。 有一道明亮的闪光。 当它褪去时，三个贝壳合二为一了。 佐伊急切地俯下身来。 大贝壳的表面闪烁着，树女王的脸出现了，露出了灿烂的笑容。 “祝贺你们，海龙们!”她说，她那温暖而丰富的声音从贝壳里振动出来。 “你又一次成功了。 多亏了你，三个海洋守护者中的两个现在自由了!”佐伊感到一阵温暖传遍全身。 这绝对是一个具有挑战性的任务。 在火海上冲浪可不是件容易的事。 与火焰火花产生的朦胧感觉作斗争，使他更加困难了。 但佐伊也很喜欢它。 毕竟，和她的朋友们在水里是世界上最美好的事情。 “你需要我们回去，是吗?”佐伊问道。 “是的，”树后说。 “还有一名海洋守护者失踪。 烈火女王并没有放弃。 我怀疑她会把事情摆平