12 Not Alone

CHAPTER 12 NOT ALONE The sun was setting as they reached the beach. "Thanks, Thaddeus," said Tag. "Call when you need me," said the old turtle as he shuffled away. "What now?" Skyla asked. "Let's explore the island," said Tag.

当他们到达海滩时，太阳已经下山了。 “谢谢你，塞笛厄斯，”泰格说。 “你需要我的时候就叫我，”老乌龟说着拖着脚走了。 “现在?”Skyla问道。“我们来探索这个岛吧，”泰格说。

Tag sniffed. A smoky smell filled the air. He wiped a wing across his face. He missed the cool shade of Valor Wood. "Fire Island is really hot! And quiet—where are all the animals?" "I bet Thorn scared them away," Skyla said. "Thorn's darkness is spreading," Tag said. The trunks of some nearby palm trees were gray and crumbling. "Peep!" Blaze prodded Skyla. Skyla looked up at the trees. "The fruit is all rotten!" Black bananas and mangoes hung from the branches.

泰格嗅。空气中弥漫着烟味。 他在脸上擦了擦翅膀。 他想念英勇森林的阴凉。 “火岛真的很热！”安静点——所有的动物都到哪儿去了？”“我敢说索恩把他们吓跑了。”斯凯拉说。 “索恩的黑暗正在蔓延，”泰格说。 附近一些棕榈树的树干已经灰蒙蒙的，摇摇欲坠。 “偷看!”火焰戳了戳斯凯拉。 斯凯拉抬头看了看树木。 “水果都烂了！”黑香蕉和芒果挂在树枝上。

"I'm glad we packed our own food," said Tag. "Let's eat," said Skyla. "I'm starving!" Tag opened the sack. He gulped down some worms and handed Skyla and Blaze some nuts to eat. "Where are the berries?" Skyla frowned as she peered inside. "They're all gone. And so is the map!" Blaze peeped, flapping her bright wings. "What is it?" Tag asked. Skyla grabbed her slingshot. "Tiger bats?" Tag pulled out his dagger. "I'll take a look." He flapped up into the long, gray palm leaves. The branches creaked.

“我很高兴我们自己打包了食物，”泰格说。 “我们吃吧，”斯凯拉说。“我饿死了!”泰格打开了袋子。 他吞下了一些虫子，递给斯凯拉和火焰一些坚果吃。 “浆果在哪儿？”斯凯拉皱着眉头往里看。 “他们都走了。地图也是！”烈焰扑着明亮的翅膀，偷偷地张望着。 “什么事？”泰格要求。斯凯拉抓起她的弹弓。 “老虎蝙蝠?”泰格掏出他的匕首。 “我去看看。”他拍着翅膀飞进长长的灰色棕榈叶里。 树枝吱吱作响。

Two small spider monkeys stared back at him. They had brown fur and long bushy tails. Their white faces were covered in berry juice. One of them held up the special map that Grey had given Tag. "Hey! That's ours!" Tag shouted. The monkeys giggled. "Give that back!" Skyla called up to them. The monkeys leaped to another tree, then scurried away from the beach. Tag, Skyla, and Blaze raced up the rocky mountainside after them—toward the very top of Fire Island...

两只小蜘蛛猴盯着他。 它们长着棕色的皮毛和毛茸茸的长尾巴。 他们苍白的脸上沾满了浆果汁。 其中一人举起了格雷给泰格的那张特殊地图。 “嘿!这是我们的!”泰格喊道。 猴子们咯咯地笑。“还给我！”斯凯拉朝他们喊道。 猴子们跳到另一棵树上，然后匆匆离开了海滩。 泰格、斯凯拉和布雷兹跟着他们跑上了岩石山坡——朝着火岛的最顶端……