07 Tiger Bat Attack!

CHAPTER 7 TIGER BAT ATTACK! The Owls of Valor flew overhead in their shining armor. "Come on!" Skyla said, pulling at Tag's wing. "We have to hide the firehawk."

第七章虎蝠袭击！英勇的猫头鹰穿着闪亮的盔甲从头顶飞过。 “来吧!”斯凯拉拉着泰格的翅膀说。 “我们得把火鹰藏起来。”

Tag and Skyla tried to lift the baby bird. Tag groaned. "She's... too... heavy!" Hundreds of tiger bats circled above. Their orange eyes glowed in the darkness. Skyla loaded her slingshot. "Thorn's army is coming for the firehawk!" "We can't let them find her!" Tag said, grabbing a heavy stick. Tag leaned in to speak to the trembling baby bird. "Can you fly?" he asked. The firehawk gave a small peep.

泰格和斯凯拉试着把小鸟抱起来。 泰格呻吟着。“她是……太…… 沉重的!”数百只虎蝠在上空盘旋。 他们橙色的眼睛在黑暗中闪闪发光。 斯凯拉把弹弓装上子弹。 “索恩的军队来找火鹰了！”“我们不能让他们找到她！”泰格说着，抓起一根沉重的棍子。 泰格俯下身，对那只颤抖的小鸟说话。 “你会飞吗？”他问。火鹰轻轻地叫了一声。

Tag moved his wings up and down slowly so as not to scare her. "Can you do this?" Tag wasn't sure firehawks could fly. The baby bird ruffled her feathers, but stayed on the ground. "I guess not," said Skyla. Tag sighed. "Let's hide in the grove—it's close by. The thick bushes should help hide her bright feathers." Tag and Skyla hurried through the trees. The firehawk wobbled on unsteady legs as they led her into the grove.

泰格慢慢地上下摆动着翅膀，以免吓到她。 “你能做到吗？”泰格不确定火鹰会不会飞。 小鸟幼鸟竖起羽毛，但仍停留在地面上。 “我想没有。”斯凯拉说。 泰格叹了口气。“我们躲到树林里去吧——它就在附近。 浓密的灌木丛应该能帮助隐藏她鲜艳的羽毛。” 泰格和斯凯拉匆匆穿过树林。 他们领着火鹰走进树林，火鹰的腿摇摇晃晃。

The baby bird peeped, flapping her wings. "Stay quiet," Tag whispered. Suddenly—SQUAWK! A tiger bat dived down. Skyla fired a pinecone at its head. "Stay back!" she shouted, hitting it between the eyes. The tiger bat flew dizzily away. Tag held the stick tightly. A tiger bat crashed through the trees, then another. Their sharp beaks snapped at Tag and Skyla. CLACK, CLACK, CLACK. Skyla darted up a tree to shoot acorns. She moved so fast she was a blur.

那只小鸟拍着翅膀偷偷地看。 “保持安静，”泰格低声说。 Suddenly-SQUAWK !一只虎蝠俯冲下来。 斯凯拉向它的头部发射了一个松果。 “退后！”她喊道，击中了它的眉心。 那只虎蝠晕眩地飞走了。 泰格紧紧地抓着棍子。 一只虎蝠穿过树林，接着是另一只。 它们锋利的喙朝泰格和斯凯拉咬了一口。 喀啦，喀啦，喀啦。斯凯拉跳上树去打橡子。 她走得太快了，都快看不清了。

I have to lead them away from the firehawk! Tag thought. He rushed to the other side of the grove. The larger tiger bat followed. Tag lifted the stick and jabbed it at the tiger bat. SQUAWK! SQUAWK! "He's calling the others, Skyla!" Tag yelled. "Get ready!" Skyla shot acorns from her branch. But each time she hit one bat, another landed nearby. Tag swung the heavy stick with trembling wings. He couldn't hold it much longer. "There are too many!" Skyla cried. Thorn's army moved in.

我得带他们离开火鹰！泰格的想法。 他冲到树林的另一边。 更大的虎蝠紧随其后。 泰格举起棍子朝那只虎蝠戳去。 诉苦!诉苦!“他在叫其他人，斯凯拉！”泰格喊道。 “准备!”斯凯拉从她的树枝上射出橡子。 但每次她击中一个球棒，另一个球棒就落在附近。 泰格挥舞着颤抖的翅膀挥动着沉重的棍子。 他再也坚持不下去了。 “太多了！”Skyla哭了。 索恩的军队开进了。

Tag was surrounded. He took a step backward. Then— SKRAAA! The tiger bats spun around. They watched as the firehawk ran out from the bushes. "SKRAAA!" she called, her glowing wings held high. There was a flash of light and heat. Tag covered his eyes. He heard the whoosh of many wings, then all was quiet. When he looked again, the tiger bats were gone. And so was the dark cloud.

泰格被包围了。他向后退了一步。 然后——SKRAAA !虎蝠转过身来。 他们看着火鹰从灌木丛中跑出来。 “SKRAAA!”她喊道，她发光的翅膀高高举起。 有一道光和热的闪光。 泰格捂住眼睛。他听到许多翅膀的嗖嗖声，然后一切都安静了。 当他再看的时候，虎蝠已经不见了。 乌云也是如此。