08 The Portal

CHAPTER 8 THE PORTAL Grey looked at Tag, Skyla, Blaze, Bod, and Claw. His eyes crinkled with worry. "Whatever is happening, it must be coming from the Underland," Grey said. "I am sending you on a new mission. You must find Talia and discover who The Shadow is working with."

格雷看着泰格、斯凯拉、火焰、伯德和爪子。 他的眼睛因担心而皱了起来。 “不管发生了什么，它一定来自地下世界，”格雷说。 “我要派你去执行一项新的任务。 你必须找到塔利亚，找出暗影的同伙。”

Tag took a deep breath. This is my scariest mission so far, he thought. But I have to help Blaze's mom and stop The Shadow. "The Underland is a bad place. If The Shadow is there, you will be surrounded by enemies," Grey warned. He opened a wide wooden chest carved with images of the Owls of Valor. Then he pulled out a glass globe hanging on a twisted wire. A light inside the globe glowed green.

泰格深吸了一口气。这是我迄今为止最可怕的任务，他想。 但我得帮布雷兹的妈妈，阻止暗影。 “地下世界是个坏地方。 如果影子在那里，你就会被敌人包围，”格雷警告说。 他打开一个大木箱，上面刻着英勇猫头鹰的图案。 然后他拿出一个挂在一根扭曲的电线上的玻璃地球仪。 地球仪里的一盏灯发出绿光。

"This is a magical lantern," Grey told them. "There is no light at all in the Underland: no sun, no moon, no stars. The lantern will help guide your way. It will always stay lit." Skyla's eyes glowed as she took the lantern. "Wow!" Grey reached into the chest again and pulled out something else. He handed it to Bod. It was a long sword made of shiny silver with an engraved wooden handle.

“这是一盏神奇的灯笼。”格雷告诉他们。 “地下世界里根本没有光：没有太阳，没有月亮，没有星星。 灯笼会给你指路的。 它将永远亮着。”斯凯拉拿起灯笼时眼睛闪闪发光。 “哇!”格蕾又把手伸进箱子，掏出了别的东西。 他把它递给伯德。那是一把银质的长剑，剑柄是木刻的。

Bod stared at the sword, his eyes wide and gleaming. "You will need a weapon when you go into the Underland," Grey told Bod. Tag groaned. "We don't need Bod's help!" Grey put a wing on Tag's shoulder. "I remember when I sent another young owl and squirrel on an important mission," he said. He looked at Tag and Skyla. "They proved themselves to be brave warriors. I think Bod deserves a chance, too."

伯德盯着那把剑，眼睛睁得大大的，闪闪发光。 “当你进入地下世界的时候，你需要一件武器。”格雷告诉博德。 标签呻吟着。“我们不需要博德的帮助！”格蕾把一只翅膀放在泰格的肩膀上。 “我记得我派另一只小猫头鹰和松鼠去执行一项重要任务，”他说。 他看着泰格和斯凯拉。 “他们证明了自己是勇敢的战士。 我认为博德也应该有机会。”

Tag looked at the ground. Grey was right. He should give Bod a chance. "Are you ready, Blaze?" Tag asked. Blaze nodded. "This is a powerful magical object," she said, holding Talia's magical tail feather. The feather began to glow, brighter and brighter, but the room around them grew dark. A swirling hole appeared in the floor. It was silvery black.

塔格看着地面。格雷是对的。 他应该给博德一个机会。 “你准备好了吗，火焰？”标签要求。 火焰点了点头。“这是一件强大的魔法物品。”她说，手里拿着塔利亚那根神奇的尾羽。 羽毛开始发光，越来越亮，但他们周围的房间却变暗了。 地板上出现了一个旋转的洞。 它是银黑色的。

"Good luck!" Claw called out as Skyla, Blaze, and Bod jumped into the portal one by one. Tag stepped forward and waited to fall. But instead, his foot landed on a cold, damp step. He looked back—Grey and Claw had disappeared. All he could see was the swirling light of the portal. He took another step forward, into the darkness.

“祝你好运!”克劳喊道，斯凯拉、火焰和博德一个接一个地跳进了传送门。 泰格走上前去，等着摔倒。 然而，他的脚却踩在了又冷又湿的台阶上。 他回头看了看，灰爪已经不见了。 他只能看到传送门旋转的光。 他又向前迈了一步，走进了黑暗。