10 Under Attack!

CHAPTER 10 UNDER ATTACK! The sun was rising as the three friends made their way up the hill. They walked beneath bare, twisted trees, over the dry grass. Just then, Tag felt something hot against his wing. He opened his sack. The Ember Stone had started to glow purple! It was growing warmer and brighter by the second.

第十章遭到攻击！当三个朋友向山上走去时，太阳正在升起。 他们走在光秃秃的、扭曲的树下，走过干枯的草地。 就在这时，泰格感到有什么东西烫着他的翅膀。 他打开口袋。烬石开始发出紫色的光！天色越来越暖和，越来越亮。

"Our piece of the stone is glowing!" Tag hooted. "We're getting closer." Higher and higher they climbed, keeping an eye out for any of Thorn's spies, or worse—the dark cloud of The Shadow. The air grew colder as they climbed, but inside Tag's sack, their piece of the Ember Stone grew hotter. When they were almost at the top of the hill, Tag heard loud snapping sounds in the air above. CLACK, CLACK, CLACK. "Tiger bats!" Tag yelled, pulling out his dagger.

“我们的那块石头在发光！”泰格高鸣。 “我们离目标越来越近了。”他们越爬越高，小心地提防着索恩的间谍，或者更糟的是，提防着黑影的乌云。 他们越往上爬，空气越冷，但在泰格的袋子里，那块烬石却越热。 当他们快到山顶时，泰格听到空中传来巨大的咔嚓声。 喀啦，喀啦，喀啦。“老虎蝙蝠!”泰格大叫着，拔出了匕首。

Skyla loaded her slingshot. Tag looked up. Huge orange-and-black striped tiger bats soared overhead. Thorn's spies' orange eyes shone in the early morning sky, and their long, sharp beaks snapped at the air. CLACK, CLACK, CLACK. "Peep!" Blaze cried. The friends ducked behind a large rock, waiting for the tiger bats to attack. But the tiger bats didn't seem interested in them. They were circling above. Something had caught their attention farther up the hill: the bears' cave.

斯凯拉把弹弓装上子弹。 泰格抬起头来。巨大的橙黑条纹虎蝠在头顶翱翔。 索恩的探子们橙色的眼睛在清晨的天空中闪闪发光，它们又长又尖的喙对着空气噼啪作响。 喀啦，喀啦，喀啦。“偷看!”大火哭了。 朋友们躲在一块大石头后面，等待着虎蝠的攻击。 但是虎蝠似乎对它们不感兴趣。 他们在上空盘旋。山上远处的一些东西引起了他们的注意：熊的洞穴。

Tag gasped. "The tiger bats must know the bears have the next piece of the Ember Stone." "Stone!" Blaze cried. Before Tag could stop her, Blaze flew up the hill toward the cave. "Blaze!" Skyla shouted, chasing after her. Tag launched himself in the air, flapping as fast as he could to keep up. Up ahead, he saw the entrance to the bears' cave. A dull purple glow came from inside.

泰格气喘吁吁地说。“虎蝠一定知道下一块烬之石在熊手里。” “石头!”大火哭了。泰格还没来得及阻止她，火焰就向山上的山洞飞去了。 “大火!”斯凯拉喊道，追赶着她。 泰格腾空而起，拼命拍打着翅膀，以便跟上。 在前面，他看到了熊洞的入口。 里面发出暗淡的紫光。

The Ember Stone! Tag thought. He could see their own piece of the stone glowing brightly inside the sack. It felt hotter than ever. "We have to get that stone," Tag told Blaze and Skyla as he caught up with them. The friends hid behind another large rock beside the cave. "How?" Skyla asked, pointing to the cave. The tiger bats were swarming the entrance. They were almost all inside, when— GRRRRRRR!

烬之石！泰格的想法。 他可以看到他们自己的那块石头在袋子里闪闪发光。 感觉比以前更热了。“我们必须拿到那块石头，”泰格追上布雷兹和斯凯拉时对他们说。 朋友们躲在洞穴旁边的另一块大石头后面。 “如何?”斯凯拉指着山洞问。 虎蝠在入口处聚集。 他们几乎都进去了，就在这时——呜呜呜！

A big, furry, brown blur charged out of the cave? chasing the tiger bats away. The bats flew into the air, then circled back to attack the bear. A second huge bear raced out of the cave, swiping his paws at the air. The tiger bats snapped at him with their beaks. "We have to help the bears!" Tag said, gripping his dagger. He passed his sack to Blaze. "Blaze, stay out of sight. Look after the map and our piece of the Ember Stone," Tag told her. Blaze put on the sack and nodded. Tag looked at Skyla. "Ready to fight?" he asked. Skyla held up her slingshot and grinned. "Ready!"

一个毛茸茸的棕色大黑影冲了出来？ 追逐老虎的蝙蝠飞走了。 蝙蝠飞到空中，然后绕回来攻击熊。 第二只大熊从洞里跑了出来，爪子在空中挥舞着。 虎蝠用喙猛咬他。 “我们必须帮助熊！”泰格握紧匕首说。 他把口袋递给Blaze。 “火焰，别让人看见。 照看好地图和我们的余烬之石。”泰格告诉她。 布雷兹把麻袋套上，点了点头。 泰格看着斯凯拉。“准备好战斗了吗？” 斯凯拉举起弹弓，咧嘴一笑。 “准备好了!”