12 A Royal Welcome

CHAPTER 12 A ROYAL WELCOME All at once, the four friends' bubbles sank into the large dome over the Nixie Kingdom. They floated to the ground. Then— POP! Tag, Skyla, Blaze, and Nova's bubbles burst, sprinkling glitter all around.

第十二章隆重的欢迎四个朋友的泡泡一下子沉入了水妖王国上空的大圆顶。 他们飘到了地上。 然后——流行!泰格、斯凯拉、火焰和新星的泡泡破裂了，到处都是闪闪发光的东西。

Skyla was still covering her eyes. "Skyla, look at this amazing underwater world," Tag said. Skyla uncovered her eyes and gasped. "Your home is beautiful, Nova!" she said. "It's amazing!" Blaze agreed. Tag stared at the underwater kingdom. There were tiny white houses and a tall ivory palace in the center. Everywhere Tag looked, he saw nixies fluttering around and having fun. The bubble dome was see-through, and Tag could see fish and plants in the lake, too.

斯凯拉还在捂着眼睛。 “斯凯拉，看看这个神奇的海底世界，”泰格说。 斯凯拉睁开眼睛，倒吸了一口气。 “你的家真漂亮，诺娃！”她说。 “太棒了!”大火同意了。 泰格凝视着这个水下王国。 中间有一些白色的小房子和一座高大的象牙宫殿。 无论塔格往哪里看，他都看到水仙们在四处飞舞，玩得很开心。 气泡圆顶是透明的，塔格也能看到湖里的鱼和植物。

Some nixies nearby started singing. Blaze covered her ears. "No more sleep!" she cried. "Don't worry," Nova said. "Only a special magical lullaby can make you fall asleep." Skyla put her hands on her hips. "Why did you make us fall asleep before?" she asked. "Did you think we were Thorn's spies?" Tag added. "We were told not to let anyone near the lake. It is too dangerous. Thorn and his spies were getting too close to—" Nova paused. "My father will explain. Follow me."

附近的一些女孩开始唱歌。 火焰遮住了她的耳朵。“别再睡了！” “别担心，”诺瓦说。“只有一首特殊的神奇摇篮曲才能让你入睡。” 斯凯拉把手放在屁股上。 “你以前为什么要让我们睡着？”她问。 “你以为我们是索恩的密探吗？”标记补充道。 “我们被告知不要让任何人靠近湖。 这太危险了。索恩和他的密探离得太近了——”诺瓦顿了一下。 “我父亲会解释的。跟我来。”

They followed Nova to the tall, sparkling doors of the palace. Two nixies wearing silver armor opened the doors. "Welcome home, Princess Nova," the guards said. Tag's jaw dropped. "Princess?" he asked. "I should have told you after you saved me from the tiger bats," Nova said. "Tiger bats?" a voice boomed. A nixie wearing a shiny crown flew toward them inside the great hall. His long, golden robe hung to the floor behind him.

他们跟着诺瓦来到宫殿高大、闪闪发光的大门前。 两个穿着银色盔甲的水仙打开了门。 “欢迎回家，诺瓦公主。”卫兵说。 泰格的下巴都掉了下来。“公主？”他问。 “你把我从虎蝠手中救出来之后，我应该告诉你的，”诺瓦说。 “虎蝠？”一个声音轰隆作响。 一个戴着闪亮王冠的妖精在大厅里向他们飞来。 他的金色长袍垂在身后的地板上。

Nova blushed. "The tiger bats sneaked up on me, Father," she said. "But my new friends saved me. This is Tag, Blaze, and Skyla." The king flew up to them. "Thank you for saving my daughter." The king smiled. "I am King Nidus."

Nova脸红了。“虎蝠向我逼近了，爸爸，”她说。 “但是我的新朋友救了我。 这是Tag， Blaze和Skyla。” 国王飞向他们。“谢谢你救了我的女儿。” 国王笑了。“我是尼都斯国王。”