09 Rumble Underground

CHAPTER 9 RUMBLE UNDERGROUND The rumbling sound became louder. Tag jumped up. It was coming from right beneath his feet inside the cage. "More of Thorn's spies?" Skyla asked, her eyes wide.

第九章地下的隆隆声越来越大。 泰格跳了起来。声音是从他脚下的笼子里发出来的。 “还有索恩的密探？”斯凯拉睁大眼睛问。

Tag stepped back as the ground shook. Dirt started to sink into a small hole. It got bigger and bigger until half the ground had gone. Skyla clung to the bars of the cage. RUMBLE! TUMBLE! Tag and Skyla jumped as a small brown head popped up from the middle of the hole. Two small, black eyes blinked at them. It was a mole. "Hello!" the mole said, peering up at Tag. "I'm Monty. Are you Tag?" Tag nodded slowly. He was so surprised he was unable to speak.

地面震动时，泰格后退了一步。 泥土开始渗进一个小洞里。 它变得越来越大，直到一半的地面消失了。 斯凯拉紧紧抓住笼子的栅栏。 轰鸣!翻滚吧!泰格和斯凯拉跳了起来，一个棕色的小脑袋从洞中央冒了出来。 两只黑色的小眼睛眨着眼睛看着他们。 那是一只鼹鼠。“你好！”鼹鼠说，抬头看着泰格。 “我是蒙蒂。你是泰格吗？”泰格慢慢地点了点头。 他惊讶得说不出话来。

Monty smiled, then looked up at Skyla. "You must be Skyla," he said. He glanced around the cage. "But where is Blaze?" he asked. "She's supposed to be here, too." Blaze gave a small peep from her cage. "She's over there," Skyla said. "How do you know our names?" Tag asked, finding his voice. "No time to explain," Monty said. "More of Thorn's spies are on their way." "Will you help us escape?" Tag asked. "That's what I'm here for!" Monty grinned. "Moles are great diggers."

蒙蒂笑了，然后抬头看着斯凯拉。 “你一定是斯凯拉。”他说。 他环视了一下笼子。 “但是火焰在哪里？”他问。 “她也应该在这儿的。” 布雷兹从笼子里偷看了一下。 “她在那边，”斯凯拉说。 “你怎么知道我们的名字？”泰格开口问道。 “没时间解释了，”蒙蒂说。 “索恩的更多间谍正在路上。” “你会帮我们逃跑吗？”泰格要求。 “这就是我来这里的原因！”蒙蒂咧嘴一笑。 “鼹鼠是伟大的挖掘者。”

He disappeared back down the hole. Seconds later, Blaze stamped at the ground in her cage as the dirt sunk into a deep hole, just as it had in Tag and Skyla's cage. She peeped as loudly as she could through her tied-up beak. "It's okay, Blaze," Skyla called, letting go of the bars of the cage. "Monty is going to help us." Just then, Monty's head popped up in Blaze's cage. "Hello!" he said. Blaze stepped forward, but her feet slipped and she fell right into the hole, feet-first.

他又消失在洞里了。 几秒钟后，火焰在她的笼子里跺着地面，泥土陷进了一个深洞，就像泰格和斯凯拉的笼子里一样。 她用紧闭的嘴尽可能大声地偷看。 “没事的，布雷。”斯凯拉喊道，放开了笼子的栅栏。 “蒙蒂会帮助我们的。” 就在这时，蒙蒂的头突然出现在布雷兹的笼子里。 “你好！”他说。火焰走上前去，但她的脚一滑，正好掉进了洞里，脚先着地。

"Blaze!" Tag shouted. "Are you okay?" "Tag!" Skyla shrieked behind him as she slipped on loose dirt and fell into the hole. Tag peered into the deep, dark hole. There was no sign of Skyla, Blaze, or Monty. But he knew his friends had to be down there somewhere. In the dark forest, he could hear the marching sound. It sounded louder than ever. Even more spies had joined the army. Tag took a deep breath and stepped to the edge of the hole. And jumped!

“大火!”泰格喊道。“你还好吗？”“泰格!”斯凯拉在他身后尖叫着，她踩在松软的泥土上滑倒，掉进了洞里。 泰格凝视着那个深深的黑洞。 没有斯凯拉、火焰和蒙蒂的踪迹。 但他知道他的朋友一定在下面的某个地方。 在黑暗的森林里，他能听到行进的声音。 声音比以前更响了。 更多的间谍加入了军队。 泰格深吸了一口气，走到洞的边缘。 和跳!