01 Prepare for Battle

CHAPTER 1 PREPARE FOR BATTLE Tag and his friends Skyla and Blaze watched the creatures of Valor Wood prepare for battle. In the trees, squirrels held their slingshots ready. Nearby, white rabbits chewed sticks into pointy arrows.

第一章准备战斗泰格和他的朋友斯凯拉和布雷兹看着英勇森林的生物们准备战斗。 在树上，松鼠们准备好了弹弓。 不远处，白兔把树枝咬成了尖尖的箭。

Beavers and badgers worked together to build a wall around Valor Wood made of sticks and branches. Tag hoped it would slow down Thorn's spies. Tag looked to the sky. It was full of thick clouds and flashes of lightning. "Thorn and The Shadow are getting closer," Tag said.

海狸和獾一起用树枝和树枝在英勇森林周围筑起了一道墙。 泰格希望这能拖住索恩的间谍。 塔格望着天空。天空乌云密布，电闪雷鸣。 “索恩和暗影越来越近了，”泰格说。

"Maximus!" Grey called out. "See how far away Thorn and his army are." The captain of the Owls of Valor obeyed his leader. Maximus flew off through the trees with two other owls. Tag watched the warriors fly off. It was his dream to become an Owl of Valor. Maybe one day, he thought, I'll get my chance to be one of them. "Blaze needs to learn how to use the Ember Stone," Grey told the three friends. "Thorn and The Shadow are connected. If she can destroy The Shadow, Thorn will lose his powers."

“马克西姆斯!”格蕾喊道。 “看看索恩和他的军队离我们有多远。” 英勇猫头鹰的队长服从了他的领袖。 马克西姆斯和另外两只猫头鹰穿过树林飞走了。 泰格看着战士们飞走了。 他的梦想是成为一名英勇的猫头鹰。 也许有一天，他想，我会有机会成为他们中的一员。 “火焰需要学习如何使用烬石，”格雷告诉三个朋友。 “荆棘和影子是有联系的。 如果她能摧毁黑影，索恩就会失去他的力量。”

Blaze looked worried. "What if I can't destroy it?" she asked. "You can," Skyla told her. "You're a firehawk. The Ember Stone was meant for you." Tag nodded. "We'll help you." "When will the moles return?" Skyla asked. Perry, Monty, and the other moles carried messages through the tunnels below Perodia. Grey had sent them to ask Thaddeus the turtle, Coralie the seal, the grumblebees, and the bears from the Whispering Oak to join their battle.

布雷兹看起来很担心。“如果我不能摧毁它怎么办？”她问。 “你可以的，”斯凯拉告诉她。 “你是火鹰。烬石是为你准备的。” 标记点了点头。“我们会帮你的。” “鼹鼠什么时候回来？”Skyla问道。 Perry， Monty和其他鼹鼠通过Perodia下面的隧道传递信息。 格雷派他们去请海龟塞笛厄斯、海豹科拉莉、嘟哝蜜蜂和呓语橡树的熊加入他们的战斗。

"Everyone will get here soon," Grey said. "I wish we could bring our friends to Valor Wood in a flash—like magic," Skyla said. "Magic!" Tag gasped. He pulled out a large, shiny pink shell from his sack. "Our nixie friend Nova said we could use this to call her." Skyla jumped up and down. "Nova and the nixies could use their magic to get here fast!" Tag studied the shell. "How does this work?" He held it up to his ear and called into it. "Nova? Can you hear me?" "Look!" Blaze cried. The shell began to sparkle. "It's sparkling like Lullaby Lake did when the nixies sang their song," Skyla said.

“大家很快就会来的，”格雷说。 “我希望我们能把我们的朋友带到英勇森林，就像魔法一样。”斯凯拉说。 “神奇!”标签气喘吁吁地说。他从麻袋里掏出一个闪亮的粉红色大贝壳。 “我们的朋友诺瓦说我们可以用这个给她打电话。” 斯凯拉跳上跳下。“诺瓦和少女们可以用她们的魔法迅速赶到这里！”塔格研究了壳。 “这是怎么回事？”他把它举到耳边，对着它叫道。 “新星?你能听到我说话吗？”“看!”大火哭了。 贝壳开始闪闪发光。 斯凯拉说：“它像摇篮曲湖一样闪闪发光，就像仙女们唱歌时那样。”

"Try calling her again," Grey added. Tag called into the shell. "Nova!" "Tag?" Nova replied. She sounds like she's right next to me! Tag thought. "Valor Wood is under attack," Tag said. "We need your help!" "The nixies and I will come as soon as we can!" Nova replied. The shell stopped sparkling. Tag looked at the darkening sky. I hope she gets here in time, he thought. TA-RAAAAA! TA-RAAAAA! Loud horns sounded through Valor Wood.

“再给她打电话试试，”格雷补充道。 泰格对着贝壳喊道。 “新星!”“标记?”Nova答道。 听起来她就在我旁边！标签的想法。 “英勇森林正在遭受攻击，”泰格说。 “我们需要你的帮助！”“我和小精灵们会尽快赶到的！”Nova答道。 贝壳不再闪闪发光了。 泰格看着逐渐变暗的天空。 我希望她能及时赶到，他想。 TA-RAAAAA !TA-RAAAAA !响亮的号角响彻了英勇森林。