03 The Shadowy Figure

CHAPTER 3 THE SHADOWY FIGURE Blaze sat with her head in her wings. Tag patted her shoulder and handed the feathers back to Skyla. "Do you remember where the portal was in your vision?" Tag asked. Blaze shook her head. "I could only see the firehawks and the doorway, nothing more", she replied. "But those were both definitely on Fire Island."

火焰头插在翅膀里坐着。 泰格拍了拍她的肩膀，把羽毛还给了斯凯拉。 “你还记得在你的幻象中传送门在哪里吗？”标签要求。 Blaze摇了摇头。“我只能看到火鹰和门口，别的什么也看不到。”她回答。 “但它们肯定都在火岛。”

Skyla's tail twitched. "We'll search the whole island then. It must be here somewhere." Blaze jumped to her feet. "You're right! We just need to keep looking!" Tag followed as they headed down the mountain. A creepy feeling crawled down his neck. He couldn't shake the sense that something was not right.

斯凯拉的尾巴抽搐了一下。“那我们就搜遍全岛。 它一定在这里的某个地方。” 火焰跳了起来。“你是对的!我们只需要继续寻找！”泰格跟着他们下山。 一种毛骨悚然的感觉爬上了他的脖子。 他无法摆脱某种不对劲的感觉。

A dark figure moved in some tall trees nearby. Tag took a step toward it. "Who's there?" he whispered. The figure moved and ran deeper into the woods. Tag raced after it. "Come back!" he called. The woods were dark, full of twisting trees. Tag slowed down. He couldn't see the shadowy figure anymore. He took a few more steps when— SNAP! A twig broke behind him. He spun around with his dagger.

一个黑影在附近几棵高大的树上移动。 泰格朝它走了一步。 “谁在那儿？”他低声说。 那个人影动了一下，向树林深处跑去。 泰格追着它跑。“回来！”他喊道。 树林里一片漆黑，到处都是扭曲的树木。 泰格慢了下来。他再也看不见那个影子了。 他又走了几步——啪！他身后的一根小树枝断了。 他拿着匕首转过身来。

"Skyla!" Tag cried. "You scared me!" "What are you doing?" Blaze asked. "I saw something..." Tag began. "Never mind. Let's just keep looking for the portal." Tag kept his dagger close just in case the strange figure appeared again. The friends searched the island from the very top, all the way down to the bottom of the volcano. "There's nothing here," Blaze said. "Let's check the beach," Skyla suggested. A large, wrinkled turtle sat at the edge of the water. It waved a flipper at them.

“Skyla !”标签哭了。“你吓到我了！”“你在干什么？”大火问道。 “我看见了什么……”标记开始。 “没关系。我们继续寻找传送门吧。” 泰格把匕首放在身边，以防那个奇怪的身影再次出现。 朋友们从岛的最顶端一直搜索到火山的底部。 “这里什么都没有，”布雷兹说。 “我们去看看海滩吧。”斯凯拉建议道。 一只满脸皱纹的大乌龟坐在水边。 它向他们挥舞着鳍状肢。

"Thaddeus!" Blaze called out, running to greet their friend. "Hi! What are you three doing here?" Thaddeus asked. He spoke very s-l-o-w-l-y. "We're searching for a portal," Tag said. "We think the firehawks went through it to get to the Cloud Kingdom. Have you seen one?" "Hmmmmmm," Thaddeus said. "I haven't seen a portal. But I remember a place where the firehawks gathered. There is a circle of tall rocks deep in the forest."

“撒迪厄斯!”火焰喊道，跑去迎接他们的朋友。 “嗨!你们三个在这儿干什么？”撒迪厄斯问道。 他说得很难听。 “我们正在寻找一个传送门，”泰格说。 “我们认为火鹰穿过它去了云王国。 你见过吗？”“嗯……”塞笛厄斯说。 “我没见过传送门。但我记得火鹰聚集的地方。 森林深处有一圈高大的岩石。”

"Maybe it's there!" Skyla said. "Thank you, Thaddeus," Blaze said. They said goodbye to Thaddeus and hurried off through the trees. The sky was darkening as night settled in. After hours of searching for the circle of tall rocks, Tag dropped his sack to the ground. "Let's make camp and search again in the morning," he said. They made a nest using branches and leaves. Then they quickly fell asleep.

“也许它就在那儿！”Skyla说。 “谢谢你，塞笛厄斯。”布雷兹说。 他们向塞笛厄斯告别，匆匆穿过树林。 夜幕降临，天空渐渐暗下来。 经过几个小时的搜寻，塔格把他的袋子扔到了地上。 “我们扎营吧，明早再找。”他说。 他们用树枝和树叶做了一个窝。 然后他们很快就睡着了。