06 Under Attack!

CHAPTER 6 UNDER ATTACK! Tag struggled to swim up to the surface. His feet squelched in the mud beneath him and his wings caught on twisty tree roots under water. There was darkness everywhere.

第六章遭到攻击！泰格挣扎着向水面游去。 他的脚踩在脚下的泥里发出吱吱的声音，他的翅膀抓住了水下扭曲的树根。 到处都是黑暗。

Something tugged on his feathers. Tag swam as fast as he could, kicking his feet and flapping his wings. Finally, he saw a circle of light above him: the moon! He flew toward it and burst out of the water.

有什么东西拽着他的羽毛。 泰格尽可能快地游着，踢着脚，拍打着翅膀。 最后，他看到头顶上有一圈光：那是月亮！他飞向它，冲出水面。

SWOOSH! Something leaped out of the water behind him. It brushed against his tail feathers. He flew higher, afraid to look back and see what was in the water. Whatever it was, it felt big! "Tag!" Skyla cried below him. Tag swooped over the swamp. He watched the water, looking for whatever had knocked him off the raft. Skyla was clinging to the top of the raft as it rocked back and forth. "Tag!" she cried again. "I'm coming!" Tag said. "Hold on."

嗖的一声!有什么东西从他身后的水里跳出来。 它轻拂着他的尾羽。 他飞得更高，不敢回头看水里有什么。 不管它是什么，它感觉很大！“标签!”斯凯拉在他下面叫道。 泰格飞过沼泽。 他望着水面，寻找把他从木筏上撞下来的东西。 当木筏前后摇晃时，斯凯拉紧紧抓住木筏的顶部。 “Tag!”她又叫了起来。“我来了!”标签说。 “等一等。”

Tag tried to fly to her, but the mud and water on his wings were making them heavy. He dropped onto a nearby branch with a THUD! "Over here!" he called to her. "Row over to me." Skyla spun the raft around with her stick, and pushed toward Tag. Behind her, the water rippled again. Tag could see a long, dark shape swimming in the swamp. It followed Skyla on the raft, getting closer and closer to her. Tag pulled out his dagger, but Skyla was too far away, and he still couldn't fly yet.

泰格试图飞向她，但他的翅膀上的泥和水使它们变得沉重。 砰的一声，他掉在附近的树枝上！“到这儿来！”他对她喊道。 “划到我这边来。”斯凯拉用棍子把木筏转了个圈，朝泰格推去。 在她身后，水面又起了涟漪。 泰格看见一个长长的黑影在沼泽里游来游去。 它跟着筏子上的斯凯拉，离她越来越近。 泰格拔出匕首，但斯凯拉离得太远了，他还不能飞。

"Look out behind you!" Tag shouted. RARGH! A large head rose from beneath the silver water! It looked like a crocodile, but it was much, much bigger than any Tag had seen before. Its scales were red and purple. Its huge jaws opened wide, ready to bite the raft. Tag gasped at the sight of rows of razor-sharp teeth.

“小心身后！”标签喊道。 RARGH !一个大脑袋从银色的水面下冒了出来！它看起来像一条鳄鱼，但它比泰格以前见过的任何鳄鱼都要大得多。 它的鳞片是红色和紫色的。 它张开大嘴，准备咬住木筏。 看到一排排锋利的牙齿，泰格倒吸了一口气。

"Tag!" Skyla screamed as she pushed the raft even faster. Tag reached out and grabbed Skyla's paw. CHOMP! The creature's jaws came down on the raft, almost catching Skyla's tail. Tag pulled Skyla's paw, and they landed in a jumble on a branch. The creature gave another CHOMP! The raft broke into pieces. Tag threw a nearby stick at the creature's head. ARGH! The creature howled, then disappeared beneath the silvery water.

“标签!”斯凯拉尖叫着，把木筏推得更快了。 泰格伸出手抓住斯凯拉的爪子。 CHOMP !那怪物的下巴落在木筏上，几乎抓住了斯凯拉的尾巴。 泰格拉着斯凯拉的爪子，他们乱成一团地落在一根树枝上。 那生物又咬了一声！木筏断成了碎片。 泰格把旁边的一根棍子朝那家伙的头扔去。 啊!那怪物嚎叫了一声，然后消失在银色的水中。