Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7 "AHHHHH!" Merle screamed as he scrambled back to the air vent, his paws slipping on the wood floors. Before he could reach the safety of the hole in the floor, Mr. Nemesis pounced onto the vent, blocking Merle's escape! "AHHHHH!" Merle screamed again, turning to escape in the opposite direction. In the quiet of Michael's room, Pearl heard a faint sound through the wall. She casually looked up from the math book and asked, "Merle? Did you say something?"

第七章“啊啊啊！”莫尔尖叫着爬回通风口，爪子在木地板上滑动。 在他到达安全的地板上的洞之前，克星先生猛扑到通风口上，挡住了莫尔的逃生之路！“啊! ! !”莫尔又尖叫了一声，转身向相反的方向逃跑。 在迈克尔安静的房间里，珠儿听到墙头传来微弱的声音。 她漫不经心地从数学书上抬起头来，问道：“梅尔？ 你说什么了吗？”

Meanwhile, Merle was running for his life! Feathers flew as Mr. Nemesis chased Merle over Jane's bed pillows, the cat's claws tearing the pillowcases and releasing their plumes. Merle dove into Princess Pretty- Pretty's castle and slipped out through the drawbridge as Mr. Nemesis landed on top of the main turret, causing the castle to topple over. Merle scurried under the bed as Mr. Nemesis regained his footing and followed. As Merle came out from under the bed, he spotted the vent opening. The coast was clear! He made a mad dash, running faster than he had ever run in his life. Approaching his target, he leaped into the air and performed a perfect swan dive into the duct. Mr. Nemesis, so focused on catching Merle, failed to realize a cat is much too large to fit into a floor vent. The cat pounced high into the air and landed front paws and head first into the vent with a loud THUMP! "MEOOOOOWWWWW!!!" yowled Mr. Nemesis, his head and front legs wedged into the vent, his back legs kicking wildly, trying in vain to free himself. "YEE-HAW!!!" Merle yelled in relief as he scurried back through the vent toward Michael's room and safety.

与此同时，莫尔正在逃命！克星先生追着梅尔爬到简的枕头上，羽毛纷飞，梅尔的爪子撕破了枕套，羽毛也脱落了。 梅尔跳进漂亮公主的城堡，从吊桥上溜了出去，而复仇先生降落在主塔楼的顶部，导致城堡倒塌。 梅尔急忙跑到床底下，复仇女神先生站了起来，跟在后面。 莫尔从床底下出来时，发现通风口开着。 海岸是安全的！他疯狂地冲过去，跑得比他有生以来跑得还快。 接近目标时，他一跃而起，完美地跳入管道。 克星先生一心只想抓住梅尔，却没有意识到猫太大了，根本装不下地板通风口。 那只猫高高扑向空中，前爪和头先落在通风口上，发出一声巨响！“喵——呜——呜——呜！！”宿敌先生嚎叫着，他的头和前腿卡在通风口里，后腿疯狂地踢着，试图挣脱，但没有成功。 “呃! !”莫尔松了口气，一边大叫，一边从通风口跑回迈克尔的房间和安全的地方。