Chapter 12

CHAPTER 12 Michael tossed his backpack on his desk and immediately headed back out the door. "Where are you going?" Pearl wondered. "Don't you have homework?" "Just a little reading," Michael answered over his shoulder. "I've got a plan. I'm going to play Super Squish Squids first and then read before bed!" Mysteriously, somewhere on his walk between school and home, two chapters of Treasure Island had turned into just a little reading. Some of the best-laid plans of 10-year-old boys can succeed only at the expense of reality. Michael took off toward the living room, forgetting to close his bedroom door behind him. "Merle, we need to close the door before the cat comes in," Pearl cautioned as Merle took the drone remote from her paws. "Hold on," Merle said. He scurried back to the bed, where the drone sat. "I have another idea." Merle climbed back into his bandanna seat and powered up the craft. "I wonder if the drone can handle my weight plus the weight of the remote?" Merle rose off the bed with ease and sailed out the door. "And the answer is yes!"

迈克尔把书包扔到桌子上，立刻走出门去。 “你要去哪儿？”珍珠很好奇。 “你没有家庭作业吗？”“只是看看书。”迈克尔回过头回答。 “我有一个计划。我要先玩《超级压扁鱿鱼》，然后睡觉前看书！”奇怪的是，在他从学校走到家的路上，《金银岛》的两章变成了他的小书。 十岁男孩的一些最周密的计划只能以牺牲现实为代价才能成功。 迈克尔向客厅跑去，忘了关上卧室的门。 “梅尔，我们需要在猫进来之前把门关上，”珀尔警告说，梅尔把无人机从她的爪子上拿开。 “等等，”梅尔说。他急忙回到那只雄蜂坐着的床前。 “我有另一个主意。”梅尔爬回他的大手帕座位上，发动了飞船。 “我想知道无人机是否能承受我的体重加上遥控器的重量？”莫尔轻松地从床上站起来，扬长而去。 “答案是肯定的！”

"Merle!" Pearl hollered, running after him. The buzzing of the drone in the hallway caught Mr. Nemesis's attention right away, and the chase was on! As Michael systematically squished squids, Merle had a ball tormenting the cat. Like a kitten trying to catch the light of a laser pointer, Mr. Nemesis was no match for Merle's fast- improving piloting skills.

“默尔!”珠儿喊着，跟在他后面跑。 走廊上无人机的嗡嗡声立刻引起了涅墨西斯先生的注意，追捕开始了！当迈克尔有条不紊地压扁鱿鱼时，梅尔在折磨猫。 就像小猫试图抓住激光笔的光一样，“克星”先生不是梅尔快速提高的驾驶技能的对手。

"Here kitty, kitty, kitty!" Merle taunted, hovering just above Mr. Nemesis's head. By the time the poor cat was able to react, Merle had zipped up into the corner of the living room, safely out of reach. "Haha!" Merle giggled with glee. "You'll be sorry if he catches you!" Pearl warned. "Maybe!" Merle said, doing a loop the loop. "But this is so much fun, I just can't help myself!" "Yes! Level 5!" Michael exclaimed as he jumped up from the sofa to do a victory dance. Pearl shook her head at the chaotic scene. "Not being able to help yourself seems to be a common theme at the moment."

“小猫，小猫，小猫！”莫尔嘲弄道，盘旋在复仇女神的头顶上方。 当这只可怜的猫能够做出反应时，梅尔已经拉上拉链躲到了客厅的角落里，安全得够不着。 “哈哈!”莫尔高兴得咯咯笑起来。 “如果他抓住你，你会后悔的！”珍珠警告。 “也许吧!”梅尔说着，转了一圈又一圈。 “但这太有趣了，我就是忍不住！”“是啊!5级!”迈克尔喊道，他从沙发上跳起来跳了一支胜利舞。 珠儿对这混乱的场面摇了摇头。 “眼下，无法控制自己似乎是一个普遍的主题。”