Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3 Michael and Justin successfully avoided Edgar upon their arrival at Walnut Creek Elementary School. In their opinion, confronting Edgar was something to be avoided at all costs. That's the main reason they walked to school. Riding the bus would be much easier and much faster, but their bus was also Edgar's bus. "You know he's going to want his drone back, even if he has to pound it out of you," Justin warned as the two friends crouched behind the bushes at the entrance to the school. "Not until he apologizes for TP-ing my house," Michael whispered defiantly. "Are you nuts?" Justin asked. "He's not going to apologize! He's too big to apologize." Just then Michael and Justin's other best friend, Sadie, passed by with her friend Maddie. "Did you hear?" Sadie was saying excitedly. "Super Squish Squids 3 releases tonight!" Michael's fear of Edgar was immediately replaced by elation. "TONIGHT?!!!" he shouted, popping out of the bushes and scaring the girls half to death. They screamed in

迈克尔和贾斯汀到达核桃溪小学时成功地避开了埃德加。 在他们看来，无论如何都要避免与埃德加正面交锋。 这就是他们走路上学的主要原因。 坐公共汽车要方便得多，也快得多，但他们的公共汽车也是埃德加的公共汽车。 “你知道他会想要回他的无人机，即使他必须把它从你嘴里敲出来，”贾斯廷警告说，这时两个朋友蹲在学校门口的灌木丛后面。 “除非他为在我家撒尿道歉。”迈克尔挑衅地小声说。 “你疯了吗？”贾斯汀问。 “他不会道歉的！”他太大了，没法道歉。” 就在这时，迈克尔和贾斯汀的另一个好朋友赛迪带着她的朋友麦迪走过。 “你听说了吗？”赛迪兴奋地说。 “《超级压扁鱿鱼3》今晚发布！”迈克尔对埃德加的恐惧立刻被喜悦所取代。 “今晚？！！！”他喊道，从灌木丛中跳出来，把女孩们吓得半死。 他们尖叫着进来

unison. Sadie whipped off her backpack and whacked Michael over the head with it in one swift ninja move. Michael protested. "Don't scare us like that!" Sadie answered. "Sorry, I didn't mean to." "We were hiding from Edgar," Justin explained. "When did you hear about Super Squish Squids 3?!" Michael asked. It was his favorite video game of all time.

一致。赛迪猛地脱下她的背包，用忍者般敏捷的动作朝迈克尔的头上猛击了一下。 迈克尔抗议。“别这样吓唬我们！”赛迪回答。 “对不起，我不是故意的。” “我们在躲避埃德加，”贾斯汀解释说。 “你什么时候听说《超级压扁鱿鱼3》的？！”迈克尔问道。 这是他一直以来最喜欢的电子游戏。

"This morning," Sadie answered proudly. Super Squish Squids was also her all-time favorite game. Being the first kid at school with this news gave Sadie the upper hand in her Super Squish Squids rivalry with Michael. "Aw, man. I can't wait to get home!" Michael said. "Same here," Sadie declared. The friends made their way to class, putting off the inevitable showdown with Edgar until lunchtime. "Where's my drone, Gomez?!" Edgar demanded, approaching the fifth-grade lunch tables with his two minions. Michael had been counting on his classmates for

“今天早上，”赛迪自豪地回答。 《超级压扁乌贼》也是她一直以来最喜欢的游戏。 作为学校里第一个知道这个消息的孩子，赛迪在与迈克尔的超级压扁乌贼比赛中占据了上风。 “啊,人。我等不及要回家了！”迈克尔说。 “我也一样，”赛迪说。 朋友们一起去上课，把和埃德加不可避免的摊牌推迟到午餐时间。 “戈麦斯，我的无人机在哪里？！”埃德加问，带着他的两个随从走向五年级的午餐桌。 迈克尔一直指望着他的同学

protection, and they did not disappoint. At least ten kids slid their chairs back and stood up. "The one you used to TP my house?" Michael asked boldly. "Um..." Edgar stuttered. "Yeah?" "You can have it back if you apologize," Michael insisted. Edgar sneered. "I'm too big to apologize." "I told you," Justin whispered. Michael stared Edgar down. "No apology, no drone." As Edgar looked around at Michael's backup posse, he knew he'd been beat. "All right. Sorry. Gimme back my drone." It wasn't much of an apology, but Michael was surprised to hear it nonetheless. "Also," he added nervously, "no beating me up once I hand it over." "Grrrr...," Edgar conceded as he retreated to the fourth-grade tables. "Cool. I'll bring it to school tomorrow," Michael called out.

他们没有让人失望。 至少有十个孩子把椅子往后挪了挪，站了起来。 “你在我家用过的那个？”迈克尔大胆地问。 “嗯……”埃德加口吃。“是吗?”“如果你道歉，你可以拿回它。”迈克尔坚持道。 埃德加冷笑道。“我太大了，没法道歉。” “我告诉过你，”贾斯汀小声说。 迈克尔瞪着埃德加。 “没有道歉，没有抱怨。”当埃德加环顾迈克尔的后援队伍时，他知道自己被打败了。 “好吧。对不起。把我的无人机还给我。” 这算不上什么道歉，但迈克尔听到这话还是很惊讶。 “还有，”他紧张地补充道，“一旦我交出了，就不要打我。” “Grrrr…埃德加承认道，一边退到四年级的桌子旁。 “酷。我明天把它带到学校来。”迈克尔喊道。