Chapter 2

Chapter 2 NOT IN MY COMPUTER LAB, BUTTERFLY... IF THAT IS YOUR REAL NAME! Morgan was stunned. He couldn't speak. He couldn't move. He felt like his brain couldn't process what his eyes were seeing. The computer lab was his favorite place. It was like a clubhouse—the one spot where he could forget about homework and chores and just spend time with his friends, gaming, laughing, sharing Minecraft adventures. And now the computer lab was gone— replaced by some sort of indoor jungle. Bright green leaves were everywhere, and the air was warm and wet. A rain forest might as well have sprouted up in the middle of the classroom!

第二章不在我的计算机实验室，蝴蝶… 如果那是你的真名的话！摩根惊呆了。 他说不出话。他动弹不得。 他觉得自己的大脑无法处理眼睛看到的东西。 电脑室是他最喜欢的地方。 这就像一个俱乐部，在这里他可以忘记家庭作业和家务，只和朋友们在一起，玩游戏，欢笑，分享我的世界的冒险。 现在计算机实验室不见了——取而代之的是某种室内丛林。 到处都是嫩绿的树叶，空气温暖而潮湿。 就像在教室中央长出了一片雨林！

Were they in the wrong room? Were they at the wrong school? Were they on the wrong planet? Just what was going on here? "Where did all these plants come from?" asked Jodi. She craned her neck for a better look and twirled in a slow circle. "Well, they're potted plants," said Harper. She pushed a leaf aside for a better view. "They didn't just grow out of the ground. So someone brought them here." "Did they bring the cocoons, too?" asked Po. "Cocoons?" echoed Jodi. "Where?" Po wheeled over to one of the plants and pointed out a small cocoon. Then another, and another. Now

他们走错房间了吗？ 他们上错学校了吗？ 他们是不是走错星球了？ 这里到底发生了什么？ “这些植物是从哪里来的？”乔迪问。 她伸长脖子想看得更清楚些，然后慢慢地转了一个圈。 “嗯，它们是盆栽植物。”哈珀说。 她把一片树叶推到一边，以便看得更清楚。 “它们不是从地里长出来的。 所以有人把它们带到了这里。” “他们把蚕茧也带来了吗？”阿宝问。 “茧？”乔迪应声说。“在哪里?”阿宝转到其中一株植物跟前，指着一个小茧。 然后是另一个，又一个。 现在

that Morgan knew what to look for, he saw them everywhere! They were hanging from leaves and light fixtures and windowsills. "They're butterfly cocoons," said Harper. "From several different species, I think." "This has to be Doc's latest mad-science experiment!" said Jodi. "I knew we would be learning about butterflies in class this week," said Theo. "But this is overkill, even for Doc." Fascinated, he stuck out a finger to poke a cocoon. "Careful!" said Harper. "They're fragile." Theo poked the cocoon anyway. "You know, there are thousands of species of moths and butterflies in the world. I don't think there'd be so many if they were that delicate."

摩根知道要找什么他到处都能看到它们挂在树叶上、灯具上和窗台上。 “它们是蝴蝶的茧，”哈珀说。 “我想是来自几个不同的物种。” “这一定是博士最新的疯狂科学实验！”乔迪说。 “我知道这周我们将在课堂上学习蝴蝶，”西奥说。 “但即使对医生来说，这也太过分了。” 他被迷住了，伸出一根手指戳茧。 “小心！”哈帕说。“它们很脆弱。” 西奥还是捅了捅茧。 “你知道，世界上有成千上万种飞蛾和蝴蝶。 我认为，如果它们那么精致，就不会有这么多了。”

Normally, Morgan would tell Theo to cut it out. But he was still reeling with shock. "I don't understand this at all," he said. He dropped to a sitting position, right on the ground, and put his head in his hands. "Where did all the computers go?" Jodi snapped her fingers. "The public library!" she said. "This morning, I saw Doc taking equipment over there. She must have relocated the computers." "Including the server we use to play Minecraft," said Theo. "And the VR goggles—they're gone, too." "We should go across the street and see for ourselves," said Po. "We can go right now!" Morgan felt a little better now that he knew where the computers had gone. He sometimes teased his sister when she acted like a spy, but she was good at noticing things that other people missed. "Jodi and I should call our parents first," he said. "We need permission to leave school grounds." Harper took out her smartphone. She was the only one of them who had one. "We can all take turns calling our parents," she said, handing the phone to Morgan first. "But hurry. I want answers as soon as possible!" Morgan agreed with that, one hundred percent.

通常情况下，摩根会让西奥闭嘴。 但他仍然震惊得晕头转向。 “我完全不明白，”他说。 他一下子坐了下来，就在地上，双手抱头。 “所有的电脑都去哪儿了？”乔迪打了个响指。 “公共图书馆！”她说。 “今天早上，我看到博士在那边拿设备。 她一定是把电脑重新安置了。” “包括我们用来玩《我的世界》的服务器，”Theo说。 “还有VR护目镜——它们也不见了。” “我们应该到街对面去亲眼看看，”阿宝说。 “我们现在就可以走！”摩根现在知道了电脑的去向，感觉好了一点。 当妹妹表现得像个间谍时，他有时会取笑她，但她善于注意到别人没有注意到的东西。 “乔迪和我应该先给父母打电话，”他说。 “我们需要得到许可才能离开校园。” 哈珀拿出她的智能手机。 她是他们中唯一一个有手机的人。 “我们可以轮流给父母打电话，”她说，先把电话递给摩根。 “但快点。我要尽快得到答案！”摩根百分之百地同意。

Excalibur County Library and Media Center was a large concrete building right across the street from Woodsword Middle School. Morgan had come here with his family almost every weekend when he was younger. They would go to story times and puppet shows and leave with stacks of picture books. And no visit to the library was complete without a quick stop at the statue out front. It was Morgan's favorite kind of statue—one you were allowed to touch! It was a model of a sword in a stone, just like the famous Excalibur of Arthurian legend. Because of the

Excalibur县图书馆和媒体中心是一座大型混凝土建筑，就在Woodsword中学对面的街道上。 摩根小时候几乎每个周末都带着家人来这里。 他们会去参加讲故事时间和木偶戏，然后带着成堆的图画书离开。 在图书馆门前的雕像前短暂停留是不完整的。 这是摩根最喜欢的一种雕像——你可以触摸它！这是一把插在石头上的剑的模型，就像亚瑟王传说中著名的王者之剑一样。 因为

statue, and because Excalibur County Library and Media Center was such a mouthful, kids had always just called the place Stonesword Library. Morgan touched the statue for good luck as he walked past. As soon as they stepped inside, they saw two familiar figures standing in the lobby. Ms. Minerva, their homeroom teacher, was talking with their science teacher, Dr. Culpepper. They were Morgan's favorite teachers, but they didn't always see eye to eye. In fact, Morgan quickly realized, they were having an argument right now.

因为剑县图书馆和媒体中心太拗口了，孩子们总是把这个地方叫做石字图书馆。 摩根走过时摸了摸雕像以求好运。 他们一走进去，就看见两个熟悉的身影站在大厅里。 他们的班主任密涅瓦女士正在和他们的科学老师密涅瓦博士交谈。 Culpepper。他们是摩根最喜欢的老师，但他们并不总是意见一致。 事实上，摩根很快意识到，他们现在正在争吵。