Chapter 5

Chapter 5 The Wisdom of Butterflies: Embrace Change. Seek Shelter from the Storm. And Eat Your Greens! Morgan listened anxiously as Ash spoke. She told them all about her zombie encounter, the disappearing sword, and the bottomless pit. When the sky had glitched out, she'd quickly disconnected, and Morgan didn't blame her. It sounded totally chaotic. And dangerous. Far too dangerous for any one of them to go in alone. "We need more goggles," he said. "It's the only way." "I tried," Harper said. "Mr. Mallory let me take a pair home. All the electronics inside were totally fried." "So we can't fix them," said Po. "Can we make new ones?"

第五章蝴蝶的智慧：拥抱变化 寻找躲避风暴的地方。 多吃蔬菜！摩根焦急地听着艾什说话。 她告诉他们所有关于她的僵尸遭遇，消失的剑，和无底洞。 当天空出现故障时，她很快就断开了连接，摩根也没有责怪她。 听起来很混乱。 和危险的。他们单独行动太危险了。 “我们需要更多的护目镜，”他说。 “这是唯一的办法。”“我试过了，”哈珀说。 马洛里先生让我带了一双回家。 里面所有的电子设备都完全烧坏了。” “所以我们修不了。”阿宝说。 “我们能做新的吗？”

"We can't," said Theo. "But we know someone who might be able to." Jodi opened the cafetorium door and peered through the rain. "Her car's still in the parking lot. She hasn't left yet!" "Okay." Morgan smiled despite all the grim details Ash had shared. This was starting to sound like an actual plan. "Doc made the original goggles. So we'll ask her to do it again." He clapped his hands together. "Let's find her! Come on!" Doc wasn't in her laboratory classroom, sorting through the wreckage. She wasn't in the teachers'

“我们不能，”西奥说。“但我们知道有人可能有这个能力。” 乔迪打开餐厅的门，透过雨往外看。 “她的车还在停车场。 她还没走呢！”“好吧。” 摩根笑了，尽管艾什分享了所有可怕的细节。 这听起来像是一个真正的计划。 “原来的护目镜是医生做的。 所以我们会请她再做一次。” 他拍了拍手。 “我们去找她！”来吧!”博士不在她的实验室教室里，整理残骸。 她不在老师的房间里。

lounge. Just as Morgan began to worry they wouldn't find her, Po squeaked. "I saw her through that window," he said. "She's in the butterfly sanctuary!" Morgan chuckled. He'd honestly forgotten that the school had a room just for butterflies. It had once been Woodsword's computer lab, before the insects had taken over. "Oh!" said Ash. "I've never seen it in person." "Then you're in for a treat," said Harper. "Unless you dislike insects," added Theo. "If you dislike insects, you really won't enjoy this at all." Judging by the excitement on her face, Ash did not dislike insects. She opened the door, and she motioned for the others to hurry inside, before any butterflies could escape. Doc was holding a terrarium in her hands. It was like an aquarium, but full of leafy plants instead of water. Morgan counted at least four cocoons attached to those plants. He leaned in for a closer look…and then a butterfly landed on the tip of his nose.

休息室。就在摩根开始担心他们找不到她的时候，阿宝尖叫起来。 “我透过那扇窗户看到了她，”他说。 “她在蝴蝶保护区！”摩根咯咯地笑了。 他真的忘了学校里还有专门为蝴蝶准备的房间。 它曾经是木剑的计算机实验室，在昆虫占领之前。 “哦！”阿什说。“我从来没有亲眼见过。” “那你就有福了。”哈珀说。 “除非你不喜欢昆虫，”西奥补充道。 “如果你不喜欢昆虫，你真的不会喜欢这个。” 从艾什脸上兴奋的表情来看，她并不讨厌昆虫。 她打开门，示意其他人赶快进去，以免蝴蝶逃跑。 医生手里拿着一个玻璃容器。 它就像一个水族馆，但里面全是绿叶植物而不是水。 摩根数了数，这些植物上至少有四个茧。 他凑近看了看，一只蝴蝶落在他的鼻尖上。

"It tickles!" he said. "It's a good look for you," Ash said in a teasing voice. "The wings really bring out the color of your eyes." "How about the color of his cheeks?" said Jodi. "He's blushing!" "I am not," said Morgan, and he blew the butterfly off his nose. "Hello, Ash," said Doc. "It's good to have you back, even if it's just for a little while." "Thanks, Doc," said Ash. "Are you gathering cocoons?" "I am," said the teacher. "This used to be our computer lab. But I'm sure you remember that. You

“好痒！”他说。“你穿这身真好看。”阿什开玩笑地说。 “翅膀真的能衬托出你眼睛的颜色。” “他脸颊的颜色怎么样？”乔迪说。 “他的脸红!”“我不是，”摩根说，他吹掉了鼻子上的蝴蝶。 “你好，阿什，”医生说。“你回来真好，哪怕只是一段时间。” “谢谢，医生。”阿什说。“你在采茧吗？”“是的，”老师说。 “这里曾经是我们的计算机实验室。 但我肯定你记得。 你

spent a lot of time here!" "Those were the best weeks of her life," said Po, pretending to sniffle with emotion. "Anyway, after the incident at the laboratory, we need all the space we can get," Doc explained. "I'm going to set the adult butterflies free. And I'll find a safe place where the cocooned ones can finish their metamorphosis." "Are you injecting them with super chemicals?" asked Jodi. "Mutating the butterflies into giant beasts you can ride into battle with the school board?"

我在这里待了很长时间！”“那是她一生中最美好的几周，”阿宝说，假装激动地抽泣着。 “不管怎样，在实验室发生事故之后，我们需要尽可能多的空间，”博士解释道。 “我要把成年蝴蝶放出来。 我会找到一个安全的地方，让那些被茧包围的人完成他们的变形。” “你是在给它们注射超级化学物质吗？”乔迪问。 “把蝴蝶变成巨大的野兽，你可以骑着它去和学校董事会作战？”

"I like the way you think," said Doc. "But Minerva made me promise not to do any genetic tampering on school grounds, alas. Care to help me gather the remaining cocoons?" "I'll help," said Harper, perking up at the chance to assist her favorite teacher. Theo cleared his throat. "Actually, we're here to ask you for help, Doc." "These VR goggles you made." Ash held up the last remaining pair. "They're very special to us. But we lost five of them when the library flooded. Do you think you could make new ones?" "And quickly?" added Theo. Harper shushed him. "Theo, be polite!" "I'd rather be honest," said Theo. "We need more headsets in order to help the artificial—" "Our friend," Morgan interrupted. "We need more headsets so we can help our friend." "It sounds very serious indeed," said Doc. "But I don't have all the parts I would need. It could be weeks before I can rebuild even a single set." On seeing their reactions, Doc laughed. "Don't look so glum!" she said. "There's a quick, temporary solution to your problem. Look here." Doc took Ash's headset in her hands. She lifted a small panel to reveal input and output jacks. "These goggles were

“我喜欢你的思考方式，”医生说。 “但是密涅瓦让我保证不在学校做任何基因篡改，唉。 能帮我收集剩下的茧吗？”“我会帮忙的。”哈帕说，一想到有机会帮助她最喜欢的老师，她就高兴起来。 西奥清了清喉咙。“实际上，我们是来找你帮忙的，医生。” “你做的这些VR眼镜。” 阿什举起最后一对。 “它们对我们来说很特别。 但图书馆淹水的时候，我们失去了五本。 你觉得你能做新的吗？”“而且快吗？”西奥补充道。 哈珀让他安静下来。“西奥，礼貌点！”“我宁愿诚实，”西奥说。 “我们需要更多的耳机来帮助人工——”“我们的朋友，”摩根打断了他的话。 “我们需要更多的耳机，这样我们才能帮助我们的朋友。” “听起来确实很严重，”医生说。 “但我没有我需要的所有部件。 我可能要花几周的时间才能重建一套房子。” 看到他们的反应，医生笑了。 “别闷闷不乐的！”她说。 “你的问题有一个快速、临时的解决方案。 看这里。”医生把艾什的耳机拿在手里。 她掀起一块小面板，露出输入和输出插孔。 “这些护目镜是