Chapter 14

CHAPTER 14 Riding in the Shark made Amy scream with terror. Dan, she assumed, was screaming with joy. "Wait until Hamilton hears about this! It's untoppable!" The Shark was stunningly loud at top speed, and Nataliya was pushing it as fast as it would go from her location beneath the Kremlin. "I love flying the Shark," Amy heard Nataliya say into her headset. "But you're not really flying it," yelled Amy, trying to be heard over the sound of the blades. It was a scary sensation, flying in a helicopter without a pilot. "You don't have to yell, I can hear you perfectly," said Nataliya. "From where I'm sitting I might as well be flying the Shark. My control room for the Shark is quite amazing. It's a replica down to the leather on the seats, with wraparound

第十四章乘坐鲨鱼使艾美惊恐地尖叫起来。 她猜想丹是在高兴地尖叫。 “等着瞧，汉密尔顿一定会知道的！是untoppable !”“鲨鱼”号以最高速度行驶，声音大得惊人，娜塔丽娅从克里姆林宫下面的位置拼命地推着它。 “我喜欢驾驶鲨鱼，”艾米听到娜塔莉亚对着耳机说。 “但你并不是真的在飞。”艾米喊道，努力让自己的声音盖过叶片的声音。 在没有飞行员的直升飞机上飞行是一种可怕的感觉。 “你不用喊，我听得清清楚楚。”娜塔丽娅说。 “从我坐的地方，我就像在飞鲨鱼。 我为鲨鱼设计的控制室非常棒。 连座位上的皮革都是复制品，还有包裹

monitors on every side. Front, back, bottom, top— it looks and feels as if I'm really flying the Shark. The only thing missing is the wind and the noise." "You're lucky," said Amy. "It's rough up here, and loud, and s-s-scary." "No need to be the slightest bit afraid, Amy. The Shark knows I am its boss." "What's up, sis?" screamed Dan, bouncing up and down in his seat. "No throwing up in the Shark or we throw you overboard!" "Close your eyes," said Nataliya. Amy obeyed and tried to calm down while Nataliya spoke softly to her. "I rarely leave the Lucian surveillance center. It's like being trapped underground, but flying the Shark feels like I've escaped my cage. I've never been to where you'll be going tonight. I've only heard about it. You're going to the place where my ancestors were gunned down in the upheaval of history. What you find there, I fear, will not be pretty." Nataliya fell silent, letting the words sink in as Amy tried to keep from getting sick.

四面八方都有监视器。前，后，下，上-看起来和感觉就像我真的在飞鲨鱼。 唯一缺少的就是风和噪音。” “你真幸运，”艾米说。“这里很乱，很吵，还很可怕。” “没有必要害怕，艾米。 鲨鱼知道我是它的老板。” “怎么了，姐姐？”丹尖叫着，在座位上跳上跳下。 “不要在鲨鱼号里呕吐，否则我们会把你扔到船外！”“闭上眼睛。”娜塔丽娅说。 艾米服从了，娜塔丽娅轻声对她说话，她试着让自己平静下来。 “我很少离开卢西安的监控中心。 就像被困在地下，但驾驶鲨鱼的感觉就像逃出了我的笼子。 我从没去过你今晚要去的地方。 我只是听说过。你要去的地方是我祖先在历史巨变中被枪杀的地方。 我担心你在那里发现的东西不会很漂亮。” 纳塔利娅沉默了，让这句话深入她的内心，而艾米则努力不让自己生病。

"I read all about the Amber Room," said Amy. "Can you believe it's been hidden here in Russia all along? There are a lot of people searching for it." "We Lucians are good at hiding things. And now we've put a black circle around the Church on the Blood."' "What's a black circle?" "It means no Lucians except those given direct permission expressly from Vikram Kabra are allowed to enter." "How will we know what to look for?" asked Amy. "There is but one clock inside the room. Set the time for midnight, then one, then midnight again. The face of the clock will open." "I can remember that." "You're a smart girl. I'm sure you can." The rest of the trip passed in silence as everyone watched the sun setting in the western sky. The closer it came to the horizon, the faster Nataliya pushed the Shark toward the Church on the Blood. The noise in the cockpit became almost deafening as the great helicopter struggled to

“我读了所有关于琥珀屋的书，”艾米说。 “你能相信它一直被藏在俄罗斯吗？” 有很多人在寻找它。” “我们卢西亚人擅长隐藏东西。 现在我们在血之城的教堂周围画了一个黑圈。“‘黑圈是什么？’”“这意味着，除非得到Vikram Kabra的直接许可，否则卢西亚人不得进入。” “我们怎么知道要找什么呢？”艾米问。 “屋子里只有一只钟。 设定午夜的时间，然后是1点，然后是午夜。 钟面会打开。” “我记得。”“你是个聪明的女孩。 我相信你能做到。”剩下的旅程在沉默中度过，每个人都看着太阳从西边的天空落下。 它越接近地平线，娜塔莉娅就越快地把鲨鱼推向血岸边的教堂。 当这架巨大的直升机挣扎着起飞时，驾驶舱里的噪音几乎震耳欲聋

maintain speeds approaching three hundred miles per hour. The church was located on a small hill of grass in an otherwise sleepy section of town. At this hour, there were few people walking and even fewer cars to contend with. Nataliya announced that given the lateness of their arrival, she would land them directly in front of the church itself. It would be quite a spectacle, but at least there wouldn't be very many people to see it. "We may be too late," Nataliya said into her microphone. "There's a door in the floor between your feet. You and your brother, get in there and hide. Quickly!" They were over the church now, descending toward the empty parking lot as the darkness approached. "You'll need to enter the church through the door at the back using the gold key. Once inside, look for the trail of amber on the floor. The orange key will reveal a set of seven dials. Set them all to amber, with alternating diamonds and hearts. This will open the last door and you'll be inside. Don't be alarmed by what you see. As I

保持接近每小时三百英里的速度。 这座教堂坐落在一座长满草的小山上，位于镇上一个安静的地方。 在这个时候，走路的人很少，要应付的汽车更少了。 纳塔利娅宣布，鉴于他们来得太晚，她将让他们直接在教堂前降落。 这将是一个相当壮观的场面，但至少不会有很多人去看。 “我们可能太迟了。”娜塔丽娅对着麦克风说。 “你两脚之间的地板上有一扇门。 你和你哥哥，躲进去。 快!”他们现在在教堂上空，随着夜幕的降临，他们朝空荡荡的停车场下降。 “你需要用金钥匙从后面的门进入教堂。 进去后，在地板上寻找琥珀的痕迹。 橙色的钥匙将显示一组七个表盘。 把它们都设置成琥珀色，钻石和红心交替。 这会打开最后一扇门，你就能进去了。 不要被你所看到的吓到。 当我

have been told, you must first pass through the tomb. Beyond the tomb you'll find the Amber Room." Dan and Amy didn't comment on what had just been said. There was only one tomb Nataliya could be referring to, the resting place of the six executed Romanovs. Amy's guidebook said they had been moved to the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg. But the Lucians were powerful, especially in Russia. They must have decided to honor their dead more privately. "Do you see Irina anywhere?" asked Dan. "The monitors don't show anything," said Nataliya. "But that doesn't mean she isn't here. Irina isn't the type to stand in plain view." "We're getting inside the hatch," yelled Dan. "You'll find a flashlight you can use," said Nataliya. "But don't turn it on until you're under the church or someone might see you. There's a monitor down there. Turn it on and you'll see the parking lot. Keep an eye out for a moment when you can escape. Good luck!" Nothing more could be heard above the noise of the massive black propeller as the Shark came

我告诉过你，你必须先穿过坟墓。 坟墓那边就是琥珀屋。” 丹和艾米没有对刚才所说的话发表评论。 娜塔莉娅所指的坟墓只有一个，那就是六个被处死的罗曼诺夫家族的安息之地。 艾米的旅游指南上说他们已经被转移到圣彼得和保罗大教堂。 彼得堡。但卢西亚人很强大，尤其是在俄国。 他们一定是决定私下悼念死者。 “你看到伊琳娜了吗？”丹问。 “监视器什么也没显示。”娜塔丽娅说。 “但这并不意味着她不在这里。 伊琳娜不是那种站在众人面前的人。” “我们要进舱门了。”丹喊道。 “你会找到手电筒的。”娜塔丽娅说。 “但是在你走到教堂下面之前不要打开它，否则有人会看到你的。 下面有个监视器。 打开它，你就会看到停车场。 当你可以逃跑的时候，留意一下。 祝你好运!”鲨鱼驶来时，除了巨大的黑色螺旋桨的轰鸣声之外，什么也听不见了

down. Night had arrived at the Church on the Blood. "Set a perimeter at a quarter of a mile, Braslov," Nataliya said. She had called Braslov, a surveillance technician who worked three doors down from her own, in the Lucian headquarters. "I've come in a little fast and landed in the parking lot of the church." "So I noticed," Braslov answered. "I already made the calls." Nataliya was so immersed in the images of the Church on the Blood she couldn't help feeling like she was sitting in the Shark instead of the safety of a Lucian stronghold. "Irina saw you and contacted me a few minutes ago," Braslov continued. "The area will be secured." "Thank you, Braslov." "You're in the hottest Lucian spot on earth. Don't get burned." The lights of an approaching police car came into view even before Braslov was through warning Nataliya. A second car followed. The

下来。夜晚降临在血河教堂。 “布拉斯洛夫，在四分之一英里处设一个警戒线。”娜塔丽娅说。 她给布拉斯洛夫打了电话。布拉斯洛夫是一名监控技术人员，在卢西恩总部工作，与她的办公室隔着三个门。 “我来的有点快，降落在教堂的停车场里。” “我注意到了。”布拉斯洛夫回答。 “我已经打过电话了。” 娜塔莉亚沉浸在血上教堂的画面中，她不禁觉得自己坐在鲨鱼岛上，而不是卢西恩堡垒的安全地带。 “伊琳娜看到了你，几分钟前联系了我，”布拉斯洛夫继续说道。 “该地区将得到保护。” “谢谢你，布拉斯洛夫。”“你现在是世界上最火辣的卢西安人。 不要被烫伤。”布拉斯洛夫还没有警告纳塔利娅，一辆驶来的警车的灯光就映入眼帘了。 第二辆车紧随其后。的