15 The battle on board the LUCKY THIRTEEN

15. THE BATTLE ON BOARD THE LUCKY THIRTEEN Alvin advanced towards Hiccup, with the Stormblade raised above his head. Hiccup closed his eyes, waiting for the blow. But at that moment Toothless finally managed to overturn the barrel he was trapped underneath. He had been throwing his entire body weight at one side for the past five minutes. At last he made an extra-strong he-e-e-eave, the barrel tipped over, and rolled at great speed across the deck with Toothless rumbling round and round inside it… and bowled straight into the legs of Alvin the Treacherous… who lost his footing and fell over…

15. “幸运十三”号上的战斗阿尔文举着暴风之刃向希卡普前进。 小嗝嗝闭上眼睛，等着挨一拳。 但就在那一刻，无牙终于把困在他下面的木桶掀翻了。 在过去的五分钟里，他一直把全身的重量都放在一边。 最后，他发出一声格外强烈的“噗——噗——”，木桶翻了过来，以极快的速度滚过甲板，“无牙”在木桶里滚来滚去，直撞在奸臣阿尔文的腿上，阿尔文失去了立脚，摔倒了……

Alvin gave an ooohh of surprise, the Outcasts were distracted for one vital second, and Stoick turned round and felled Curly Horns with a good old-fashioned upper cut right under the chin. From that moment on, there was chaos aboard the Lucky Thirteen. The Hooligans took advantage of their captors' surprise as the swords against their throats were lowered for a moment. 'THIS IS MORE LIKE IT! I'LL TEACH YOU TO SAY THE HOOLIGANS HAVE GONE SOFT!!!!' Stoick let out the Viking War Cry and launched himself on the enemy completely barehanded. He crashed two Outcasts' heads together, jabbed another in the kidney with his foot, and when that one doubled over in pain, leapfrogged over his back to face another couple of the opposition. All might not have gone well for him, however, unarmed as he was, if Baggybum the Beerbelly had not come to his aid. The two brothers, who had been fighting each other five minutes earlier, now fought the enemy back-to-back for the rest of the battle. The 'Battle on Board the Lucky Thirteen' would be a Saga that the Hooligans would tell their

阿尔文惊讶地叫了一声，流浪者们在关键的一秒被分散了注意力，斯托伊克转过身来，在卷角的下巴下面狠狠地砍了一刀。 从那一刻起，幸运十三号上就陷入了混乱。 当抵在他们喉咙上的剑暂时放下时，这些流氓利用了抓住他们的人的惊讶。 “这才像话！”我要教你怎么说流氓们变得软弱了！！！！”斯托伊克发出维京人的呐喊，赤手空拳冲向敌人。 他把两个弃儿的头撞在一起，用脚戳了另一个人的肾，当那个人痛苦地弯下身子时，他又跳了起来，面对另一对对手。 然而，如果不是啤酒肚Baggybum来帮助他，尽管他没有武器，一切可能都不会顺利。 五分钟前还在打起来的两兄弟，在接下来的战斗中背靠背地与敌人交战。 “幸运十三号船上的战斗”将是一个传奇，流氓会告诉他们的

children and grandchildren for many, many years to come. The military prowess of the Outcast Tribe was legendary throughout the Viking World. But the Hooligans were desperate and angry. They were battling for their FREEDOM itself, and so fought more wildly, more fiercely, than perhaps they had ever done before or since. No fewer than twenty Black Stars* were awarded to Warriors after the battle was over. No wonder, for the Pirate Fighting Skills on display on that occasion were a joy to watch. They were also a tribute to the old soldier, Gobber, who had taught most of the Warriors all that they knew. There, on one corner of the deck, was Nobber Nobrains, performing the highly skilled manoeuvre known as the 'Dance of the Axes', in which the pirate rapidly juggles two twirling axes from one hand to the other, hypnotising and confusing the enemy, before the pirate lunges forward for the fatal blow. Up around the mast were the boys from the Pirate Training Programme, valiantly tackling Outcasts nearly twice their size, putting into practice all that*

在未来的许多年里，孩子和孙子。 流民部落的军事实力在维京人的世界里是传奇的。 但流氓们绝望而愤怒。 他们是在为自己的自由而战，因此战斗得比以前和以后任何时候都更加疯狂、更加激烈。 战斗结束后，至少有20颗黑星被授予勇士。 这并不奇怪，因为在那个场合展示的海盗战斗技能是一种乐趣。 它们也是对老兵戈伯的致敬，他教会了大多数勇士们所知道的一切。 在甲板的一个角落里，诺伯·诺布林正在表演一种被称为“斧头之舞”的高度熟练的动作，在这个动作中，海盗迅速地用一只手转着两只旋转的斧头，催眠和迷惑敌人，然后海盗向前猛冲，进行致命的一击。 站在桅杆上的是海盗训练项目的男孩们，他们勇敢地对付那些体型几乎是他们两倍的流亡者，并将所有这些都付诸实践

they had learnt during those Swordfighting at Sea lessons. The behaviour of Fishlegs was particularly surprising. As soon as the battle began, he completely lost control, throwing himself at the enemy, shrieking furiously and whirling his sword around his head like a madman. Vikings call this 'going Beserk' and Warriors who do this are revered in Viking society. You could not imagine a more unlikely candidate for being a Beserk than Fishlegs, but there we are, these things are never predictable. The Outcasts stayed out of his way, for a Beserk is always respected, even if he is only four foot ten with a squint and a limp and no swordfighting skills whatsoever. It has to be admitted (reluctantly), that Snotlout fought with spectacular brilliance and bravery. His quick wrist made the Flashcut slip neatly in and out, hither and thither, beautifully performing the Destroyer's Defence, the Grimbeard's Grapple, the Final Cut, and many, many more of the subtlest swordfighting skills. In the space of five minutes no fewer than three Outcasts lay dead around him,

这是他们在海上剑术课上学到的。 鱼腿的行为特别令人惊讶。 战斗一开始，他就完全失去了控制，扑向敌人，愤怒地尖叫，像疯子一样在头上挥舞着剑。 维京人称之为“去贝塞克”，这样做的勇士在维京社会受到尊敬。 你想不出比鱼腿更不可能成为贝瑟克的候选人了，但事实就是这样，这些事情永远无法预测。 流亡者们都躲得远远的，因为贝塞克人总是受人尊敬的，即使他只有四英尺十英寸，又眯又跛，根本不会舞剑。 不得不承认（不情愿地），鼻涕精的战斗表现出惊人的智慧和勇敢。 他敏捷的手腕使闪切整齐地进出，这里和那里，完美地表演了毁灭者的防御，Grimbeard的格斗，最后的切割，以及许多更微妙的剑术技能。 在五分钟的时间里，至少有三个流亡者死在他身边，