Chapter 10

chapter ten Moonbeams shine through the windows of Hey, Sport —it's not even dawn, but we're all geared up, about ready to go. I wave the Louisville Slicer and gather my Zombie Squad. "Alfred, Lefty, Glurm—you gotta sit this one out," I say as they shamble across the store. "This Wracksaw guy is bad news for monsters... and probably for zombies, too." They groan softly in reply—almost sounding disappointed. But I don't care. All I care is that they're safe. Soon, we're marching through the mall, booming monster snores coming from stores and kiosks—and I've never been more jealous of someone else's sleep time. My heart is doing yoga, and my stomach is working on macramé. I'm tense, tied up in knots, and nervous... very nervous. But at the very least—we look like some buddies who are ready to do a Mission Operation thing. And that fills me with hope.

第十章月光照进窗户嘿，运动健儿——还没到天亮，但我们已经整装待发，准备出发了。 我挥舞着路易斯维尔切片机，集合我的僵尸小队。 “艾尔弗雷德，阿左，格鲁姆——你们得坐着，”他们蹒跚走过商店时，我说。 “这个锯鬼对怪物来说是个坏消息…… 可能对僵尸也一样。” 他们轻声呻吟，几乎听起来很失望。 但我不在乎。我只关心他们是否安全。 很快，我们就穿过商场，商店和售货亭里传来阵阵鼾声——我从来没有像现在这样嫉妒别人的睡眠时间。 我的心在做瑜伽，我的胃在做杂剧。 我很紧张，浑身打结，很紧张…… 非常紧张。但至少，我们看起来像一些准备好执行任务的伙伴。 这让我充满了希望。

THE BEST BUDDIES MISSION FORCE! CVRRENT MISSIoN operation. BREAk THE FoRTRESS The guy who gets us inside one perfectly executed heist coming right up. Backpack containing thehuman hamster ball. Carabiners for carabiner. The muscle. I'm the guy who's gonna keep you alive. Shoulder pad, new squeaky quiet slippers. Mission force. Break the fortress. The blow-up specialist. You want it to go? Boom, I'll make it go. Boom, very eager to press the blow up button inside this bag. The fortress breaker. Tactical pants for tactical stuff. The plan, man. Bet you thought I was going to be the conjurer, huh? I contain multitudes and tacos. The man, the myth, the legend, Bug spray. Just in case Streaks of morning light slice through the sky as we step out into camp. A cold wind blows, and I zip up my jacket. The sleeve is tight around my changing arm, keeping it hidden. A voice calls, "Jack Sullivan! My fourth-favorite human!" It's Johnny Steve, flanked by Yursl and Smud. I grin. A goodbye committee.

最好的伙伴任务部队！CVRRENT任务运行。 让我们进入完美执行抢劫的家伙马上就要来了。 装有人类仓鼠球的背包。 锁扣换锁扣。肌肉。 我是能让你活下去的人。 垫肩，新拖鞋。 使命的力量。攻破堡垒。 爆破专家。你想让它消失？ 砰，我让它动起来。砰，我迫不及待地想按下这个袋子里的爆炸按钮。 堡垒破坏者。战术裤穿战术装备。 计划好了，伙计。你肯定以为我是魔术师吧？ 我有很多东西和玉米饼。 男人，神话，传说，杀虫剂。 以防万一，当我们走出营地时，晨光划过天空。 一阵冷风吹来，我拉上了夹克的拉链。 袖子紧紧地围在我换衣服的手臂上，把它藏了起来。 一个声音喊道：“杰克·苏利文！我第四喜欢的人！”约翰尼·史蒂夫，尤瑟尔和斯慕德在他身边。 我咧着嘴笑。一个告别委员会。

"Lift me up so I can initiate a good-riddance-high five parade!" Johnny Steve says to Smud. "Think you mean 'good luck'," June says. But Smud's still half asleep, so instead it's Yursl who scoops up Johnny Steve, setting him on her shoulders. It feels like the end of a Little League game, when both teams line up so everybody can slap hands. I guess it's supposed to teach kids about good sportsmanship—but in reality, it's just a chance for the winning team to gloat and the losing team to grumble. And I was always terrible at Little League, so when the game ended, all I really cared about was getting to the promised pizza party. But there's no pizza party waiting for us where we're going now... Good luck. Goodbye. Good luck

“把我举起来，这样我就可以开始一个精彩的告别击掌游行了！”约翰尼·史蒂夫对斯慕德说。 “我想你的意思是‘祝你好运’，”琼说。 但斯慕德还是半睡半醒，所以是尤尔丝把约翰尼·史蒂夫抱起来，把他放在她的肩膀上。 感觉就像少年棒球联盟的比赛结束了，两队都排好队，大家可以拍拍手。 我想这应该是为了教会孩子们良好的体育精神，但实际上，这只是一个机会，让赢的球队幸灾乐祸，输的球队抱怨。 我在少年棒球联盟的表现一直很糟糕，所以当比赛结束时，我真正关心的是能不能去那个承诺好的披萨派对。 但是我们现在要去的地方没有披萨派对等着我们…… 祝你好运。再见。祝你好运

goodbye. Good luck. Goodbye. Goodbye As we march across camp, June says, "That was a nice surprise." "Let us hope it is the last surprise today," Skaelka says, hefting her ax over her shoulder. "Nice... or otherwise.— It's nearly midday when we pass beneath our billboard lookout post, and what lies ahead of us sends a shiver down my spine. The fortress has changed...

再见。祝你好运。再见。 当我们穿过营地时，琼说：“真是个惊喜。” “我们希望这是今天最后一个惊喜，”斯卡卡说，把斧头扛在肩上。 “好…或以其他方式。-当我们经过广告牌下的瞭望台时，已经快中午了，眼前的景象让我脊背发冷。 堡垒变了……

It looks like Doctor Doom's last place. Volcano Science project Doctor Doom would never come in last place in anything. The fortress tilts at an impossible angle, like it should fall over at any moment—but won't. "We're really going to win," June whispers. I glance over—and her cheeks flush. "Whoops," she says. "I didn't, uh... I didn't mean to say that out loud." But just then, the sun seems to catch the whole world just perfect. And we look... right. We don't look like kids just barely hanging on, trying to

看起来像是末日博士的最后一站。 火山科学项目《末日博士》绝不会排在最后。 城堡以一个不可能的角度倾斜，好像它随时都可能倒塌——但它不会。 “我们真的要赢了，”琼低声说。 我瞥了她一眼，她的脸颊涨红了。 “哎呀，”她说。“我没有，呃…… 我不是故意大声说出来的。” 但就在那时，太阳似乎捕捉到整个世界刚刚完美。 我们看……正确的。我们看起来不像勉强撑下去，试图

survive. We look like we're supposed to be right here, right now. We're not on our back feet for once. No, this time, we're fighting back. I smile at June. "You can say it out loud. And you can say it again, too, 'cause you're right. We are gonna win." "Hey, chatterboxes, let's keep it movin'!" Dirk calls, huffing ahead of us. Drooler waves to us over Dirk's shoulder. "Double time!" "You heard the Muscle. Time squared," Quint says as we march ahead.— A spooky, otherworldly swamp surrounds the base of the fortress, teeming with oozing fungus and debris. At the water's edge, an oily bubble grows—then pops as we pass. "We circle around the corrosive swamp. Beyond it lies a path to the solid soil beneath the cliff," Skaelka announces, carefully treading forward. "Yeah," I start. "We'll definitely wanna avoid the corrosive—" I shut up. Out of the corner of my eye, something moves. A patch of glowing algae on the swamp's surface is suddenly sucked under. And then—

生存。我们看起来应该就在这里，此时此地。 我们这一次都没有退路了。 不，这次我们要反击。 我对琼微笑。你可以大声说出来。 你也可以再说一遍，因为你是对的。 我们会赢的。”“嘿，喋喋不休的人，让它动起来！”德克喊道，气呼呼地走在我们前面。 流口水越过德克的肩膀向我们挥手。 “双时间!”“你听到肌肉的声音了。 时间的平方，”昆特说，我们继续前进。一个怪异的，超凡脱俗的沼泽围绕着堡垒的基地，充满了渗出的真菌和碎片。 在水边，一个油泡开始膨胀，然后在我们经过的时候破裂。 “我们绕着腐蚀的沼泽转。 再往前是一条通往悬崖下坚实土壤的小路。”Skaelka小心翼翼地向前走去。 “是的，”我开始说。“我们一定要避免腐蚀- ”我闭嘴。 我的余光里有东西在动。 沼泽表面一片发光的藻类突然被吸到下面。 然后,