Chapter 13

chapter thirteen Moments before I go unconscious, June and Dirk let me down from the zombie snare. Some pals, huh? I'm still filthy from last night's battle, so I use our rainwater shower to freshen up. In the shower, chewing on my muddy nails, I noodle our situation. And I don't like it... Discovering a pizza place full of monsters? That's heavy! Learning that the earth is now covered in monsters from, like, a time before time began to tell time? Also super heavy. And that's just like the weirdness appetizer! The main course is what appears to be the real threat: some strange, eerie sound—The Shrieking—that causes zombies to lose what little minds they have left. Where could they be going?

在我失去知觉之前，琼和德克把我从僵尸陷阱里放了下来。 好朋友，是吧？昨晚战斗后我身上还很脏，所以我用我们的雨水淋浴器来梳洗一下。 淋浴时，我咀嚼着沾满泥巴的指甲，思考着我们的处境。 我不喜欢……发现一个满是怪物的披萨店？ 这是重!知道现在地球上到处都是怪物，好像是在时间还没有记时之前？ 而且超级重。这就是奇怪的开胃菜！主菜似乎是真正的威胁：一些奇怪的，令人毛骨悚然的声音-尖叫-使僵尸失去了他们仅存的一点点头脑。 他们会去哪里呢?

Ice—cream Social Tennis class? Denny'sP After my shower, I stick my head into Quint's workshop. I spot ropes and wires and hooks. "Quint, buddy, how much time do you need to create these zombie traps?"

冰淇淋社交网球课？ 洗完澡后，我把头伸进昆特的工作室。 我看到了绳子、电线和钩子。 “昆特，伙计，你需要多少时间来制作这些僵尸陷阱？”

"Two days," he says. "Three days tops." My insides are being twisted by fear. This is a great big problem. And I only know one way to deal with great big problems... AVOID THEM! So with two days (three days tops) until we can tackle The Shrieking, I decide to throw myself headlong into Action Jack Bestiary Questing Mode. I can picture us showing Thrull the finished book, dusty and old and from another land. Proof of the completed quest. Proof that I'm a fantastic, monster- documenting photojournalist. I want that proof! June's helping Dirk tend to his little vegetable garden when I stroll over. Dirk's whining about weeds and chewing on a carrot like Bugs Bunny. "Guys," I say. "Quint needs two days to build his zombie traps. So while we're waiting..."

“两天，”他说。“最多三天。” 我的内心被恐惧扭曲了。 这是一个很大的问题。 我只知道一种处理大问题的方法…… 避免他们!所以在我们能够解决《尖叫》前的两天（最多三天）内，我决定将自己投入到《Action Jack beestiary》的任务模式中。 我可以想象我们给瑟鲁看那本已经完成的书，满是灰尘，很旧，来自另一个世界。 完成任务的证明。 证明我是一个了不起的，怪物记录摄影记者。 我要证据！我路过的时候琼在帮德克打理他的小菜园。 德克在抱怨杂草，像兔八哥一样啃胡萝卜。 “伙计们，”我说。昆特需要两天时间来搭建僵尸陷阱。 所以在我们等待的时候……”

Let's quest. We start at home and work outward. Bestiary building is a very systematic process. You must search beneath rocks, inside abandoned old cars —everywhere. The first day, we catalog six different creatures.

让我们探索。我们从家里开始，向外工作。 建立兽性是一个非常系统的过程。 你必须在岩石下，在废弃的旧车里——到处寻找。 第一天，我们列出了六种不同的生物。

The next morning, I'm up early—before the sun's risen. I pop in on Quint. He's still working on his traps. He does it by candlelight, and he looks like some creepy old innkeeper.

第二天早上，我起得很早，太阳还没升起。 我去找昆特。他还在做陷阱。 他是在烛光下做的，他看起来像个令人毛骨悚然的老旅店老板。

After a breakfast of grilled crab apples and stale Pop-Tarts, we head out, on the hunt. We've just finished scooping up some essence from this nasty Sludge Savage— When we hear it. The Shrieking. It has returned.

早餐吃了烤蟹苹果和不新鲜的馅饼后，我们出发去打猎。 我们刚从这个肮脏的污泥野蛮人身上挖出一些精华-等我们听到。 尖叫。它又回来了。