Chapter 14

Chapter Fourteen Meathook barrels into the Town Square. I see something hanging from either side of him. Two huge boxes... Squinting, I see they are massive blue metal Dumpsters. They dangle and scrape the side of the creature. A headlight shines from Meathook's head. I shield my eyes, squinting. The monster stops. The spotlight is now a searchlight. A moment later, with a loud KA-KLANG, the Dumpsters fall to the ground. Zombies come streaming out of them!

第十四章Meathook桶进了镇广场。 我看到他两边都挂着什么东西。 两个大箱子……眯起眼睛，我看到它们是巨大的蓝色金属垃圾桶。 他们晃来晃去，刮去动物的侧面。 一盏车灯从Meathook的头上照出来。 我遮住眼睛，眯着眼睛。 怪物停了下来。聚光灯现在变成了探照灯。 过了一会儿，随着一声响亮的KA-KLANG，垃圾箱倒在了地上。 僵尸从里面涌出来！

go. My children feast Two dozen zombies instantly fill the Town Square! Chaos comes with them. June snarls, "Getting tired of these guys. I'm taking the high ground. Meet me at the tree house." "And I'm going to try out some knuckle attacks," Dirk says, flexing his wrist. "Courtesy of Evie Snark and her dork collection." The sound of monster battle cries rings out— snarling and barking and heavy growls. Some of our monster friends wield weapons from their dimension, while others simply hurl the zombies.

走了。我的孩子们的盛宴，24个僵尸立即填满了城市广场！混乱随之而来。 琼咆哮道：“我受够这些家伙了。 我要占领高地。 在树屋等我。” “我要尝试一些指关节攻击，”德克说着，弯曲了一下手腕。 “伊薇·斯纳克和她的傻帽收藏” 怪物战斗的叫声响起——咆哮、狂吠和沉重的咆哮。 我们的一些怪物朋友挥舞着来自他们维度的武器，而另一些则只是投掷僵尸。

"DON'T BEAT ON THE ZOMBIES TOO BAD!" I shout. "It's not their fault they're zombies!" Suddenly, Quint wheels toward me. "Jack! Remember our identical costume ideas from The Empire Strikes Back?!" "Yes," I say, and then I finish his thought, 'cause that's what best buddies can do. "Of course! We'll take out Evie and Meathook just like the rebels took out the Empire AT-ATs!" "Rover!" Quint shouts out. "Come here, furry friend!" An instant later, Rover is charging around the corner. I grab his hide and pull myself into his armored seat. And I stub my toe. It's weird: end of the world, you don't think stubbing your toe would be a thing anymore. But it is. Rover's butt plops into the snow, allowing Quint to scramble up onto the back. "Reach into Rover's saddlebag!" I say. "I've got my supercharged T-shirt blaster in there!" Rover races past our Christmas tree. I reach out and snag a long string of lights. The bulbs tink and clink as they bang together.

“别把僵尸打得太狠！”我喊。 “他们是僵尸又不是他们的错！”突然，昆特朝我走来。 “杰克!还记得我们在《帝国反击战》里一模一样的服装创意吗？！”“是的，”我说，然后我结束了他的想法，因为这是最好的朋友能做的。 “当然!我们要干掉伊维和米苏克，就像反叛者干掉帝国的at - at一样！”“罗孚!”昆特喊道。 “过来，毛茸茸的朋友！”片刻之后，罗孚在拐角处冲了过来。 我抓住他的皮，把自己拉进他的装甲座椅。 我的脚趾碰伤了。这很奇怪：世界末日，你不认为你的脚趾会是一件事了。 但事实的确如此。罗孚的屁股扑通一声落在雪地里，昆特得以爬到车背上。 “把手伸进罗孚的马鞍袋里！”我说。 “我的增压t恤发射器在里面！”罗孚跑过我们的圣诞树。 我伸手抓住一长串灯。 这些球茎碰在一起时发出叮当声。

"Quint!" I shout excitedly. "This is totally like The Empire Strikes Back! We've got snow and everything. I'm Luke, steering the ship. And you're like Dak, firing the tow cable!" Quint's response is short and not-so-sweet. "Dak dies, Jack." Oh. Right. In that case... Never mind. This is nothing like the Empire Strikes back. Not at all. Now fire that lightbulb. Harpoon cable buddy. Icy water mixes with sweat and pours down my face. This enemy is inside our town. I scowl and urge Rover on, charging full-throttle. The monster's legs are like an obstacle in a racing game—just need to thread the needle. I feel

“五胞胎!”我兴奋地喊道。 “这完全像《帝国反击战》！”我们有雪和其他的东西。 我是卢克，掌舵。 而你就像达克一样，在拉线！”昆特的回答简短而不那么甜蜜。 “达克死了，杰克。”哦。正确的。 那样的话……不要紧。 这跟帝国反击战完全不一样。 一点也不。现在把灯泡点着。 鱼叉电缆伙计。冰水和汗水混合在一起，顺着我的脸倾泻而下。 敌人就在我们镇上。 我皱着眉头催促罗孚全速前进。 怪物的腿就像赛车游戏中的障碍——只需要穿针。 我觉得

Quint bouncing in the seat, shaking the saddle. "Steady the harpoon!" I shout. "I'm making a pass!" Rover runs harder, we're bursting through Meathook's legs, and I hear Quint fire... I glance back. I see the string of lights snapping in the air and then—THWACK!—the harpoon slams into Meathook's scaly hide.

昆特在座位上跳来跳去，摇晃着马鞍。 “稳住鱼叉！”我喊。 “我在传球！”罗孚跑得更猛了，我们正从米苏克的腿间冲过去，我听到昆特开火了…… 我回头看了一眼。我看到那串灯在空中折断了，然后砰的一声！-鱼叉猛击进肉虎的鳞片皮。

"Great shot, Quint!" I shout, and then I'm jerking on Rover's reins, steering him around the rear of the huge monster. I smile, thinking, Wait until that evil geek Evie realizes she was defeated by Star Wars tactics! Rover whoops. The string of lights circles and tightens. Meathook's next step is an awkward lurch. Snow erupts as his hand thumps the street. "The monster's legs are totally tangled!" I shout. "It's gonna fall!" Everyone braces themselves. But this isn't Star Wars. This is just a dumb Jack Sullivan plan. Meathook simply steps through the string of lights, and— POP! POP POP. The bulbs shatter, then— RIP! Our bootleg harpoon cord tears. "Foiled!" Quint yells. The T-shirt cannon is jerked from his hands. It flies past me. Then the string of lights circles around me. My butt's jerked from the seat. "Not good!" I shout as I spin and twirl. My stomach flips as Meathook's head jerks, whipping me around. I get a glimpse of snow, and

“射得好，昆特！”我大叫一声，然后猛地拉住罗孚的缰绳，驾着它绕过那只巨大怪物的后面。 我笑了，心想，等那个邪恶的极客伊薇意识到她被星球大战的战术打败了吧！罗孚哦。 灯串绕了一圈又紧了。 Meathook的下一步是一顿尴尬的午餐。 当他的手敲打着街道时，雪花爆发了。 “怪物的腿完全缠在一起了！”我喊。 “它会掉下来的！”每个人都支撑着自己。 但这不是《星球大战》。这只是愚蠢的杰克·沙利文计划。 Meathook只是简单地穿过一串灯，然后——砰！流行音乐流行音乐。 球茎碎了，然后——安息！我们的盗版鱼叉绳断了。 “挫败了!”昆特喊道。t恤大炮从他手中猛地抽走。 它从我身边飞过。然后那串灯围着我转。 我的屁股从座位上猛拉了一下。 “不好!”我一边旋转一边大喊。 我的胃翻腾，因为Meathook的头抽搐，鞭打我。 我瞥见了雪，然后