Chapter 25

chapter twenty-five THREE. Hey, what I even do In less than a second, we've tackled Flunk to the ground. The second after that, Flunk's practically sobbing.

第二十五章 嘿，我到底做了什么不到一秒钟，我们就把弗朗克扑倒在地了。 再过一秒，不及格就哭了。

"PLEASE!" Flunk cries. "TAKE ME ALIVE!" "Well, obviously," Globlet says. "We're not sickos." "We're just going to borrow your armor," Johnny Steve tells him. "See, here's the deal," I say. "I'm gonna be you for a little while. Hope you don't mind...." Soon, we've removed his armor—and we discover a problem. Flunk is long! He's built like an other-dimensional grasshopper. There's no way I'll fit. I glance around quickly, then, "Johnny Steve, grab me two putters! And a bunch of that tape that goes on the golf club handles. I've got an idea...."

“请!”考试不及格哭。“活捉我！”“嗯，很明显，”Globlet说。 “我们不是神经病。”“我们只是想借你的盔甲，”约翰尼·史蒂夫告诉他。 “看，事情是这样的，”我说。 “我要做你一段时间。 希望你不介意....”很快，我们脱掉了他的盔甲——我们发现了一个问题。 不及格很长！他就像一只异次元的蚱蜢。 我不可能穿进去。我迅速扫视四周，然后，“约翰尼·史蒂夫，给我拿两个推杆！”还有一堆粘在高尔夫球杆柄上的带子。 我有个主意....”

Moments later, of course, Stt walking a skill that every human learns during their formative years. Nope, Johnny, Steve, Not even a little "Holy stromboli, that actually worked!" Globlet exclaims. "And I think I can actually walk, too," I say as I take a wobbly step forward. The armor is heavy, but the suit does half the work: all the joints are motor-powered. I manage to tramp all the way to the clubhouse mirror.

过了一会儿，当然，开始走路了，这是每个人在成长过程中学习的技能。 不，强尼，史提夫，连一句“天哪，真管用”都没有Globlet声称。 “我想我也能走路了，”我一边说一边摇摇晃晃地向前迈了一步。 盔甲很重，但这套衣服只完成了一半的工作：所有的关节都是由马达驱动的。 我设法一路走到俱乐部会所的镜子前。

This plan might actually work. You look quite sharp in a suit, slap on the helmet and you're flunk. Flunk, who we've tied to the anchor, watches us unhappily. I hear him murmur, "I look the coolest in it. The Boss told me so." "Hush, you!" Globlet says. Neon smiles as I stride past him. Each step is easier than the last. I'm walking like a real- deal Rifter by the time I reach the clubhouse door. Slowly, carefully, I open it. "Wait, wait! Lemme see! Lemme see!" Globlet says. She hops up the armor and slips

这个计划可能真的有用。 你穿西装看起来很帅，戴上头盔你就不及格了。 我们绑在锚上的弗朗克，不高兴地看着我们。 我听见他喃喃地说：“我穿上它看起来最酷。” 这是老板告诉我的。”“嘘,你!”Globlet说。 当我大步走过他身边时，霓虹微笑着。 一步比一步容易。 当我走到俱乐部门口时，我走得像个真正的流浪汉。 慢慢地，小心地，我打开它。 “等等,等等!让我看!让我看看!”Globlet说。 她跳上盔甲，滑倒了

beneath my shoulder guard. She peeks out from underneath, and we both peer outside. First, I see the Ogres—they're in the parking lot, tied to old cars like horses in one of those old western movies Dirk loves so much. Meanwhile, the Rifters are having a weird, celebratory party at the eighteenth hole. Rifters are chomping on raw meat and chugging very spoiled milk. One swigs from a carton—and I see it's curdled and thick and I can smell it all the way from the clubhouse. "There he is!" Globlet says. A cave sits behind the eighteenth hole and a waterfall splashes down. On top of the cave is the Boss Rifter. He sits on a giant plastic crocodile like it's some sort of throne, watching his Rifters down below like he's judging a contest.

在我的护肩下面。 她从下面往外偷看，我们都往外偷看。 首先，我看到了食人魔——他们在停车场，像德克非常喜欢的一部老西部电影里的马一样被绑在旧车上。 与此同时，裂谷队正在第十八洞举行一场奇怪的庆祝会。 裂谷人正在大嚼生肉，大口大口地喝着变质的牛奶。 从纸盒里吸一口——我看到它凝结了，粘稠了，我从俱乐部里都能闻到。 “他在那儿！”Globlet说。 第十八洞后面是一个洞穴，瀑布飞溅而下。 在洞穴的顶部是Boss Rifter。 他坐在一个巨大的塑料鳄鱼身上，就像坐在宝座上一样，看着下面的撕裂者，就像在评判一场比赛。

"It's time to move," I say. "We need to do this while the Boss Rifter is up there in his crocodile seat." "I am quite ready!" Johnny Steve announces from across the clubhouse. He's cradling a karaoke machine we found in the birthday party room. "I will put all my human knowledge to use!" I give him a thumbs-up. He doesn't have thumbs, so he grins. "See you shortly," he says, and he scurries out the back. I think,

“是时候搬家了，”我说。 “我们得趁裂谷老大还坐在鳄鱼座上的时候做这件事。” “我准备好了！”约翰尼·史蒂夫在俱乐部对面宣布。 他抱着我们在生日派对室找到的卡拉ok机。 “我要把我所有的人类知识都用上！”我对他竖起大拇指。 他没有拇指，所以他笑了。 “一会儿见，”他说，然后匆匆从后面跑了出去。 我认为,