Chapter 7

chapter seven The Rifters are pulling out rusty chains and uncoiling strange ropes made from something like monster hair. They all move forward, about to hog-tie the creature. Actually, not all of them move forward. One Rifter seems more interested in spinning on the tire swing than he does in tormenting small creatures. "Flunk, quit that swinging and help finish the capture!" hollers the Boss Rifter. "Sorry, Boss! Coming, Boss!" The Rifter named Flunk tries to get off the tire swing, but he must be dizzy from all that spinning, because he gets one foot out, hops up and down trying to find his balance, and falls flat on his face.

裂谷人拔出生锈的铁链，解开用怪物毛发之类的东西做成的奇怪绳子。 他们都向前移动，准备抓住这个生物。 事实上，并不是所有的人都向前走。 一个裂谷人似乎对旋转轮胎秋千更感兴趣，而不是折磨小生物。 “不及格，停止摇摆，帮助完成捕获！”Boss Rifter喊道。 “对不起,老板!来了,老板!”那个叫弗兰克的Rifter试图从轮胎秋千上下来，但他一定是被旋转弄晕了，因为他伸出一只脚，上下跳着试图找到平衡，结果脸朝地摔了下来。

FLUNK, ARE YOU A RIFTER OR ARE YOU A HUMAN BABY TIRE SWING LOVER? I'M A RIFTER BOSS. PROMISE. I snicker as quietly as I can. Flunk rejoins the group, pretending to help, but eyes the tire swing longingly. One Rifter holds the polearm tight, while the others begin tying up the creature. Things look grim.... "Globlet," I say. "Now is the time to make—"

不及格，你是一个裂口还是一个人类婴儿轮胎秋千爱好者？ 我是一个很好的老板。的承诺。 我尽可能安静地窃笑。 弗兰克重新加入队伍，假装帮忙，但渴望地看着轮胎的摆动。 一个裂谷人紧紧握住长柄武器，而其他人开始捆绑这个生物。 事情看起来很严峻....“地球仪，”我说。 “现在是时候做——”

"Nachos!!" she exclaims. "FINALLY." "No, Globlet! Our move. Now is the time to make our move." "Oh." Globlet is quiet for a moment, then she whispers urgently, "Use the Thing-A-Ma- Blasty Gadget Blaster!" "The what?" "The Thing. A. Ma. Blasty. Gadget. Blaster," Globlet repeats slowly. I stare at her, not comprehending. Globlet huffs, then hops from my shoulder to my wrist. "This!" she says. "Ohhh. The Gift." The Gift is the multipurpose weapon that Jack gave me last Christmas.

“玉米片！！”她喊道。“最后”。 “不,Globlet !我们的行动。现在是采取行动的时候了。” “哦。”地球仪沉默了一会儿，然后她急切地低声说：“用那个爆炸装置爆破器吧！”“什么?””的东西。 答:马。Blasty。小工具。球球慢慢地重复着。 我盯着她，不明白。 地球球暴跳如雷，然后从我的肩膀跳到我的手腕上。 “这个！”她说。“呵呵。礼物。” 礼物是杰克去年圣诞节送给我的多用途武器。

It's like the Swiss army knife of monster I never take it off—so much so that I'd actually forgotten I was wearing it. "Yes, 'the Gift,'" agrees Globlet, "except 'the Gift' is a not-cool name and 'Thing-A-Ma- Blasty Gadget Blaster' sounds super June Solo Adventure-y!" Globlet has a point. "All right. Time for a little Thing-A-Ma- Blasty Gadget Blaster action," I say, sounding like Black Widow if Black Widow had a catch

它就像怪物的瑞士军刀，我从来没有摘下它，以至于我都忘了我戴着它。 “是的，‘礼物’，”Globlet同意道，“只是‘礼物’这个名字不太酷，而‘爆炸小玩意’听起来太像六月独奏冒险了！”Globlet说的有道理。 “好吧。是时候来点东西爆破小玩意爆破行动了，”我说，听起来像黑寡妇，如果黑寡妇有一个陷阱

phrase but that catch phrase was the worst catch phrase. I aim for the swing set, a dozen feet from the rifters. I yank a lever on the blaster, squeeze my fist, and— ZA-POOF! A pink Wham-O superball, filled with slices of sparkler, speeds through the air, and— BOING! The superball smacks the swing set's top bar and ricochets straight up into the air. "You missed!" Globlet says. "Nope," I say. "Just watch." And then—

但那个口头禅是最糟糕的口头禅。 我瞄准了秋千架，离吊杆十几英尺远。 我猛拉爆能枪上的杠杆，握紧拳头，然后——噗！一个粉红色的Wham-O超级球，充满了火花片，在空中飞驰，然后——砰！超级球打在秋千的顶杆上，直接弹回空中。 “你错过了!”Globlet说。 “不，”我说。“看”。 然后,

BAM, BOOM, BAM, FIREWORK FREAK OUT The Rifters leap back and look up at the light show overhead. A whiny-voiced Rifter screeches, "What's that!? WHO DONE THAT?!?" A smaller, cuter Rifter squeaks, "BRIGHT LIGHT! BRIGHT LIGHT!" They only have one moment to assess the situation, because in the second moment—

砰,砰,砰,烟花狂出了裂缝,仰望头顶灯光秀。 一个声音嘶哑的裂谷鬼尖叫道：“那是什么！？” 谁干的？！？”一只更小、更可爱的裂谷虫尖声叫道：“亮光！明亮的光线!”他们只有一分钟的时间来评估形势，因为在第二分钟