Chapter 19

chapter nineteen Lightning slices through the gathering clouds as the sky turns from gray to black. Carol gallops at full speed through the darkness, racing to stay ahead of the storm, ahead of the Drakkor... "Is it snack time yet?" Galamelon asks. "Nopers," Kimmy says. "Dance party time yet?" Kimmy cracks a grin. "Yeah, duh. HIT IT, PETE!" Breakneck race home dance party!

第十九章闪电划破聚集的云，天空由灰色变为黑色。 卡罗尔在黑暗中全速疾驰，拼命赶在风暴前面，赶在德拉科前面…… “到吃零食的时间了吗？”Galamelon问道。 “不，”吉米说。“舞会开始了吗？”吉米咧嘴一笑。 “是的,咄。打吧，皮特！”危险的赛跑回家舞会！

Smushed in the back seat, Quint ignores the oddly timed dance party. There's still a chance to turn this whole mess into victory, he thinks. And do it without conjuring. He looks down at his cane. It used to hold a world of potential: Incantations and conjurations. An incredible mix of science and other-dimensional energy. But maybe Dirk was right. Maybe it's all simply too dangerous. And after Galamelon's confession, the idea of being a conjurer just seems like a cruel joke. Exhaustion overtakes Quint, and his eyelids shut as two days of hero questing on just three minutes of sleep finally catch up. Carol's gait along with Pete's strange music is oddly soothing, and soon he's fast asleep... Quint is jolted awake by a sudden rumbling. He gulps, thinking it's thunder crashing, fearing the storm has arrived. But no. It's... cheering? "Huh?" Quint wipes drool from his cheek and lifts his head, which had been resting on Skaelka's shoulder. "You are fortunate I now remember you," Skaelka tells Quint, flashing a loving—but still disturbing—

昆特被挤在后座上，忽略了这个时间奇怪的舞会。 他认为，仍有机会将这场混乱转化为胜利。 而且不用魔法。 他低头看着他的手杖。 它曾经拥有一个充满潜力的世界：咒语和魔法。 科学和其他维度能量的不可思议的结合。 但也许德克是对的。也许这一切都太危险了。 在加拉梅隆坦白之后，成为魔术师的想法就像是一个残酷的笑话。 疲惫压倒了昆特，他闭上了眼睛，两天的英雄任务只睡了三分钟，终于赶上了。 卡罗尔的步态伴随着皮特奇怪的音乐让人感到奇怪的安慰，很快他就睡着了。 昆特被突然的隆隆声惊醒。 他咽了口唾沫，以为是打雷的声音，担心暴风雨来了。 但是没有。这是……欢呼?“嗯?”昆特擦了擦脸颊上的口水，抬起了一直靠在斯卡卡肩膀上的头。 “你很幸运，我现在记得你了，”斯卡卡对昆特说，流露出爱意——但仍然令人不安——

grin. "Otherwise, I would have been forced to dismember you." "Missedya, Skaelka," Quint says. "Aww, so mushy," Kimmy says. "Time to focus, gang," Dirk says. "We're here." The heroes have returned from their quest. The queen in armor has been found as well. "How went the slaying of the Drakkor?" a monster calls out. "Did you make it suffer as it has made us suffer?

咧着嘴笑。“否则，我就不得不肢解你了。” “米塞迪亚，斯凯尔卡，”昆特说。 “哇，太软了，”吉米说。 “是时候集中精力了，伙计们，”德克说。 “我们在这里。”英雄们完成任务回来了。 穿着盔甲的女王也被发现了。 “德拉科的杀戮进行得怎么样了？”一个怪物喊道。 “你让它受苦，就像它让我们受苦一样吗？”

"Not yet," Kimmy says, as Carol slows to a trot. "But fear not, buddies—the Drakkor is on its way!" A terrified gasp comes from the gathered monsterfolk. "On its way?" one oafish monster cries. "Fear not?" another shouts. "Yup!" Kimmy says, all perky," 'Cause—" "Your prodigal son has returned!" Galamelon interrupts, standing and waving. "Now, can someone point me in the direction of the bathroom?" The sight of Galamelon turns the monsterfolk's fear to fury. "You left to slay the Drakkor, and instead returned with that bozo?" "Rain will soon come, the Drakkor is not dead, and Galamelon is back! We are doomed!" a monster cries, then hurries off to retrieve a rolling suitcase and comfortable walking shoes. Kimmy holds up a hand, silencing them. "Galamelon is definitely still lousy—but his lousiness actually came in handy-dandy. So, no one kill him... yet."

“还没有，”吉米说，卡罗尔放慢了速度。 “但是不要害怕，伙计们——德拉科正在路上呢！”聚集在一起的怪物们发出一阵惊恐的喘息声。 “在路上？”一个愚蠢的鱼怪喊道。 “不怕吗？”另一个喊道。 “是的!”吉米兴高采烈地说：“因为——”“你的浪子回来了！”加隆打断了他的话，站着挥手。 “现在，有人能告诉我洗手间的方向吗？”加拉梅隆的出现让怪物们的恐惧变成了愤怒。 “你去杀德拉科了，却带着那个笨蛋回来了？”“雨马上就要下了，德拉科没有死，加隆回来了！”我们完蛋了！”一个怪物喊道，然后赶紧去拿一个滚动的手提箱和舒适的步行鞋。 吉米举起一只手，让他们安静下来。 “加拉梅隆当然还是很差劲——但他的差劲实际上倒是派上了用场。 所以没人杀他…然而。”

We are going to slay the dragon. Oh, and we're going to do it here on our turf. Oh yeah. We tried that and got our butts kicked. The monster is impossible to kill. Yellowmelon has poisoned Kimmy's brain with his sucking. The wizard has sleep.-Drool on his face. "HEY!" Skaelka shouts, standing in her seat. "Skaelka has also returned. And she will not leave until the Drakkor has been felled." "Who's Skaelka?" a monster asks. Skaelka sighs. "Me," she mutters. "The Queen in Armor." A few monsters mumble their approval. "You all wanted the heroes of Hero Quest," Dirk says. "Now, you didn't get those exact heroes—but you did get a warrior and a conjurer. A warrior and a

我们要去屠龙。 哦，我们要在我们的地盘上做。 噢,是的。我们试过了，结果被揍了一顿。 怪物是不可能被杀死的。 黄瓜用他的吸吮毒害了吉米的大脑。 巫师睡着了。-流口水在他脸上。 “嘿!”斯卡卡站在座位上喊道。 斯卡卡也回来了。 她不会离开，直到德拉科被砍伐。” “谁是斯卡卡？”一个怪物问。 Skaelka叹了一口气。“我，”她喃喃地说。 “穿盔甲的女王。”几个怪物咕哝着表示赞同。 Dirk说道：“你们都想要《英雄任务》中的英雄。 “现在，你没有看到那些真正的英雄——但你确实看到了一个战士和一个魔术师。 一个战士和一个

conjurer who will not run when the Drakkor shows up." "Quint has a plan!" Kimmy says. "A plan that will work." Quint gulps. He feels like a giant spotlight has suddenly been turned on him. Looking out at the monsterfolk, he sees their fear-stricken faces. A few, who were caught mid-farmaculture, hold monster versions of pitchforks—the prongs trembling. Quint feels a sudden elbow in his side. "This part's all you," Dirk whispers. "Ahem," Quint starts. His words are shaky and he expects his voice to crack at any moment. "Well, you see, the plan is like this. First, you will retrieve the Cine-Bites truck and bring it to the center of town..." Quint pauses. The monsterfolk are rapt, hanging on his every word. He sees the same thing he saw when they set out to slay the Drakkor: hope. It's clear the monsterfolk are willing to do whatever needs doing. He continues, gaining steam as he talks...

当德拉科出现时，他不会逃跑的魔术师。” “昆特有个计划！”吉米说。 “一个可行的计划。”昆特吞。 他感觉像一个巨大的聚光灯突然对准了他。 望向外面的怪物，他看到了他们惊恐的面孔。 一些在农作过程中被抓的，手里拿着怪物般的干草叉——叉子在颤抖。 昆特突然感到一侧被肘击。 “这部分全靠你了。”德克低声说。 “嗯哼，”昆特说。他说话颤抖，随时都有嗓子哑的危险。 “嗯，你看，计划是这样的。 首先，你要找回‘Cine-Bites’卡车，把它开到镇中心……” 五胞胎停顿。怪物们全神贯注地听着他说的每一句话。 他看到了和他们出发去杀德拉寇时一样的东西：希望。 很明显，怪物们愿意做任何需要做的事。 他继续说着，边说边发着劲。