Chapter 2

chapter two "Oooh..." Quint groans. His head is buzzing, like a bunch of hornets are throwing a party inside his skull. Dirk wipes his stinging eyes. "Smells like burnt Eggos." As the purple mist begins to thin, Dirk stares, slack-jawed. It takes a moment, but the sight before him is unmistakable: the Bone Howler, sprawled on the floor, sliced cleanly in two. Quint, you did it. You like magic? Sliced the howler in half. That's right. Your bisected bonehead. My buddy quaint is a real deal wizard, and I'll be taking this. Dirk says, wrenching his blade from the ground. But as he does, he realizes the ground is no longer the cracked concrete of the mall parking lot. It's different Dirk glances at Drooler, perched on his shoulder and sees something like concern on the little Monster's face. You okay, champ?

第二章“哦……”五胞胎呻吟。 他的脑袋嗡嗡作响，就像一群大黄蜂在他脑袋里开派对。 德克擦了擦刺痛的眼睛。 “闻起来像烧焦的鸡蛋。” 当紫色的雾开始变薄时，德克目瞪口呆地盯着。 花了一会儿时间，但他面前的景象是明确无误的：骨吼，摊开躺在地板上，干净利落地切成两半。 昆特，你做到了。你喜欢魔术？ 把咆哮者切成两半。 这是正确的。你这个被劈成两半的笨蛋。 我的朋友古雅是个真正的交易高手，我要这个。 德克说着，从地上抽出了他的剑。 但当他这样做的时候，他意识到地面不再是商场停车场的裂缝混凝土。 不同的是，德克瞥了一眼坐在他肩膀上的流口水，看到了小怪物脸上的担忧。 你还好吧，冠军？

Drooler meeps nervously. And with the fog now clear, Dirk sees why— There is no mall. No parking lot, no garage, no caravan of carapaces. Dirk's glee evaporates. "Hey, Quint. Uh. Where are we?" "What do you mean?" Quint manages. He's on the ground, like his knees have given out. He looks a bit like Yursl did after she blasted the Howler off the Mallusk. Then Quint's eyes pop open and his legs go rigid as fear forces him to his feet. "Oh no. The conjuration... went wrong. I didn't perform it properly, and I think I... Well..." "What?" Dirk asks. "I think I, um, teleported us..." "Teleported..." Dirk says. "Is that why I felt like I was getting turned inside-out a minute ago?" Quint presses a hand to his stomach, like he's trying to force himself not to barf. "Yursl warned me about this! She specifically said, The wrong mixture of science and spell, and your entire molecular structure could be displaced—transported to another location." Dirk presses a finger into his palm. "I don't check in on my molecules that often, but they all seem to be accounted for."

流口水者紧张地开会。现在雾散了，德克明白了原因——没有林荫道。 没有停车场，没有车库，没有装满尸体的大篷车。 德克的欢乐消失了。“嘿,五胞胎。 呃。我们在哪儿？”“你是什么意思？”昆特管理。 他倒在地上，好像膝盖不行了。 他看起来有点像尤尔丝把吼叫信从马鹿斯克号上炸飞后的样子。 然后昆特的眼睛突然睁开，他的腿僵硬了，因为恐惧迫使他站了起来。 “哦,不。祈祷…… 错了。我没有好好表演，我想我… 好了……”“什么?”德克问道。 “我想我，嗯，传送了我们……” “传送……”德克说。 “这就是我一分钟前觉得自己被翻个身的原因吗？”昆特把一只手按在肚子上，好像在强迫自己不要呕吐。 “你警告过我！”她特别说：“如果把科学和咒语错误地混合在一起，你的整个分子结构就会被改变——被转移到另一个地方。” 德克把一根手指放在手掌里。 “我不经常检查我的分子，但它们似乎都得到了解释。”

The duo takes in their new surroundings. They're in a castle hall with a vaulted, triangular ceiling. Long, colorful carpets cover the floors, and tapestries drape the stone walls. Nearby, a turkey leg the size of a bowling pin sits on a silver platter. It looks fresh— glistening and golden. "Buddy, I don't know how to tell you this," Dirk says, "but I think you did more than transport us to another place. I think you transported us all the way..."

二人适应了新环境。 他们在一个三角形拱形天花板的城堡大厅里。 地板上铺着长长的彩色地毯，石墙上挂着挂毯。 旁边，一只保龄球瓶大小的火鸡腿放在一个银盘子里。 它看起来很新鲜——闪闪发光，金黄色的。 “伙计，我不知道该怎么跟你说，”德克说，“但我认为你做的不仅仅是把我们送到另一个地方。 我想是你把我们一路送过来的……”

BACK IN TIME The conjurer's cane drops from Quint's trembling hands, and he makes no move to pick it up. It now feels like something cursed, something not fit for human use. "The consequences of this..." Quint says softly. "One mistake, and we could shatter the space-time continuum. Like Back to the Future!" Dirk stares blankly for a second, then his face lights up like a neon sign. "Oh! I get that reference!

巫师的手杖从昆特颤抖的手中掉了下来，他没有去捡它。 现在感觉像是被诅咒的东西，不适合人类使用。 “这样做的后果……” 昆特轻声说。“一个错误，我们就可以粉碎时空连续体。 就像《回到未来》！”德克茫然地盯了一秒钟，然后他的脸像霓虹灯一样亮了起来。 “哦!我明白了！

Yeah, you guys watched that movie a ton during our tree house days. Not my favorite, but I always paid attention when that cool hero guy, Biff Tannen, was on-screen." "Biff Tannen is the bad guy," Quint says. "The bully." "No, I don't think that's right," Dirk says, shaking his head. "No one with a four-letter first name and a six-letter last name could ever be a bully." Quint groans. "But hey—maybe your awful magic did something good!" Dirk exclaims, as he begins to excitedly pace the room. "Remember Biff Tannen's big plan to save the day? We should do that! First thing: we find a sports almanac!" Quint shakes his head. "Dirk, it's the apocalypse. Money no longer means anything. Remember Jack and June's million-dollar hats..."

是啊，那部电影你们在树屋的日子里看了很多遍。 不是我最喜欢的，但是当那个很酷的男主角比夫·坦南出现在银幕上时，我总是很关注。” “毕夫·坦南是个坏人，”昆特说。 “欺负”。“不，我不认为那是对的，”德克摇着头说。 “名字只有四个字母，姓氏只有六个字母的人不可能是恶霸。” 五胞胎呻吟。“但是，嘿——也许你那可怕的魔法做了些好事！”德克兴奋地在房间里踱来踱去，喊道。 “还记得毕夫·坦南拯救世界的大计划吗？ 我们应该这么做！首先，我们要找一本体育年鉴！”昆特摇了摇头。 “德克，这是世界末日。 钱不再意味着什么。 还记得杰克和琼那顶价值百万的帽子吗……”

"Also," Quint adds, "Biff Tannen's actual scheme was to retrieve a sports almanac from the future, in order to—" "Get rich!" Dirk exclaims. "We are gonna get so rich! It's simple. We find an old sports almanac, the older the better, like ancient. And when we get back to our regular time—which we will, 'cause you're Quint and you'll figure it out—we bring the sports almanac with us. When the world returns to something like normal, we'll be gazillionaires! I

“此外，”昆特补充道，“毕夫·坦南的实际计划是从未来取回一本体育年鉴，以便——”“发财！”德克声称。 “我们要发财了！”这很简单。 我们找到一本古老的体育年鉴，越古老越好，像是古老的。 当我们回到正常的时间——我们会的，因为你是昆特人，你会明白的——我们会带着体育年鉴。 等世界恢复正常，我们就是亿万富翁了！我