Chapter 3

chapter three The Bone Howler—or rather, half of the Bone Howler —is climbing out of the collapsed castle. It's like some alien entity crawling from the smoldering crater of a just-crashed meteor. "Uuh, I thought you killed that thing?" Dirk says, reaching for his sword. "Not entirely, it would seem," Quint answers. "The vines and bone were sheared through, but it's still going." The Bone Howler's dead eyes dart around with a mixture of confusion and anger, like someone just jostled it out of a peaceful sleep. "And it looks peeved," Quint says. "I'd be peeved, too, if a kid conjurer sliced me in half." "Ooh, half," Quint says. "We should call it the Bone-Halfer now." The monster must not be a fan of the new name— because at that moment, it attacks! The beast's powerful front legs catapult it forward over the fallen walls. It barrels through a table marked CRAFT SERVICES—CREW ONLY!, sending a moldy frittata flying as it charges toward Quint and Dirk.

第三章《骨吼》——确切地说，是《骨吼》的一半——正在从倒塌的城堡里爬出来。 就像外星生物从刚坠落的流星的阴燃坑里爬出来一样。 “呃，我以为你杀了那东西？”德克说着，伸手去拿他的剑。 昆特回答说：“似乎不完全是这样。” “藤蔓和骨头都被剪断了，但它还在继续。” 骨嚎者那双死气沉沉的眼睛里充满了困惑和愤怒，就像有人把它从平静的睡眠中推了出来。 昆特说：“它看起来很生气。” “如果一个小魔术师把我切成两半，我也会生气的。” “哦，一半，”昆特说。“我们现在应该叫它‘半骨魔’了。” 怪物一定不喜欢这个新名字——因为在那一刻，它开始攻击了！猛兽有力的前腿弹射着它向前越过倒下的城墙。 它从一个标有“仅限船员服务”的桌子上呼啸而过！在冲向昆特和德克时，一个发霉的煎蛋饼飞了起来。

"Drooler, buddy, we've got some more fighting to do," Dirk says. "It wasn't always like this, I swear." Drooler chirps cheerfully in response. Quint peers down at his cane: the battery indicator shows that it's zapped, on empty. Relief fills Quint as he realizes he can't use his cane, and therefore doesn't have to risk royally messing up again. "Oh, fiddlesticks!" he says with a little too much gusto. "My cane needs time to recharge." "You don't gotta use it for wizard stuff!" Dirk says. "Use it for Dirk stuff!" "What's Dirk stuff?" "Bashin' monsters!"

“流口水，伙计，我们还有更多的战斗要做，”德克说。 “我发誓，事情并不总是这样的。” 流口水高兴地唧唧喳喳作为回应。 昆特低头看了看他的手杖：电池指示灯亮了，电量为空。 当昆特意识到他不能使用手杖时，他松了一口气，因此他不必再冒险把事情搞砸了。 “哦，真讨厌！”他说得有点太兴奋了。 “我的手杖需要时间充电。” “你不能用它来做巫师的事情！”德克说。 “用来装德克的东西！”“德克是什么玩意儿？”“Bashin怪物!”

"That I can do!" Quint says, cocking back the cane —and just in time... The bounding Bone-Halfer leaps! In a flash, Dirk and Quint are locked in mortal combat with the other- dimensional beast... Half of this guy is still bigger than all of us. Half the size, twice as ferocious scorch jab With every stab of Dirk's sword, Ultra-Slime splashes, melting the vines that give the dead monster life. One swing knocks two of the Bone-Halfer's front fangs loose. Another sends a bony hoof flying,

“我能做到！”昆特说着，把手杖往后一甩——正好…… 跳跃的半骨人跳起来了！一瞬间，德克和昆特被锁定在与另一个维度的野兽的致命战斗中…… 这家伙的一半还是比我们所有人都大。 随着德克剑的每一刺，超黏液喷溅，融化了赋予死去怪物生命的藤蔓。 一挥就把半骨兽的两颗前牙打松了。 另一只飞出骨蹄，

crashing into a giant plastic horseshoe that hangs outside the town's stable. The Bone-Halfer roars, swiping at Dirk, then twisting to avoid Quint's jabs. It's like a teenager slapping away a pair of annoying little brothers. "Hey, Quint, quick question," Dirk says, mid- swing. "If we're fighting the monster's head right now, d'you think Jack and June are back at the Mallusk fighting the monster's butt?" Quint shakes away the image. "If they are, they got the better part of this deal..." The Bone-Halfer whip-smacks a director's chair, sending it pinwheeling into Quint. "Oof!" Quint cries, tumbling end over end, finally slamming into the town apothecary: The Potion

撞上了挂在镇马厩外的一个巨大的塑料马蹄铁。 半骨兽咆哮着，朝德克猛扑过去，然后转身躲避昆特的猛攻。 就像一个少年扇走了一对讨厌的小弟弟。 “嘿，昆特，问个小问题，”德克说。 “如果我们现在是在和怪物的头搏斗，你认为杰克和琼会不会回到马卢斯克号和怪物的屁股搏斗呢？”昆特把这个形象抖掉了。 “如果是的话，他们在这笔交易中得到了更好的部分……” 半骨枪的鞭子打在导演的椅子上，把椅子打到昆特。 “呕!”昆特喊道，翻滚着身子，最后砰地一声撞上了镇上的药剂师：魔药

Pantry. As Quint waits for the air to return to his lungs, he sees the store's facade looming over him—and notices the large, open window on the second floor. An electrical cord dangles from a giant-sized stage light on the roof. Quint thinks back to black-and white movie Monday with his parents. It was his favorite night of the week. "IDEA!" Quint exclaims, rising. He reaches for the electrical cord, his mind turning quickly as he does the math. He eyes the open window, takes two steps back, does a few more calculations, then takes a half step to the side. "Dirk!" Quint calls. "Send that thing my way!" "Happily," Dirk shouts, swinging his sword into the Bone-Halfer's broken wing, half spinning the monster. The Bone-Halfer spots Quint then, and something flashes in the monster's eyes. Something like, Hey! There is the human creature who sliced me in two! It charges at Quint. Quint steels himself. He hopes his math is right. Hopes he remembers how the stunt from black-and white movie Monday worked. The shrieking Bone-Halfer's hideous mug is only a dozen feet away, closing fast, when—

储藏室。当昆特等着空气回到肺部时，他看到了商店的正面，并注意到二楼那扇敞开的大窗户。 一根电线悬挂在屋顶上一个巨大的舞台灯上。 昆特回想起和父母一起看黑白电影的星期一。 这是他一周中最喜欢的夜晚。 “主意!”昆特喊道，站起身来。 他伸手去拿电线，一边做着数学运算，一边飞快地转着脑袋。 他看着开着的窗户，后退了两步，又做了一些计算，然后向旁边走了半步。 “德克!”五度音的电话。“把那东西给我送来！”“高兴极了。”德克喊道，把剑插进半骨兽折断的翅膀里，半绕着怪物旋转。 这时，半骨魔发现了昆特，怪物的眼睛里闪烁着什么。 比如，嘿！就是那个把我切成两半的人！它向昆特收费。 昆特使自己坚强起来。他希望他的计算是正确的。 希望他记得黑白电影《星期一》里的特技是怎么起作用的。 尖叫的半骨骨头那张丑陋的脸离我们只有十几英尺远，正在迅速靠近，这时——

Quint pulls! And the front wall of the Potion Pantry begins to fall... Quint wants to run, flee, but he holds his ground, staying perfectly still as the wall crashes down and— SLAM The open window comes down around Quint, while the rest of the wall, including the heavy spotlight, crashes atop the Bone-Halfer. "I can't believe that worked..." Quint gasps.

昆特拉!魔药储藏室的前墙开始倒塌…… 昆特想跑，想逃跑，但他坚守阵地，一动不动地站在那里，墙轰然倒塌——砰的一声，开着的窗户在昆特周围倒塌，而墙的其余部分，包括沉重的聚光灯，都砸在了骨哈尔弗上。 “我不敢相信这成功了……” 五胞胎喘息声。