8 Nowhere to Run to, Baby

Chapter Eight Nowhere to Run to, Baby The four explorers ran as fast as they could toward their explorer pod. They were lucky that the robots chasing them weren't particularly speedy. "If we climb in there," shouted Abigail, pointing at the pod, "those robots will just pry the ship open. They could really damage it." "Okay," said Finn. "Then let's run past it and make our way to the next building. We can try to lose them over there." The explorers all ran straight past their ship to the village of small buildings just beyond it. Finn had spied it from the explorer pod but hadn't thought of it again until now. They ran through the narrow alleys of the town—robots apparently

第八章无处可逃，宝贝四个探险家以最快的速度向他们的探险舱跑去。 他们很幸运，追赶他们的机器人不是特别快。 “如果我们爬进去，”阿比盖尔指着吊舱喊道，“那些机器人就会把飞船撬开。 他们真的会破坏它。” “好吧，”芬恩说。“那我们就跑过去，到下一栋楼去吧。” 我们可以试着在那边甩掉他们。” 探险者们都径直跑过他们的船，来到船那边的小楼村。 芬恩在探险舱里发现了它，但直到现在才再次想起它。 他们跑过镇上狭窄的小巷——显然是机器人

didn't need cars, so there were no streets—and tried their best to go unnoticed. The alleys were teeming with robots of every different shape and size. Finn accidentally stepped on a few tiny ones, but they seemed designed to recover quickly. "Sorry!" Finn would shout, but the tiny robots would just pop back up into their proper form and wave their hands. It was like Finn stomping on them was nothing more than a bit of rain. The guards spotted them, and the explorers dove deeper into the maze of alleys in this village. Vale noticed a bucket full of black goop and knocked it over as they ran past.

不需要汽车，所以没有街道——他们尽量不引人注意。 小巷里到处都是形状和大小各异的机器人。 芬恩不小心踩到了一些小虫子，但它们似乎能很快恢复过来。 “对不起!”芬恩会大喊大叫，但这些小机器人会突然变回原来的样子，挥舞着双手。 就好像芬恩踩在他们身上只不过是一场雨。 卫兵发现了他们，探险者们深入到这个村庄迷宫般的小巷里。 维尔注意到一桶黑色的浆糊，就在他们跑过去的时候把它打翻了。

The guards slowed down and walked carefully through the goop, like it was glue that was going to dry and trap them in place. "Okay," said Finn as they dodged around another corner. "I think we've lost them." "What are you?" asked a round robot flying just over the explorers' heads. "We're robots!" shouted Elias, stepping forward. "Newest models. Never seen anything like it. Can't keep us on the shelves!" "Robots?" said the flying bot. It stuck out a small stone wand and poked Vale in the shoulder. "You're awfully squishy." Vale grabbed the wand out of the robot's hand and poked it back. "And you're a little too pokey!" shouted Vale. The bot spun away from the explorers and caught sight of the three tall robots making their way through the crowded alleys. "Over here!" shouted the flying bot. "Guards, guards! They're over here!"

警卫们放慢了脚步，小心翼翼地穿过粘糊糊的东西，就像胶水一样，它会变干，把他们困在那里。 “好吧，”芬恩说，他们绕过了另一个角落。 “我想我们已经失去他们了。” “你是什么？”一个圆形机器人飞过探险者的头顶问道。 “我们是机器人！”伊莱亚斯喊道，走上前。 “最新的模型。从来没见过这样的事。 不能把我们留在货架上！”“机器人？”会飞的机器人说。 它伸出一根小小的石魔杖，戳了戳瓦尔的肩膀。 “你太软了。”维尔从机器人手中夺过魔杖，戳了回去。 “你有点太笨了！” 机器人从探险者身边转过身来，看到三个高大的机器人正穿过拥挤的小巷。 “在这里！”飞行机器人喊道。 “卫兵,卫兵!他们在这里！”

"Snitch," said Vale. "Squishy," said the flying bot. The explorers turned down an alley. It was a dead end. Nothing but smooth, shiny stone walls. Behind them, the guards blocked the only way out. "What have you done to Queen 2111222111122121222?" asked the first guard to step into the alley. "She's your queen?" asked Abigail. "So the robot who was frazzing out back there wa... your... queen?"

“飞贼。”“软蛋，”会飞的机器人说。 探险者拐进一条小巷。 这是一条死胡同。除了光滑发亮的石墙什么都没有。 在他们身后，卫兵封锁了唯一的出口。 “你对女王做了什么？”第一个走进巷子的卫兵问道。 “她是你的王后？”阿比盖尔问。 “所以那个在后面疲惫不堪的机器人…… 你的…皇后吗?”

"Answer us!" shouted the second guard bot as they stalked closer to the kids. Finn, Elias, Abigail, and Vale pressed their backs against the wall. "Yeah!" said the third guard. "Cough cough puke blech blurp." The guard fell over, a drip of oil spilling from his mouth. The other two guards made equally gross sounds and keeled over, forming a guard pile in the middle of the alleyway.

“回答我们！”第二个看守机器人喊道，他们慢慢走近了孩子们。 芬恩、伊莱亚斯、阿比盖尔和维尔背靠着墙。 “是啊！”第三个卫兵说。 “咳，咳，呕，白，咳。” 卫兵摔倒了，一滴油从他嘴里流出来。 另外两个卫兵也发出同样难听的声音，倒在地上，在小巷中间围成一堆守卫。