14 History in the Making

Chapter Fourteen History in the Making On the long ride back to the Marlowe, the explorer pod shook and shuddered. Saphrite had definitely done some damage. But the ship would make it. The explorers would make it. And they would have one great story to tell. Elav was along for the ride. He didn't have a home planet anymore, but the kids couldn't just leave him on Saphrite. So they agreed to drop him off at their next stop. "Vale, you're out of your mind," said Finn. "What were you thinking?" "I'm sorry, guys," said Vale. "I don't know why I got so obsessed with being the hero of this trip. It's just that you guys all have these really cool things you do. And, you know, I want to be able to say I do cool things, too." Abigail shook her head.

第十四章创造历史在返回马洛号的漫长旅途中，探险舱不停地摇晃着。 蓝宝石肯定造成了一些伤害。 但这艘船会成功的。 探险者会成功的。 他们会有一个伟大的故事要讲。 伊莱夫也来了。 他没有母星了，但孩子们不能把他丢在蓝宝石上。 所以他们同意让他在下一站下车。 “瓦尔，你疯了。”芬恩说。 “你在想什么？”“对不起，伙计们，”瓦尔说。 “我不知道为什么我如此痴迷于成为这次旅行的英雄。 只是你们都做了一些很酷的事。 而且，你知道，我想说我也能做很酷的事情。” 阿比盖尔摇了摇头。

"Vale, you're helping us all the time," she said. "Just because you don't always defeat the big bad guy doesn't mean you're not a hero." "I know that now," shrugged Vale. "What Foggy said really hit me. All his talk about being part of the team. I know it probably looked like I wasn't listening. And you probably thought I went back in to be a hero." "It did look like that," said Elias, "because you said, 'Nah,' and ran off." "True blue," laughed Vale. "But what you guys were saying about being a team really hit me. And it made me think of old Elav over there. He was all alone in that half-a-house. And he'd been that way for two thousand years!" Vale paused to look over at the four-armed alien. "I just couldn't imagine that," he said. "And I felt like we couldn't leave him behind." "That's really sweet, Vale," said Finn. "We should write this whole story down. They can teach it to future explorer troops. How Vale Gil risked his own life—" "And the lives of his friends," laughed Abigail.

“瓦尔，你一直在帮助我们，”她说。 “你不能打败大坏蛋并不意味着你不是英雄。” “我现在知道了，”维尔耸耸肩。 “福吉的话真的击中了我。 他总是说要成为团队的一员。 我知道我看起来好像没在听。 你可能认为我回去是为了成为一个英雄。” “确实是这样，”伊莱亚斯说，“因为你说，‘不’，然后就跑掉了。” “真正的蓝色。” “但你们所说的团队精神真的打动了我。 这让我想起了那边的老艾拉。 他独自一人待在那间半间房子里。 他已经这样两千年了！”维尔停下来看了看这个四臂外星人。 “我简直无法想象，”他说。 “我觉得我们不能丢下他不管。” “你真贴心，维尔。”芬恩说。 “我们应该把整个故事写下来。 他们可以把它教给未来的探险队。 吉尔是怎样冒着生命危险的——”“还有他朋友的生命，”阿比盖尔笑着说。

"How Vale Gil risked everything," said Finn, "to save just one alien who was alone in the universe. That would make an amazing story." "Nah, that's okay," said Vale. "I don't care about that stuff anymore."

“吉尔是如何不顾一切，”芬恩说，“去救一个在宇宙中孤身一人的外星人。 这将是一个精彩的故事。” “不，没关系，”瓦尔说。 “我不再关心那些东西了。”

"Really?!" said Elias. "I don't believe you. "Really," said Vale. He put his arms behind his head and closed his eyes. "I don't need all that fame stuff. I'm a legend in my own mind." The troop all laughed. "We'll definitely tell everyone how you got covered in Saphrite's mucus," said Abigail. "You can leave that part out," said Vale. "Or how you made best friends with an armpit beetle," said Elias. "How dare you speak of Cool Franky like that!" shouted Vale. "Oh yeah, and we'll definitely tell everyone about how you scratched Saphrite's itchy, flaky, gross toe," said Finn. Vale's eyes opened, and he shuddered as a chill ran down his spine. "Never," he said. "Yeah, I think you still have some flakes on your forehead," laughed Abigail. "Eww!" cried Vale. "Get them off!" He slapped at his forehead, but there was nothing there. All his friends were laughing so hard, the little explorer pod shook.

“真的吗？”“我不相信你。 “真的吗？”他把双臂放在脑后，闭上了眼睛。 “我不需要名气之类的东西。 在我自己的心目中，我是一个传奇。” 所有的人都笑了。“我们一定会告诉大家你是怎么被蓝宝石的粘液覆盖的。”阿比盖尔说。 “你可以把这部分省略，”瓦尔说。 “或者你是如何和一只腋窝甲虫成为最好的朋友的，”伊莱亚斯说。 “你怎么敢这样说酷弗兰克！” “哦，是的，我们一定会告诉大家你是如何抓伤萨菲丽特又痒又脆又恶心的脚趾的。”芬恩说。 维尔睁开了眼睛，一阵寒意顺着他的脊背流下，他打了个寒颤。 “从来没有，”他说。“是啊，我想你额头上还有些雪花呢。”阿比盖尔笑着说。 “哎呀！”“把他们弄下来！”他拍了拍自己的前额，但那里什么也没有。 他所有的朋友都笑得很厉害，小小的探险舱都摇晃起来。

"Very funny," said Vale. "We shall never speak of the toe again."

“很有趣，”维尔说。“我们再也不提脚趾了。”