15 The Magic Tower

CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Magic Tower The Brain Zapper 3000 weighed heavily on Princess Buttons' head. Making it to the top of the hill was difficult for a cat who had eaten as many Speedy Chicken nuggets as she had. 'Almost… there,' she panted. She glanced at the Fox Finder. She was close to the flashing red dot. Nancy was around here somewhere. After more huffing and puffing, Princess Buttons reached the top of the hill. She slumped against the base of the old electricity pylon and waited for the cats to deliver Ted.

魔法塔大脑歼灭器3000沉重地压在巴顿公主的头上。 对于一只吃了和她一样多的快手鸡块的猫来说，爬到山顶是很困难的。 “差不多……到了。”她喘着气说。 她瞥了一眼寻狐者。 她离闪烁的红点很近。 南希就在这附近。 在气喘吁吁地喘气之后，巴顿公主到达了山顶。 她伏在旧电塔的底部，等着猫把泰德送过来。

They must have got him by now, the weedy little thing. She gazed up at the sky and saw two birds gliding overhead– larger than the ones in the Big City, but too far away to be of much interest. Then she heard the unmistakable rumble of a car engine. This was it! She giggled to herself as she stood up and switched on the Brain Zapper 3000. It hummed and the antennae began to flash and glow. A Jeep careered over the brow of the hill, skidding into a turn. 'DELIVERY!' A small sack was thrown out of the window, landing near Princess Buttons' feet. 'MMmpppph!' said the bundle, which writhed and wriggled.

他们现在一定抓到他了，这个小杂草。 她抬头望着天空，看见两只鸟在头顶上滑翔——比大城市里的大一些，但离得太远，引起不了她的兴趣。 接着，她听到了汽车引擎的隆隆声。 就是这样！她一边站起来，一边咯咯地笑着，打开了Brain Zapper 3000。 它嗡嗡作响，触角开始闪烁发光。 一辆吉普车冲过山坡，打滑转弯。 “交货!”一个小麻袋被扔出窗外，落在巴顿公主的脚边。 “MMmpppph !那捆东西扭动着说。

Princess Buttons was just about to open the sack when it was torn apart from inside. Ted's snout poked out, gasping for air. 'AAAAAAARGH!' he cried, on seeing Princess Buttons and the Brain Zapper 3000. 'Finally,' sighed Princess Buttons. Though she also wondered why Denise and the cats hadn't stopped the car. 'H… hullo,' said Ted nervously. 'Where. Is. My. TAIL?' hissed Princess Buttons. 'Well. Erm. It was in my rucksack for a bit and then Nancy nailed it to the wall of our den. But now I'm not really sure, to be honest. Look… about the tail. I'm sorry. I honestly thought it was a hot dog.' 'SILENCE!' shouted Princess Buttons. The Brain Zapper 3000 was sparking and beeping. 'W-what's that on your head?' asked Ted. 'Is it a fun thing or is it a bad thing?' Princess Buttons did an evil cackle. I'm saying it's a badthing.

巴顿公主刚要打开袋子，袋子就被从里面撕破了。 泰德伸出鼻子，大口喘气。 “啊…!看到巴顿公主和大脑歼灭器3000，他叫道。 “终于，”巴顿公主叹了口气。 虽然她也想知道为什么丹尼斯和猫没有把车停下来。 “嗯……你好。”泰德紧张地说。 ”。是多少。我的。尾巴?巴顿公主嘶嘶地说。 “好。嗯。它在我的背包里放了一会儿，然后南希把它钉在了我们书房的墙上。 但说实话，我现在不太确定。 看，关于尾巴。我很抱歉。 我真的以为那是热狗。“安静!巴顿公主喊道。 大脑歼灭器3000发出了火花和哔哔声。 “你——你头上那是什么？”泰德问。 “这是一件有趣的事还是一件坏事？”巴顿公主邪恶地咯咯笑了一声。 我是说这是件坏事。

'This, dear boy, is a Brain Zapper 3000. And I'm afraid it's going to blast you and your sister into smithereens!' Ted gulped. 'But first I want my tail back,' said Princess Buttons, her sharp claws hovering over Ted's face. 'Where's that big sister of yours? I know she's around here somewhere!' 'How?' asked Ted. Princess Buttons whipped out Bin's phone. 'Easy. I tracked her phone. This red dot tells me that she's nearby. Now I want you to scream for your big sis! Scream so that she comes running to me!' Ted knew what he had to do. But he wanted to ask Princess Buttons one more thing while he still had the chance. He took a deep breath. 'Listen,' he said. 'I'm sorry I bit your tail off. But all the other stuff? I just think you've been really mean. All we tried to do was share the food equally among everyone! Don't you think we could forget about this fighting? We could all go back to the Big City, help each other out, share the good times and the bad. What do you think?' Princess Buttons blinked. And then she laughed. 'I think that you're the stupidest fox I've ever met. I don't like you. I don't like your sister. And I DON'T… LIKE… SHARING!' She pointed the Brain Zapper 3000 at Ted.

“亲爱的孩子，这是‘大脑杀手3000’。 我担心它会把你和你妹妹炸成碎片！”泰德一饮而尽。 “但首先我想要回我的尾巴。”巴顿公主说，她锋利的爪子在泰德的脸上盘旋。 “你的姐姐在哪儿？” 我知道她就在这附近！“如何?泰德问。 巴顿公主拿出宾的手机。 “简单。我追踪了她的手机。 这个红点告诉我她就在附近。 现在我要你喊你姐姐！尖叫，让她向我跑来！”泰德知道他该怎么做。 但他想趁还有机会，再问巴顿公主一件事。 他深吸了一口气。“听着，”他说。 “对不起，我咬掉了你的尾巴。 但是其他的东西呢？我只是觉得你太刻薄了。 我们所要做的就是把食物平均地分给大家！你不觉得我们可以忘了这场争吵吗？ 我们都可以回到纽约，互相帮助，同甘共苦。 你觉得怎么样？”巴顿公主眨了眨眼睛。 然后她笑了。“我认为你是我见过的最愚蠢的狐狸。 我不喜欢你。我不喜欢你妹妹。 而且我不喜欢分享！”她把大脑歼灭器3000对准了泰德。

A voice called down from the top of the Magic Tower. 'OI. BUTTONS.' Princess Buttons looked up. 'I'VE GOT YOUR TAIL.'

一个声音从魔法塔顶向下喊道。 OI。按钮”。巴顿公主抬起头来。 “我抓住了你的尾巴。”

And there stood Nancy. She was balanced at the very top of the tower, holding Ingrid's megaphone.

南希站在那里。她站在塔顶，拿着英格丽德的扩音器。