62 THE NEW ARRIVALS

CHAPTER 62 THE NEW ARRIVALS Two small shapes were moving through the sky. As the shapes flew nearer, their details came into focus. They were birds. They were geese. They were Brightbill and Glimmer. The Ancient Shark's call to action had spread far and wide, and eventually it had reached Roz's island. As soon as the geese heard the details, they took off. For three days, they traveled over seas and islands and coastlines, and then they spotted the Juggernaut, floating on the waves of the northern ocean. The water was brimming with creatures, and the station was bristling with birds, but Brightbill and Glimmer ignored the other animals and concentrated on finding Roz. Soaring over the Juggernaut, they searched for any sign of the robot. She wasn't on the rooftops or the platforms or the walkways. She had to be in one of the buildings. The geese peered through window after window, looking for Roz, but there were too many windows to check them all. So our friends asked for help. A flock of puffins pointed them to sandpipers,

第六十二章新来的人两个小身影在天空中移动。 随着这些形状飞得越来越近，它们的细节变得清晰起来。 它们是鸟。它们是鹅。 他们是Brightbill和Glimmer。 古鲨的行动号召已经传播得很远很远，最终传到了罗兹的岛上。 鹅们一听到细节就飞走了。 他们在海上、岛屿和海岸线上航行了三天，然后他们发现了“神像”，它漂浮在北方海洋的波浪上。 水里到处都是生物，车站里到处都是鸟，但布莱特比尔和格里姆默无视其他动物，集中精力寻找罗兹。 他们在巨兽号上空盘旋，寻找机器人的踪迹。 她不在屋顶，也不在站台，也不在走道上。 她肯定在其中一栋楼里。 鹅群从一扇又一扇窗户往外张望，寻找罗兹，但窗户太多了，无法一一检查。 所以我们的朋友寻求帮助。 一群海雀指给他们看矶鹞，

who pointed them to cormorants, who pointed them to the top of the control tower, where a seagull was sitting among a mess of broken antennas. The geese touched down beside the gull, and Brightbill said, "I was told you know where to find a robot named Roz." "You must be her son!" said Nimbus, smiling. And then his expression sank. "I'm afraid your mother was captured. She's been in there since this morning." Nimbus motioned to one of the lower buildings. "What should we do?" said Glimmer. "We should go in after her," said Brightbill. "I think I can be of assistance," said Nimbus. Then the gull threw back his head and screeched, "Who wants to start some trouble?" A gang of spunky seabirds was quickly assembled, and everyone followed Nimbus down through the air. They swooped past structures and dodged other birds and then landed by the building where Roz was being held. "I hope you know how to get in," said Nimbus, inspecting the closed door with his good eye. "As a matter of fact, I do," said Brightbill. The goose hopped up and pecked a button on the wall, and like magic the door slid open. The birds hurried inside and found a hallway lined with more closed doors. They began pecking buttons,

他指给他们看鸬鹚，又指给他们看控制塔顶，一只海鸥正坐在一堆折断的天线中间。 鹅降落在海鸥旁边，布莱特比尔说：“有人告诉我，你知道在哪里可以找到一个叫罗兹的机器人。” “你一定是她的儿子！” 然后他的表情沉了下去。 “恐怕你母亲被抓了。 她从今天早上就在里面了。” 光轮指了指一幢较低的建筑。 “我们该怎么办？” “我们应该跟着她进去，”布莱特比尔说。 “我想我能帮上忙。” 这时，海鸥仰起头，尖声叫道：“谁想找麻烦？”一群勇敢的海鸟很快集合起来，大家跟着光轮在空中降落。 它们飞过建筑物，躲避其他鸟类，然后降落在罗兹被关押的大楼附近。 “我希望你知道怎么进去。”光轮说，用他那只好眼睛检查着那扇关着的门。 “事实上，我知道，”布莱特比尔说。 母鹅跳起来，啄了啄墙上的一个按钮，门像变魔术一样滑开了。 鸟儿们急忙跑了进去，发现走廊里有更多关着的门。 它们开始啄钮扣，

opening doors, exploring every room. They found machines and cabinets and equipment, but they didn't find any robots. So they fluttered up a stairwell and explored the next floor of the building. They went from room to room, from floor to floor, but there was no sign of Roz. Until they reached the top floor. The birds crept out from the stairwell and peeked around a corner. Down the hall, BOSUN 10 was standing guard. Glimmer whispered, "Roz must be in that room." Nimbus replied, "Let us handle the guard. You and Brightbill bust Roz out!" The gull smiled. Then he strutted down the hall and squawked, "Hey, blockhead! Why don't you go swim with the fishes?" BOSUN 10 turned his blocky head to face the seagull. He didn't understand what the bird had said, of course. But he felt something like surprise at the sight of a gull strutting toward him. More surprises were on their way, and the other seabirds came flying around the corner. There were four puffins and three terns and five sandpipers. Two skuas brought up the rear, their wings nearly spanning the width of the hall. The gang flapped and squawked and taunted the robot, luring him away from the jail room. He took the bait and chased them down the hall, and they all disappeared into the next stairwell. The geese raced over to where the robot had been

打开门，探索每一个房间。 他们找到了机器、橱柜和设备，但没有找到机器人。 于是他们飞快地爬上楼梯井，探索大楼的下一层。 他们从一个房间走到另一个房间，从一层楼走到另一层楼，但没有罗兹的踪影。 直到他们到了顶楼。 鸟儿从楼梯井里爬出来，在一个角落里偷看。 在大厅那头，10号水兵正在站岗。 微光低声说：“罗兹一定在那间屋子里。” 光轮回答道：“让我们来对付守卫。 你和布莱特比尔把罗兹救出来！”海鸥笑了。 然后他趾高气扬地走过大厅，大声喊道：“嘿，笨蛋！你为什么不去和鱼儿一起游泳呢？”水兵10号转过头来面对海鸥。 当然，他不明白那只鸟在说什么。 但看到一只海鸥昂首阔步地朝他走来，他感到有些吃惊。 更多的惊喜在路上，其他的海鸟从拐角处飞来。 有四只海雀、三只燕鸥和五条矶鹞。 两只贼鸥在后面，它们的翅膀几乎横跨了大厅的宽度。 这群人拍打着翅膀，尖叫着，嘲笑着机器人，引诱他离开了监狱。 他上钩了，把他们追到了大厅里，他们都消失在下一个楼梯井里了。 鹅们跑到机器人所在的地方

standing. Brightbill pecked the button on the wall. He pecked it again and again, but the door wouldn't open. "Ma, are you in there?" said Brightbill. Roz's face appeared in the door window. "Brightbill? Glimmer? What are you doing here?" "We're here to get you out, Ma! The guard is gone, but this door is locked!" "Leave that to me," said Roz. Brightbill and Glimmer stood back. There was a loud clang! and another clang! and with the next clang! the door shot across the hall and fell to the floor. Then Roz stepped out and scooped the geese into her arms. "We were so worried about you, Ma!" said Brightbill. "We heard what was happening and thought you could use some help," said Glimmer. "You were correct," said Roz. The robot and the geese talked quickly and quietly. Roz explained that they were on a mining station and that the poison tide was flowing from down on the seafloor. Brightbill spoke about the island. Thanks to the supply of fresh water, most animals were surviving, but food and shelter were scarce. Several more geese had left the flock. Neighbors were lashing out at each other. The island community had splintered apart. "There is some good news," said Glimmer. "Our goslings have hatched."

站着。布莱特比尔啄了一下墙上的按钮。 他啄了一遍又一遍，但门就是打不开。 “妈妈，你在里面吗？”布莱特比尔说。 罗丝的脸出现在了窗户里。 “Brightbill ?线吗?你在这里做什么？”“我们是来救你出去的，妈妈！”卫兵走了，但这扇门是锁着的！”“交给我吧，”罗兹说。 布莱特比尔和格里姆退后一步。 一声巨响！——又是一声巨响！——伴随着下一声巨响！门猛地穿过大厅，掉在地上。 然后罗兹走出来，把鹅抱在怀里。 “我们很担心你，妈妈！”布莱特比尔说。 “我们听说发生了什么事，觉得你可能需要帮助。” “你是对的，”罗兹说。 机器人和鹅们又快又安静地交谈着。 罗兹解释说，他们是在一个采矿站，毒潮是从海底流下来的。 布莱特比尔谈到了那个岛。 由于淡水的供应，大多数动物都活了下来，但食物和住所却很稀缺。 又有几只鹅离开了鹅群。 邻居们互相猛烈抨击。 这个岛屿社区已经四分五裂。 “有一些好消息，”格里默说。 “我们的小鹅孵出来了。”

"That is wonderful!" said Roz. "I am so happy for you both! But if you two are here, who is looking after your goslings?" "Good old Loudwing is taking care of them while we're away," said Brightbill. "They'll be perfectly safe with her." As you know, reader, robots don't feel emotions. Not the way animals do. But in that moment, even with all the trouble she was in, our robot felt something like joy to learn that she was a grandmother and that her son was a father.

“太好了！”罗兹说。 “我真为你们俩高兴！”但是如果你们两个都在这里，谁来照顾你们的小鹅呢？”“我们不在的时候，老响亮翼会照顾他们。”布莱特比尔说。 “他们跟她在一起绝对安全。” 如你所知，读者，机器人没有情感。 不是动物的方式。但在那一刻，即使她遇到了那么多麻烦，我们的机器人得知她是祖母，她的儿子是父亲时，还是感到很高兴。