70 The Chase, Part II

70 The Chase, Part II The Exocetia shot out of the shoal at such a speed that Peanut didn't even have a chance to react. The supersonic fish flew through the air like an arrow, almost knocking the pencil from Peanut's hand, before arcing around in a semi-circle and returning to Mr White. The whole thing took about three seconds.

70 追踪 下篇 艾克索西亚猛地冲出鱼群，速度快到花生连反应都来不及 这条超音速飞鱼像箭一样划过空中，差点把花生手里的铅笔撞掉，接着划出一道半圆弧线，回到了怀特先生身边 这一整套动作，才花了大概三秒钟

The children blinked. Doodle barked. Mr M leaped into action. "LET'S GO!" He jumped on to one of the scooters with Doodle and Little-Bit. Rockwell and Peanut took the other one. "There's a button on the jet!" shouted Peanut. She and Mr M bent down, pressed the small, round knobs, and the two vehicles shot forwards. Peanut was surprised at the acceleration. "WHOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!" screamed Little-Bit.

孩子们眨了眨眼睛 嘟嘟叫了一声 M先生立刻行动起来 “出发！” 他和嘟嘟还有小不点跳上了其中一辆滑板车 罗克韦尔和花生选了另一辆 “喷气滑板上有按钮！”花生喊道 她和M先生弯下腰，按下圆圆的小按钮，两辆滑板车一下子冲了出去 起步的速度快得让花生吃了一惊 “哇哦哦哦哦哦——！”小不点尖叫起来

Mr M steered his scooter in front of Peanut's and yelled "FOLLOW ME!" over his shoulder. He immediately veered to the left towards a wooded area as yet untouched by the Big X. Suddenly, they were surrounded by lots of flying fish that appeared next to them out of thin air, as if they were X-wing fighters exiting hyperspace. Peanut realised with terror that she was still holding Little Tail and gripped it as tightly as she could. "INTO THE TREES!" yelled Mr M. They swooped down a slope and flew into the woods. As the two jet-powered scooters weaved between the trunks, one fish after another flew at Peanut. They were tracking her. A few of them clattered into tree trunks with metallic thunks before exploding into balls of flame. Rockwell's eyes widened.

M先生把滑板车开到花生前面，大喊道：“跟我来！” 回过头喊道 他立刻左转开往那片还没被大X破坏的林区，突然好多飞鱼凭空出现在他们周围，把他们团团围住，就像X翼战斗机驶出超空间一样 花生吓得才反应过来自己还握着小尾巴铅笔，赶紧把它攥得紧紧的 “进树林去！” M先生大喊，两人冲下斜坡，一头扎进了树林里 两辆喷气滑板在树干间穿梭，飞鱼一只接一只朝花生冲过来 它们一直在跟踪她 几只飞鱼哐当撞到树干，发出金属碰撞的闷响，接着炸开变成了火球 罗克韦尔一下子瞪大了眼睛

"OMG! I forgot about that!" A he shouted. "Forgot about what?" yelled Peanut. "Er, don't worry. You just concentrate on avoiding the trees!" He pulled his rucksack from his back and desperately rifled through the front pocket. Meanwhile, Mr M was zigging and zagging with astonishing accuracy. Lots of short, sharp turns, dipping under branches, flying over roots, 180-degree spins, neck-whipping chicanes at breakneck speeds. Both he and Little-Bit looked like they were having the time of their lives. Peanut was doing her best to keep up with him, but she wasn't enjoying it as much. Mainly because she was having to deal with the Exocetia, whose sole aim appeared to be staying as close to her and the pencil as possible. "Keep holding them off!" shouted Rockwell. "It must be here somewhere!" "What must?" "That device that Jonathan Higginbottom gave me! The one that blows up the fish!" Suddenly, the two scooters were out of the woods and

“天呐 我把这事给忘了！” 他大声喊道 “忘了什么？”花生喊道 “呃，别担心 你专心躲开树就行！” 他拽下背上的背包，急急忙忙翻找前袋 这时候，M先生左拐右绕，准得惊人 不断急转弯腰躲树枝、飞过树根，还做180度掉头，风驰电掣急转，脖子都快甩歪了 他和小不点看上去都玩得开心极了 花生拼尽全力跟在后面，可她一点都不觉得好玩 主要是她得躲开这些艾克索西亚飞鱼，它们就只想死死黏着她和那支铅笔 “别让它们靠近！”罗克韦尔喊道 “肯定就在这里某个地方！” “什么东西肯定在这？” “乔纳森·希金斯博顿给我的那个装置 就是能炸飞这些鱼的那个！” 突然，两辆滑板车冲出了树林

back on the open plains. As they flew across the hills and valleys of the North Draw, Mr M shouted across to Peanut. "WE'RE NEARLY THERE! WE NEED TO SHAKE THEM OFF BEFORE WE GET TO THE BUNKER, IF WE CAN!" "OK!" she replied. "Rockwell, we're running out of time! Hurry." As they crested a particularly large hill, Peanut suddenly noticed a touch of colour in the distance. It was hard to miss because everything else in the North Draw was so monochrome. And then she spotted some movement. It looked like... people. Yes. There were lots of people and they were building something. Something big. Something... pink and blue. "WHAT'S GOING ON?" yelled Peanut. "I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON," replied Mr M. "MY WIFE, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON!" Peanut batted away yet another Exocetia as it got dangerously close. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" "I KNEW SHE WOULDN'T LET US DOWN!" beamed Mr M. "SHE'S MOBILISED THE RESISTANCE!"

回到了开阔的平原上 他们飞过北洼地的山谷丘陵，M先生对着花生喊道 “我们快到了 我们得在进碉堡之前甩掉它们，能甩就甩！” “好！” 她答道 “罗克韦尔，我们没时间了 快点。” 他们爬上一座特别大的山顶，花生突然看见远处有一块带颜色的地方 这太显眼了，因为北洼地其他地方全都是灰蒙蒙的单色 接着她看见那里有动静 看着像是……人 没错 有好多人，他们在建造什么东西 一个很大的东西 一个……粉蓝相间的东西 “这是怎么回事？”花生喊道 “我告诉你怎么回事，”M先生答道，“就是我老婆，是我老婆干的！” 又一只艾克索西亚飞鱼快贴到脸上了，花生一把把它拍开 “你这话是什么意思？” “我就知道她不会辜负我们！” M先生笑着说，“她动员起抵抗组织了！”