9 Doodle and the Wagon

Chapter 9 Doodle and the Wagon DOODLE!" shouted Little-Bit, before splashing out across the water and flinging her arms around the dog she'd waited so long to see. Doodle had been the gang's constant companion throughout their first adventure in Chroma and belonged to the Markmakers. He raced back and forth between Little-Bit, Rockwell and Peanut, as if he couldn't decide who he was most happy to see. "Hello, boy!" said Peanut, ruffling the soft charcoal fur around the dog's neck as he wagged his tail excitedly. "It's great to see you too!" "If Doodle's here, that must mean the Markmakers aren't far away," said Rockwell, trying to avoid the dog's enthusiastic

第9章 杜德尔和马车 "杜德尔！"小不点喊道，随后溅着水穿过水面，张开双臂抱住了这只她盼了许久才见到的小狗 杜德尔是大伙第一次在克罗玛探险时形影不离的伙伴，他属于印记小队 他在小不点、罗克韦尔和皮纳特之间来回奔跑，好像拿不准自己最开心见到谁 "你好呀，小家伙！"皮纳特一边说，一边揉着小狗脖子边柔软的炭黑色皮毛，小狗兴奋地摇着尾巴 "见到你我们也太开心啦！" "如果杜德尔在这儿，那就说明印记小队肯定离这儿不远了。"罗克韦尔一边说，一边试图躲开小狗热情的

attempts to lick his face. "Maybe that old mill over there is their new HQ?" Peanut looked over at the building and shook her head. "Too conspicuous for a secret bunker," she said. "My gut tells me we're looking for something a bit more subtle." "Maybe there's a door in one of those tree trunks," said Little-Bit, pointing to the large oaks on the far bank beyond the mill. "Or under one of those hay-bales in the field." "What about that?" said Rockwell, pointing. Right in the middle of the cart, bolted to the platform, was a backplate holding a heavy-looking metal ring. "It looks just like the handle of the hatch that led to the Bunker back in the North Draw." "I think Rocky is right," said Little-Bit. All three of them climbed up on to the cart and grabbed the ring. They pulled as hard as they could, and, sure enough, a section of the wagon's floor started to lift up like a trapdoor. When it reached a vertical position, something clicked and it stayed upright. The children looked down through the opening, and where they might have expected to see water flowing beneath the cart, they saw instead a staircase which seemed to lead deep into the river. "Cool!" exclaimed Little-Bit, as Doodle jumped through the opening. "Looks like we're going underwater!"

想要舔他脸的举动 "说不定那边那座老磨坊就是他们的新总部？" 皮纳特望向那栋建筑，摇了摇头 "做秘密掩体太显眼了。"她说 "我的直觉告诉我们，要找的地方得更隐蔽一些" "说不定哪棵树干里就有门呢。"小不点说着，指向磨坊对岸远岸上的大橡树 "要么就在田里那些干草捆底下" "那是什么？"罗克韦尔指着前方说道 就在马车正中央，一块背板固定在车厢平台上，上面装着一个看起来沉甸甸的金属环 "这看起来跟之前北凹地那个地堡入口的把手一模一样" "我觉得罗基说得对。"小不点说 三个人全都爬上马车，抓住了那个金属环 他们使出全身力气一拉，果不其然，马车地板的一块区域像活板门一样升了起来 当它转到垂直位置时，咔哒一声卡稳，就一直立住了 孩子们朝开口往下看，他们本以为会看到马车下方流动的河水，结果却看到一道楼梯，它似乎一直通向河的深处 "太酷啦！"杜德尔跳进开口时，小不点兴奋地喊道 "看来我们要到水下去啦！"