59 The Cavalry

Chapter 59 The Cavalry Suddenly, the hatch in the floor that led to where Dad, Mum, Leo and Doodle were trapped flew open. This was the first of three unexpected events that took place in a very short space of time. The second involved Alan smashing his massive fist into the door of the illustrated cage that was holding Rockwell and Little-Bit. It instantly broke open, freeing them both. Peanut blinked. Did Alan really just rescue her sister and her best friend? Thirdly, the huge henchman dove underneath the chair and grabbed the brassy RAZER-disabling device that Rockwell had dropped. He pressed the button, turning the eyes of the gold robots in the room purple and swirly. Now paralysed, 005's metallic arms slackened, allowing Peanut to wriggle free.

第59章 骑兵突袭 通往爸爸、妈妈、里奥和杜多被困处的地板舱门猛地一下子打开了。 这是短时间内发生的三件意想不到的事里的第一件。 第二件事，艾伦用他的大拳头砸开了关着罗克韦尔和小不点的带锁笼子门。 笼子瞬间裂开，他俩都获救了。 花生眨了眨眼睛。 艾伦真的刚刚救了她的姐姐和她最好的朋友吗？ 第三件事，这个大块头手下钻到椅子底下，抓起了罗克韦尔掉落的黄铜色破解除雷装置。 他按下按钮，房间里金色机器人的眼睛变成了旋转的紫色。 005动弹不得，金属手臂松垮下来，花生趁机挣脱逃了出来。

A second later, Dad, Mum, Leo and Doodle came running up out of the hatch. "Where is she?" yelled Dad, holding a walkie-talkie in his hand. "Where's Mr Wh—er, I mean, Nerys? We heard everything she said through the walkie-talkie!" "There she is," shouted Little-Bit. "Over in the corner, next to Monet's Water Lilies!" "How could you, Nerys?" asked Mum, her face streaked with tears. "I thought we were friends!" ALAN!" shouted Nerys, completely ignoring the Joneses. "WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING?" "Yes, Alan," chimed the still incapacitated 67, "please state your reason for liberating the enemy. "Oh, don't worry about it," he replied. "I'm just being a big oaf, as usual. I guess I just accidentally freed your prisoners with my big, meaty hands." "TRAITOR!" Nerys bellowed. "No, no, no," Alan said with a grin. "I'm no traitor. I'm just the necessary muscle. And I should have stood up to you a long time ago." His freckles had turned an angry shade of purple. "I can't believe I ever let you talk me into being your henchman. I was perfectly happy working in that coffee shop back in The Grid. None of the other baristas ever called me a meathead." Even Alan is on our side now, Peanut thought, hardly believing it could be true. She didn't have much time to let this

一秒之后，爸爸、妈妈、里奥和杜多从舱门跑了上来。 “她在哪儿？”爸爸握着对讲机大喊道。 “惠先生——呃不对，内里斯在哪儿？ 我们通过对讲机听到了她说的每一句话！” “她在那儿！”小不点喊道。 “就在角落，莫奈《睡莲》旁边！” “你怎么能这么做，内里斯？”妈妈满脸泪痕地问道。 “我还以为我们是朋友呢！” “艾伦！”内里斯大喊，完全没搭理琼斯一家人。 “你到底在干什么？” “是啊，艾伦，”还没法动弹的67号搭话了，“请说明你放走敌人的理由。 “哦，别担心，”他回答道。 “我跟往常一样，就是个笨大块头啦。 我猜我就是不小心用我这肉乎乎的大手放走了你的囚犯。” “叛徒！” 内里斯怒吼道。 “不对不对，”艾伦笑着说。 “我不是叛徒。 我只是个出力的， 我早就该站出来反对你了。” 他的雀斑气得变成了深紫色。 “我真不敢相信我当初居然听你的话当你的手下。 我之前在网格区的咖啡店上班的时候过得可开心了。 别的咖啡师从来没人叫我无脑大块头。” 花生心想，现在连艾伦都站在我们这边了，简直不敢相信这是真的。 她还没来得及好好消化这件事

sink in, as Nerys picked up what priceless artefacts she could and began to make a run for it. "LEO!" shouted Dad. "GET HER!" The boy made a grab for the woman as she ran towards a narrow staircase that spiralled up the tapered walls of the conical room, but he missed. Seconds later, Nerys was scrambling up the stairs with the frameless Mona Lisa, the Jinou Yonggu Cup of Emperor Qianlong and Little Tail in her hands. Leo, in hot pursuit, got to the first step quickly, but was immediately knocked over by the cup as it came flying down the steps. Apparently, the beautifully jewelled, solid gold work of art had been reduced to a mere missile by Nerys in order to help her escape. "Are you all right, Leo?" asked Peanut, crouching down next to her fallen brother at the bottom of the staircase. Little- Bit and Rockwell were trying to help him up onto his feet. "Don't worry about me, guys," he replied, clutching his ankle in pain. Just go and get her!" Nerys was, by now, halfway up the stairs and heading to a small door at the top marked "Mooring Mast "Leo's right!" shouted Dad as he ran towards them. "Go, Peanut! Whatever you do, don't let her escape with that pencil!"

反应过来，内里斯已经收拾好能带的珍贵文物，开始逃跑了。 “里奥！”爸爸大喊。 “抓住她！” 里奥朝着往锥形房间陡壁窄旋梯跑的内里斯伸手去抓，却扑空了。 几秒之后，内里斯已经爬楼梯往上走，手里攥着无框《蒙娜丽莎》、乾隆金龙永固杯还有小尾巴。 里奥紧追不舍，很快冲到第一阶楼梯，却立刻被飞滚下来的杯子砸倒了。 原来这件镶满宝石的纯金宝贝被内里斯当成了拦路飞弹，用来帮自己逃跑。 “你没事吧里奥？”花生蹲在楼梯底摔倒的哥哥身边问道。小 不点和罗克韦尔正扶着他站起来。 “我没事，伙计们，”他攥着疼得厉害的脚踝说道。 “快去追她！” 此时内里斯已经爬到楼梯一半，正往顶端那扇写着“系缆柱”的小门走，“里奥说得对！” 爸爸一边朝他们跑过来一边大喊。 “快，花生！ 无论如何，别让她带着那支笔逃掉！”