8 Arrival

8 Arrival "Rise and shine, sleepyheads!" Dad, with 67 by his side, walked back through the submarine, nudging Peanut, Little- Bit, Rockwell, Leo and Woodhouse to wake them from their slumbers. "Welcome to the Green Valleys cleaning station," he said. "Now, let's get back onto dry land, shall we?" The children lined up behind Dad as he unlocked the round hatch, then they followed him through the airlock and into the lift. 67 pressed the up button and, with a jolt and a judder, they headed to ground level accompanied by the now familiar hissing sound of the pressure adjuster. "So, Mr Jones, what's the plan?" said Rockwell as they

8 抵达 “起床啦，小懒虫们！” 爸爸带着67伴在身旁，走回潜艇深处，轻推花生、小 不点、罗克韦尔、里奥和伍德豪斯，将他们从睡梦中叫醒。 “欢迎来到绿谷清洁站，”他说。 “好了，我们回陆地上去吧，好不好？” 爸爸打开圆形舱门后，孩子们在他身后排好队，跟着他穿过气闸走进了电梯。 67按下上行按钮，电梯猛地震颤起来，伴着我们已经熟悉的压力调节器的嘶嘶声，朝着地面驶去。 “那么琼斯先生，计划是什么？”罗克韦尔开口问道，就在他们

began the long walk down the corridor towards the Green Valleys cleaning station. "Well, first we'll grab some refreshments— we still have some time before the sun rises in Milan— then we'll head out into the Green Valleys to the spot where Peanut is going to draw our door. And then we're off to Italy!" It sounded like Dad was about to take them all on holiday. "Hang on," said Leo, stopping. "What do you mean we're off to Italy?" "Well, Woodhouse and 67 can't come with us, obviously, replied Dad, mindful of the fact that illustrations made in Chroma crumble to dust as soon as they are touched by human hands in the real world. "But the five of us should be able to handle Mr White." "No way," replied Leo. "You can't come with us, Dad. Last night, you claimed to be Conté's heir. You said yourself that you're one half of the Resistance's ultimate weapon against White! What was the point in staying hidden all of this time if you're then just going to walk straight up to him in broad daylight? I might be new to this world and all of its crazy rules, but even I can see that that's exactly what White wants you to do. Why else would he have taken Mum if not to draw you out of hiding? You have to stay in Chroma. It's too dangerous for you to go to Italy." If you think for one second that I'm going to let the

沿着走廊往绿谷清洁站走的时候 “嗯，我们先去吃点东西——米兰太阳升起前还有不少时间——之后我们就去绿谷里找那块地方，让花生画出我们的传送门。” 然后我们就出发去意大利啦！” 这话听起来就像爸爸要带大家去度假一样。 “等一下，”里奥停下脚步说道。 “你说我们要去意大利是什么意思？” “嗯，伍德豪斯和67显然不能跟我们一起去，”爸爸回答道，他清楚记得：克罗玛画出的东西只要被现实世界的人类碰到就会化成飞灰。 “但我们五个人对付怀特先生应该没问题。” “不行，”里奥回答。 “你不能跟我们一起去，爸爸。 昨晚你说你是孔戴的继承人。 你自己都说了你是反抗军对抗怀特的终极武器的一半！” 如果你就这么大白天直接找上门，那这么久的躲藏还有什么意义？ 我虽然刚来到这个世界，也不熟悉这些疯狂规则，但就连我都看得出来，这正是怀特想要你做的。 他抓妈妈不就是为了引你出来吗？ 你必须留在克罗玛。 你去意大利太危险了。” 如果你觉得我会放任

four of you go to Milan without me, then you've got another thought coming. You can't capture that man on your own!" "Daddy," said Little-Bit, "don't forget that Peanut, Rockwell and I have done pretty well by ourselves so far. And now we have Leo with us too. Even if we can't catch Mr White ourselves, I'm sure we can lure him back to Chroma. Then you, the Markmakers and the rest of the Resistance can capture him when we come through the portal." "Mr Jones," said Rockwell, "I'd be lying if I said that heading to Milan without a grown-up to confront one of the world's scariest people wasn't absolutely terrifying, but— bigger picture— there's no way you can be there with us. Anyway, Little-Bit's plans usually work, so I think we should trust her." "The humans are correct, Gary Jones," said 67. "You must remain in Chroma. We will travel, sub-aquatically, to the Spire via the eastbound cleaning channel and wait there for the children to return with Mr White and Tracey Jones. Everybody turned to look at Peanut, who had yet to say anything. The idea of leaving her father so soon after they had been reunited was awful, but deep down she knew that it was the right thing to do. He needed to be kept safe at all costs. After a moment or two, she finally spoke.

你们四个不带我去米兰，那你可打错算盘了。 你们根本不可能靠自己抓住那家伙！” “爸爸，”小不点说，“别忘了花生、罗克韦尔和我一路走来，靠自己已经做得很好了。 而且现在我们还有里奥一起同行。 就算我们没法亲自抓住怀特先生，我们也肯定能把他引回克罗玛。 等我们穿过传送门回来，你、刻痕师还有其他反抗军就能抓住他了。” “琼斯先生，”罗克韦尔说，“如果我说不带大人去米兰直面全世界最可怕的人之一一点都不吓人，那肯定是谎话，但从大局来看，你绝对不能跟我们一起去。 再说了，小不点的计划通常都能成功，所以我们应该相信她。” “人类说的没错，加里·琼斯，”67说道。 “你必须留在克罗玛。 我们会走水下路线，经由东线清洁航道前往尖塔，在那里等孩子们带着怀特先生和特蕾西·琼斯回来。” 所有人都转头看向一直没说话的花生。 刚和父亲重逢就要分开，这个想法太难受了，但她心底清楚这么做才是对的。 必须不惜一切代价保证他的安全。 过了一会儿，她终于开口说话了。

"Dad, it'll be OK. Rockwell, Leo, LB and I can get Mr White and Mum back to Chroma, I just know it. You have to trust us. We've come this far, and we won't let you down now. Remember, we also have this to help us." She lifted a shaky hand and pulled Little Tail from her bandolier. As she pulled it from its slot, it slipped from her fingers, hitting the floor with a surprisingly loud thud before rolling to a stop at Leo's feet. He bent down to pick it up, but just as his hand was about to close around the pencil, Woodhouse swooped in and grabbed it.

“爸爸，不会有事的。 罗克韦尔、里奥、小不点和我一定能把怀特先生和妈妈带回克罗玛，我非常确定。 你必须相信我们。 我们都走到这一步了，绝对不会让你失望的。 别忘了，我们还有这个能帮忙呢。” 她抬起颤抖的手，从弹带上抽出了“小尾巴”。 她把铅笔从插槽抽出来时，笔从她指尖滑了出去，重重掉在地上，发出出乎意料的闷响，之后滚到里奥脚边停了下来。 他弯下腰去捡，可就在手快要碰到铅笔的时候，伍德豪斯猛扑过来一把抓住了它。

"Oh my," said the rat, holding it with two paws. "I've always wanted to get my claws on Pencil Number One, ever since Mammy first told me about it when I was a wee pinkie. Och, I wish she could see me now. Dad watched as the rat handed Little Tail back to Peanut, who carefully put it back in her bandolier. "OK," he said with a sigh. "I suppose you're right. I'll stay in Chroma with Woodhouse and 67. We'll head to the control room at the top of the Spire and meet the four of you, Mr White and Mum there. Peanut, remember what I said about you being in control of where that pencil takes you. You need to really want to come to the Spire." Don't worry, Dad. We'll be there." "OK, well, I think it's time we headed out to Caravaggio's Folly, then. Let's get this show on the road."

“‘天哪，’小老鼠用两只爪子捧着它说道。 从我还是个小奶娃，妈妈第一次跟我说起一号铅笔开始，我就一直想得到它了。 唉，真希望她现在能看看我呀。 爸爸看着小老鼠把‘小尾’交还给皮纳特，皮纳特小心翼翼地把它放回了自己的弹带里。 “‘好吧，’他叹了口气说道。 我想你说得没错。 我会和伍德豪斯还有67一起留在克罗玛。 我们会前往尖塔顶端的控制室，在那儿和你们四个、怀特先生还有妈妈会合。 皮纳特，还记得我说过吗，那支铅笔带你去哪儿全由你掌控。 你必须真心想要去尖塔才行。’ ‘别担心，爸爸。 我们一定会到那儿的。’ “‘那好吧，这么说我们该动身前往卡拉瓦乔愚人堡了。 咱们这就出发吧。’”