2 Spooky Shack

Chapter 2 Spooky Shack "Sorry!" Chabela giggled. "I couldn't resist." Malia narrowed her eyes. "Oh, sure. Now that your grandson's safe, you're all fun and games." Ivan cleared his throat. "Why are you even here? Susana's about to review the plan with us. We're all set." "Ay, chamaco," Chabela said. "Mickey sent me. I'm, uh, logistical support or something. I'll keep your parents off your trail." "Let's hurry, then," Susana chimed in. "Mrs. Aguilar walks you to the portal and stands guard. Y'all reenter 13th Street and get the pikos to take you back through the sewers till you reach the zombie family. Then all of y'all head to the Depot of the Dead to negotiate with Omi for supplies."

第二章 阴森小屋 “对不起！” 查贝拉咯咯笑了起来。 “我实在忍不住嘛。” 玛利亚眯起了眼睛。 “哦，可真行啊。 现在你孙子安全了，你就开始耍宝闹着玩了。” 伊万清了清嗓子。 “你到底来这儿干嘛呀？ 苏珊娜马上就要和我们核对计划了。 我们都准备好了。” “哎，小屁孩，”查贝拉说道。 “米奇派我来的。 我嘛，呃，算是后勤支援什么的。 我会帮你们引开你们爸妈，不让他们跟着你们。” “那咱们快点吧，”苏珊娜插话说。 “阿吉拉尔太太送你们到传送门那里，留下来放哨。 你们重新回到第十三街，找那群小耗子带你们走下水道，一直走到僵尸一家住的地方。 然后你们所有人就往死者仓库去，和奥米谈判要补给。”

Chabela nodded. "According to Mickey, the zombies and skeleton people know all the movements of the woman with white hair I saw in my dreams. He calls her the Queen of Bones." Dante gasped. "Queen of Bones?" "Sí," Chabela said. "Mickey didn't explain much. He just said you should watch out for her. She's very dangerous." "But she's probably got Santiago and Rafaela," Susana added. "Which is why you need to figure out where she is." Malia groaned. "My phone's about to die, Susana. Quick question: What does she want with them? Did Mickey have any ideas?" "Not really." Susana shrugged and adjusted her headset. "Just that the queen is obsessed with human kids. Something about our imaginations." "Maybe that's why she appeared to you, Chabela,"

查贝拉点了点头。 “据米奇说，僵尸和骷髅族的人都知道我梦里见到的那个白头发女人的所有动向。 他管她叫骨头女王。” 丹特倒抽了一口冷气。 “骨头女王？” “对呀，”查贝拉说。 “米奇没解释太多。 他就说你们要提防着她。 她特别危险。” “但圣地亚哥和拉斐拉大概率是被她抓走了，”苏珊娜补充道。 “所以你们得搞清楚她在哪儿。” 玛利亚抱怨了一声。 “我手机快没电了，苏珊娜。 快问个问题：她抓他们俩想干嘛呀？ 米奇有没有什么头绪？” “没什么头绪。” 苏珊娜耸了耸肩，调整了一下耳机。 只知道女王对人类小孩特别着迷。 好像和我们的想象力有关。” “说不定这就是她出现在你梦里的原因，查贝拉，”

Ivan mused, "and asked you to send her children." Somewhere, a door creaked open. An adult started shouting. "Hey, huercos! Where are y'all? The party is about

伊万若有所思地说：“所以她才让你给她送小孩过去。” 不知什么地方，有扇门吱呀一声开了。 一个大人开始大喊起来。 “嘿，小崽子们！ 你们都在哪儿呢？ 派对马上就要

to start!" With a shushing gesture, Chabela pulled the three cousins away. "Come! No time to lose!" The sun had dropped below the horizon, leaving just a reddish glow in the sky. But the moon was out and nearly full. It was easy to follow the path to the big mesquite tree beside the well. When they reached the mesquite, the cousins grabbed three backpacks they had hidden there. They'd filled them with stuff they might need: flashlights, rope, water guns full of mouthwash, earplugs, small fire extinguishers, and salt.

开始啦！” 查贝拉比了个嘘的手势，拉着三个表亲赶紧走。 “快走！ 没时间耽搁了！” 太阳已经落到了地平线以下，天空里只留着一抹暗红色的霞光。 月亮已经出来了，差不多是满月。 沿着小路走到水井旁那棵大牧豆树旁边，一点都不难。 他们走到牧豆树那儿的时候，表兄妹三个拿出了之前藏在这里的三个背包。 他们在包里装满了可能用得上的东西：手电筒、绳子、灌满漱口水的水枪、耳塞、小型灭火器，还有盐。

"We should leave our sweaters here," Ivan said. "Remember how hard it was to run in our snowsuits?" Dante gave a little laugh as he carefully pulled his sweater over his head. "Guess we're serious monster hunters now, huh?" He patted his hair back into place. Chabela snapped her fingers. "That reminds me. Mickey sent you a gift." She rooted around in her purse and pulled out a

“我们应该把毛衣留在这里，”伊万说。 “还记得上次穿滑雪服跑起来有多费劲吗？” 丹特小小笑了一声，小心翼翼地把毛衣从头上脱下来。 “看来我们现在是正儿八经的怪物猎人了，对吧？” 他拍了拍头发，把发型捋回原样。 查贝拉打了个响指。 “说到这个我想起来了。 米奇给你们带了个礼物。” 她在包里翻了翻，掏出了一个

squeaky toy. "Um," Dante said, "how is that supposed to help?" "It belonged to Bruno," Chabela explained. "If he hears this, that big dog will come running and defend you." Dante stuck it in the front pocket of his backpack. Chabela led them along the narrowing path through the brush. Soon they reached a spooky old shack.

吱吱叫的玩具。 “呃，”丹特说，“这玩意儿能帮上什么忙呀？” “这是布鲁诺的东西，”查贝拉解释道。 “要是他听见这个响声，那只大狗会立马跑过来保护你们的。” 丹特把它塞进了背包前面的口袋里。 查贝拉领着他们沿着越来越窄的小路穿过灌木丛。 很快他们就走到了一间阴森森的旧小屋跟前。