12 The Black Gate

Chapter 12 The Black Gate "Let's do this," Ivan said. He took out his own water gun, and the two cousins ran toward the gate. SCREEEECH! Snatch Bats flew at them, but the kids squirted mouthwash with perfect aim. THUD! THUD! THUD! Bats hit the pebbly ground one after another, shriveling up and twitching. But before Ivan and Malia could reach the gate, spears started whizzing past them! A group of cackling cougars and Aztec mummies had crossed the bridge and were closing fast.

第十二章 黑门 “我们上吧。” 伊万说。 他掏出自己的水枪，两个表兄妹朝着大门冲了过去。 吱——！ 劫掠蝙蝠朝他们飞过来，可两个孩子精准地瞄准它们喷出口水。 咚！ 咚！ 咚！ 蝙蝠接二连三地砸在碎石地上，身体皱缩着，还在抽搐。 可伊万和玛丽亚还没跑到大门边，就有长矛嗖嗖地从他们身边擦过！ 一群正咯咯怪笑的美洲狮和阿兹特克木乃伊过了桥，正飞快地朝他们逼近。

"Go!" Malia shouted. "I'll hold them off!" Instead of asking how, Ivan just kept running. As he reached the gate, squirting the last couple of bats, he heard Malia shout, "Rise up, SHE-wa!" Ivan turned and saw the cougars and mummies fly backward through the air and land in the lake. Beyond them, the chaneks had reached the top of the Red

“快走！” 玛丽亚大喊。 “我来挡住他们！” 伊万没有问她要怎么挡，只是一个劲地往前跑。 他跑到大门边，喷走了最后几只蝙蝠，这时听见玛丽亚喊道：“起来吧，希瓦！” 伊万转过头，看见那些美洲狮和木乃伊都朝后飞了出去，掉进了湖里。 在他们身后，查内克小精灵们已经赶到了红

Tower. Raising his binoculars, Ivan saw them wrap a vine around Mickey, pulling him away from the Queen of Bones. The fake queen saw Ivan at the Black Gate and screamed in frustration. Flinging lightning from her fingers, she leaped from the tower and rode a blazing blue bolt right toward him. Ivan turned toward the gate and lifted his hand. Behind him, the queen's roar of rage got louder! A strong wind started battering Ivan. Lightning flashed all around him.

塔的顶端。 伊万举起双筒望远镜，看见他们用藤蔓缠住米奇，把他从骨头女王身边拉走了。 假女王看见了黑门旁的伊万，气得尖叫起来。 她指尖抛出闪电，从塔上一跃而下，踩着一道耀眼的蓝色闪电径直朝他冲来。 伊万转向大门，抬起了手。 他身后，女王愤怒的咆哮声越来越响！ 一阵狂风开始狠狠拍打着伊万。 闪电在他四周劈啪作响。

Taking a deep breath, Ivan chanced one last glance over his shoulder. Dante and Susana's imagination beam had bent completely! It was now pulsing through the air, heading straight for the queen! Ivan closed his eyes, ignoring the wind and

伊万深吸一口气，冒险回头看了最后一眼。 但丁和苏珊娜的想象力光束已经完全弯曲了！ 此刻它正在空中脉动，直直朝着女王冲去！ 伊万闭上眼，全然不顾狂风和

lightning. The trick wasn't going with his gut, he realized at last.

闪电。 他终于明白，窍门从来都不是跟着直觉走。

The trick was having faith in his family and friends.

窍门是要相信自己的家人和朋友。