13 Freeing Friends

Chapter 13 Freeing Friends "Well done, Ivan." The Queen of the Underworld stepped through the gate and laid a gentle hand on his cheek. She lifted her other hand. "Enough," she said quietly. The sounds of battle stopped. Ivan turned and saw birds landing, guards dropping their weapons, and chaneks kneeling in respect. Then Ivan couldn't help but laugh. The Queen of Bones had been pinned to the ground by Dante and Susana's imagination beam! As Ivan watched, she transformed into a beach ball, a ballerina, a bottle of bleach, and finally a bawling baby. "Ah, little sister. That form suits you best." Lady

第十三章 解救朋友们 “干得好，伊万。” 冥界女王穿过大门，温柔地将手放在他的脸颊上。 她抬起另一只手。 “够了。”她轻声说。 战斗的声响停了下来。 伊万转身，看见鸟儿纷纷落下，守卫们丢下武器，查内克们都恭敬地跪了下来。 接着伊万忍不住笑出了声。 白骨女王被但丁和苏珊娜的想象光束牢牢按在了地上！ 伊万看着她一会儿变成沙滩球，一会儿变成芭蕾舞演员，一会儿变成漂白剂瓶，最后变成了一个哇哇大哭的婴儿。 “哎呀，我的小妹妹。 这个样子最适合你了。” 蕾蒂

Blood clapped her hands in delight. "Still, I must ask Dante and Susana to let you go." The beam of imagination faded, and the sisters stood face-to-face. Lady Blood was like the noisy one's mirror twin, with brown skin and black braids instead of bone-white features and hair. The true queen snapped her fingers, and her sister stood wrapped in chains. "Off to the dungeon with you," Lady Blood said. "A few centuries locked away should help you reflect on the harm you have caused." WHOOSH! The Loud Queen disappeared without another peep. Malia rushed over to Ivan and Lady Blood.

布拉德开心地拍起手来。 “不过，我得让但丁和苏珊娜放开你才行。” 想象的光束渐渐消失，两姐妹面对面站着。 蕾蒂·布拉德就像是那个吵闹家伙的镜像双胞胎，她有着棕色皮肤和黑色辫子，而不是白骨般的肤色和头发。 真正的女王打了个响指，她的妹妹就被锁链捆住站在原地。 “把她关去地牢。”蕾蒂·布拉德说道。 “关上几个世纪，应该能让你好好反省自己造成的伤害。” 嗖！ 吵闹女王一声不吭地消失了。 玛利亚朝着伊万和蕾蒂·布拉德跑了过来。

"Please, Your Highness," the girl begged. "Can you set our cousin and friends and all the other kids free?" "Of course! And you can help me." The true queen snapped her fingers again, and they were instantly transported to the top of the Red Tower. "Unstrap those beastly caps from their heads, will you?"

“求求您，女王陛下。”女孩恳求道。 “您能把我们的表哥、朋友们，还有其他所有孩子都放了吗？” “当然啦！ 你们还可以帮我呢。” 真正的女王又打了个响指，他们瞬间就被传送到了红塔的顶端。 “把他们头上那些讨厌的帽子解下来，好吗？”

Ivan and Malia hurried from kid to kid. When they were done, the queen said softly, "Awaken, dear children."

伊万和玛利亚忙个不停，一个孩子接一个孩子地解开帽子。 等他们做完，女王轻声说：“醒过来吧，亲爱的孩子们。”

Susana and Dante were the first to jump from their chairs. "Dude!" Dante shouted when he saw Ivan. "Did you see what we did?" Ivan nodded, smiling. "Yup. It was pretty amazing. But, Dante? You're still holding Susana's hand." Dante laughed. "Who cares? Come on, y'all! Group hug!" Ivan's heart swelled with joy as his cousins and their friend squeezed each other tight. Another set of arms wrapped around them. Ivan looked up. It was Mickey, a tired grin stretched across his face.

苏珊娜和但丁最先从椅子上跳了起来。 “兄弟！” 但丁看见伊万的时候大喊道。 “你看见我们刚才的壮举了吗？” 伊万笑着点了点头。 “当然看见了。 超厉害的。 不过，但丁？ 你还牵着苏珊娜的手哦。” 但丁笑了起来。 “谁在乎呀！ 快过来呀，大家！ 来抱一个！” 表兄妹们和他们的朋友紧紧抱在一起，伊万的心里满是喜悦。 又一双手臂伸过来抱住了他们。 伊万抬头一看。 是米奇，他脸上挂着疲惫的笑容。