14 The Real Road Returns

Chapter 14 The Real Road Returns The other children yawned and rubbed months of sleep from their eyes. Ivan felt the Queen of the Underworld pull Mickey away. "One last task," she said. "You must help me remove your illusion." Ivan felt a strange sense of sadness. As spooky and weird as it had been, part of him would miss 13th Street. Without it, he wouldn't have learned to have faith. Malia wouldn't have learned to believe in people and not things. Dante wouldn't have learned to let go of his vanity and his rivalry with Susana. And the friendship that now bound them all together wouldn't exist. Lady Blood leaned her forehead against Mickey's.

第十四章 真正的路回来了 其他孩子打着哈欠，揉掉了攒了好几个月的睡意。 伊万感觉到冥界女王把米奇拉开了。 “还有最后一项任务。”她说。 “你们得帮我消除你们造出的幻象。” 伊万心里涌起一股奇怪的伤感。 尽管这里一直阴森又怪异，他心里还是有点舍不得13号街。 要是没有来过这里，他学不会什么是信念。 玛利亚学不会要相信人，而不是迷信器物。 但丁学不会放下虚荣，放下和苏珊娜的攀比较劲。 而现在把大家紧紧绑在一起的这份友谊，也根本不会存在。 血女伯爵把额头贴在了米奇的额头上。

A strange glow surrounded them as the Quiet Prince closed his eyes. WHOOSH! Ivan felt a wave of energy rush through the gate. It rolled over the Red Tower and headed down the street. As it passed, it transformed everything! Scary, rundown mansions became glittering temples and pyramids. The gravel and asphalt of 13th Street faded, revealing the dark flagstones of the Black Road.

静默王子闭上眼的时候，一道奇异的光晕笼住了他们。 呼——！ 伊万感觉到一股能量浪涛冲过了大门。 它漫过红塔，朝着街道那头涌去。 它所过之处，一切都变了模样！ 吓人的破落宅邸变成了闪闪发光的神庙和金字塔。 13号街的碎石和沥青渐渐褪去，露出了黑路深色的石板路面。

"It's beautiful," Ivan whispered. When their work was done, Lady Blood nodded at Mickey and the others. "It is time I sent you home. Yet before I do so, a few of my subjects wish to bid you farewell." WHOOSH! Suddenly standing before the cousins on the rooftop were all their old allies: the ghost girl Yoliya,

“好美啊。”伊万轻声说。 等一切都完成后，血女伯爵对着米奇和其他人点了点头。 “是时候送你们回家了。 不过在那之前，我的几位臣民想和你们道别。” 呼——！ 屋顶上，表兄妹们的面前忽然站满了他们的老盟友：幽灵女孩约莉娅，

Omi from the Depot of the Dead, the zombie family, Peki the piko, and Alba the calaca. Teary-eyed, the cousins hugged their friends and said their goodbyes. "At least for now, muchachos," Omi said with a wink. WHOOSH!

亡者仓库的臣、僵尸一家、皮克小精灵佩奇，还有骷髅人阿尔芭。 表兄妹们眼睛都湿了，抱着朋友们一一道别。 “至少暂时先别啦，小家伙们。”臣眨了眨眼说。 呼——！

RUFF! Bruno appeared before Mickey, putting his big

汪！ 布鲁诺出现在米奇面前，把它大大的

ghost paws on his chest. "You're such a good boy," Mickey said. "And I'll miss you forever. But now it's time to let you go. Take care of our friends, okay?" Then the true queen gathered all the children around her, and with a final snap of her fingers, she sent them all home.

幽灵爪子搭在了他的胸口。 “你真是个好孩子。”米奇说。 “我会永远想你的。 但现在我该放你走啦。 帮我们照顾好朋友们，好吗？” 然后这位真正的女王把所有孩子都拢到身边，最后打了个响指，就把大家都送回了家。