2 The End of the Street

Chapter 2 The End of the Street Ivan emerged on another shore, covered with pebbles instead of sand. Before him spread a lake that disappeared into strange gray mists on either side. In the middle of the lake was an island, where a tower of red stone rose. Moving slowly between the shore and the lake was a flat boat. WHOOSH!

第二章 街道的尽头 伊凡出现在另一片岸边，这里没有沙子，铺满了鹅卵石。 他的眼前展开一片湖泊，湖泊的两侧都隐没在诡异的灰色迷雾里。 湖中心有一座小岛，岛上矗立着一座红岩石建造的高塔。 一艘平底船正慢悠悠地在岸边和湖面之间行驶。 呼——！

Ivan turned to see the portal disappear as Mickey put his phone away. Behind him stretched a gravel road with abandoned mansions along either side. The last block of 13th Street. "Talk about dead ends," Dante announced. "This is the deadest of all." "Where your dad jokes come to die," Susana muttered. "This is where you arrived the first time you came to 13th Street, right?" Malia said to Mickey. Mickey nodded. "Yes. Captain Kamak found me and took me to the queen." "You never told us how you became the Quiet Prince," Malia said. "It's a little embarrassing. The queen decided to, uh, adopt me." Mickey blushed. "I just wanted to find Bruno, but she wouldn't let me leave the island. I was trapped in the Red Tower for a year. But I was nice to her and earned her trust. When she named me prince and put the knights under my command, I used them to escape." "Ah," Ivan said. The rest he pretty much knew. Mickey had given his knights their next command—to find Bruno—and then lost control of them. He'd spent the next few years in hiding, trying to help the

伊凡转过身，正好看见米奇把手机收起来，传送门就消失了。 他身后延伸出一条碎石路，路的两边排列着废弃的宅邸。 这是第十三街的最后一个街区。 “说到死胡同啊，”但丁开口说道。 “这绝对是死得透透的那种。” “就是你那些冷笑话凉透的地方呗。”苏珊娜小声吐槽。 “你第一次来第十三街的时候，就是到的这里，对不对？ 玛利亚对米奇说。 米奇点了点头。 “对。 卡马克队长找到了我，把我带去见女王。” “你从来没跟我们说过，你是怎么变成静默王子的呀。”玛利亚说。 “说起来有点不好意思。 女王决定，呃，收养我。” 米奇脸都红了。 “我当时只想找到布鲁诺，可她不让我离开那座岛。 我被关在红塔里整整一年。 但我一直对她很恭顺，赢得了她的信任。 等她封我为王子，把骑士们都交给我指挥的时候，我就利用他们逃出来了。” “哦。”伊凡应了一声。 剩下的事他差不多都知道了。 米奇当时给骑士们下了第二个命令——找到布鲁诺，之后就失去了对他们的控制。 接下来的几年他一直躲躲藏藏，尽力帮助

residents of 13th Street fight back against the queen. As if on cue, a group of creepy creatures appeared. Ivan could make out a few calacas, a pair of ghosts, a pack of werewolves, a dozen disembodied hands skittering along like spiders, and a giant. Susana gasped in horror. Malia clenched her fists. "Get your guard up, guys," she grunted.

第十三街的居民们反抗女王。 仿佛是算好了时间似的，一群吓人的怪物冒了出来。 伊凡能认出几个骷髅人、一对鬼魂、一群狼人、十几只像蜘蛛一样爬来爬去的断手，还有一个巨人。 苏珊娜吓得倒抽一口冷气。 玛利亚攥紧了拳头。 “大家做好防御准备。”她低声喝道。

Dante muttered, "Uy, cucuy." "Perfect timing!" Mickey grinned. "A new batch of passengers. We'll get across on the ferry with them. Come on!" The boat Ivan had seen earlier was pulling up to a dock. The creatures made their way to it. The person piloting the boat let them on board one by one. As the kids ran toward the dock, Ivan saw that the pilot was a MUMMY! "That's one way to not get sunburned," Dante laughed. "Wrap yourself in bandages!" Susana elbowed him. "There's no sun, doofus. It's the Underworld." Dante pointed up. "What do you call that orange circle? A floating tangerine?" "It's an illusion," Mickey said, heading toward the boat.

但丁嘟囔道：“哎哟，是怪物。” “来得正好！” 米奇咧嘴笑了。 “刚好有一批新乘客。 我们跟着他们一起坐渡轮过去。 快走吧！” 伊凡之前看见的那艘船正往码头开过来。 怪物们纷纷朝着船走过去。 开船的人让他们挨个上了船。 几个孩子朝着码头跑过去的时候，伊凡看清开船的居然是个木乃伊！ “这倒是个不被晒伤的好办法，”但丁笑出了声， “把自己全裹上绷带！” 苏珊娜用胳膊肘怼了他一下。 “笨蛋，这里根本没有太阳。 这可是冥界啊。” 但丁抬手指了指天上。 “那你说那个橙色的圆圈是什么？ 飘在天上的橘子吗？” “那是幻象。”米奇一边说，一边朝着船走过去。

They hurried down the dock as the giant got onto the ferry. The mummy pilot looked at them and lifted a bandaged hand. "No. Sorry, Your Silent Highness," it said in a raspy voice. "Captain Kimrir!" Mickey said, his voice full of authority. "I command you to let us on board." "I can't take living children to the island, Lord Micqui. Not without cocoons or spider guards." Kimrir the mummy pointed at the Red Tower. "The queen would unwind me for sure!"

那个巨人登上渡轮的时候，他们急匆匆地跑下了码头。 木乃伊船夫看了看他们，抬起一只缠着绷带的手。 “不行。 抱歉，静默王子殿下。”它用沙哑的声音说道。 “金里尔队长！” 米奇开口，声音里满是威严。 “我命令你让我们上船。” “米基大人，我不能载活着的孩子去岛上。 没有茧或者蜘蛛守卫陪同的话不行。” 木乃伊金里尔指向那座红塔。 “女王肯定会把我的绷带全拆了的！”