9 Ch9-Battle at the Fortress

CHAPTER 9 BATTLE AT THE FORTRESS Stand back from the door! That is dark magic!" Drake yelled. He pointed to the glimmering red door. Just then, Mina and Frost flew down and landed beside Worm. "We couldn't see Astrid from the tower, so we flew out to find her," Mina said. "She's right on the other side of that door!" "We know. She is casting some kind of spell," Drake said. "Look!"

第九章堡垒之战站远点!那是黑魔法!”德雷克喊道。 他指着那扇闪着微光的红门。 就在这时，米娜和弗罗斯特飞了下来，落在沃姆身边。 “我们从塔里看不到阿斯特丽德，所以我们飞出去找她，”米娜说。 “她就在那扇门的另一边!”“我们知道。 她在施某种魔咒，”德雷克说。 “看!”

The Dragon Masters and their dragons watched with wide eyes as the strong, stone door slowly disappeared. "This can't be happening!" Caspar cried. Outside, Astrid stood where the door had been, grinning. Red energy sparked from her fingertips. Behind her, the soldiers were ready to shoot their weapons again.

龙主和他们的龙睁大眼睛看着那扇坚固的石门慢慢消失。 “这不可能发生!”卡斯帕哭了。 门外，阿斯特丽德站在门原来的地方，咧嘴笑着。 红色的能量从她的指尖迸发出来。 在她身后，士兵们准备再次开枪。

"You cannot stop us, children," she said. "Move aside and nobody will get hurt." Shaka stomped her feet. "We will never let you in," Caspar said. Astrid stepped forward. Drake noticed something then. The evil wizard had tiny, glowing bottles tucked into loops on her belt. Each bottle held a different color liquid.

“孩子们，你们阻止不了我们，”她说。 “靠边站，没人会受伤。” 沙卡跺着脚。“我们永远不会让你进来，”卡斯帕说。 阿斯特丽德走上前去。德雷克注意到了一些事情。 邪恶的巫师把发光的小瓶子塞在腰带上。 每个瓶子里装着不同颜色的液体。

What are those for? he wondered. Astrid moved to the side. "You give me no choice, then," she said. "Army, attack!" The soldiers let their arrows fly. "Quick, Worm! Stop the arrows again!" Drake commanded. Worm glowed green. Suddenly, the arrows stopped in midair. Then they dropped to the ground. "Shaka, forward!" Caspar yelled, and the Stone Dragon charged toward the army.

这些是干什么用的?他想知道。 阿斯特丽德挪到一旁。“那么，你让我别无选择了，”她说。 “军队攻击!”士兵们放飞了他们的箭。 “快,蠕虫!别再射了!”德雷克所吩咐的。 虫子发出绿光。突然，箭停在半空中。 然后他们倒在地上。 “沙加,前进!”卡斯帕喊道，石龙向军队冲去。

"Drake and Caspar, keep Worm and Shaka focused on those soldiers!" Mina called out. "Frost and I will take care of Astrid! We must destroy her red crystal!" Drake was worried that Shaka might hurt the soldiers. But she didn't. Instead, the Stone Dragon stomped on the catapults, crushing them. The soldiers reloaded their arrows. Their eyes still glowed red from Astrid's magic.

“德雷克和卡斯帕，让虫子和沙卡盯着那些士兵!”米娜喊道。 “弗罗斯特和我会照顾好阿斯特丽德的!”我们必须摧毁她的红色水晶!”德雷克担心沙卡会伤害士兵。 但她没有。相反，石龙把投石器踩碎了。 士兵们把箭重新装上子弹。 阿斯特丽德施了魔法，他们的眼睛仍然通红。

Then an idea hit Drake. He knew that Worm could break up big rocks with his mind powers. Why not a crystal? "Worm, can you use your powers to break Astrid's red crystal?" he asked. I will try, Worm replied.

德雷克突然有了一个主意。他知道蚯蚓可以用他的意念把大石头打碎。 为什么不是水晶呢?“虫子，你能用你的超能力打破阿斯特丽德的红水晶吗?” “我试试看。”虫子回答。