9. INTO THE MOUNTAIN

CHAPTER 9 INTO THE MOUNTAIN Drake's stomach lurched as the waterfall pulled Worm down, too. He held on tightly! Splash! Luckily, the waterfall wasn't very high. The three of them landed in a shallow pool of clear water.

第九章进山瀑布把虫子也卷了下来，德雷克的胃也一阵痉挛。 他紧紧地抓着！飞溅!幸运的是，瀑布不是很高。 他们三个人降落在一个清澈的浅水池里。

"Where's Fig?" Val cried. "We need to find her!" Drake looked down. "It's not deep," he said. "I don't think she's underwater." They both tumbled off Worm's back. Drake stood up. The water reached his elbows. He looked around but didn't see the baby dragon anywhere. "Maybe Fig turned invisible," Val guessed. "Worm, can you sense Fig?" Drake asked.

“图在哪里?”Val哭了。“我们得找到她！”德雷克低下头。 “水不深，”他说。“我不认为她在水下。” 他们俩都从Worm的背上摔了下来。 德雷克站了起来。水没过他的胳膊肘。 他环顾四周，但没有看到小龙。 “也许菲格隐形了，”瓦尔猜测。 “虫子，你能感觉到菲格吗？”德雷克问道。

But before Worm could reply, the little dragon became visible on the shore. "Fig! I was so worried!" Val cried. Val, Drake, and Worm climbed out of the water, dripping wet. Val hugged the baby dragon. "How about we stick to the ground from now on, okay?" Fig motioned with her head for Val to follow, and trotted along the bank of the stream. Drake, Val, and Worm dried off as they followed Fig.

虫子还没来得及回答，那条小龙就出现在岸边了。 “无花果!我好担心啊！”Val哭了。 瓦尔、德雷克和沃姆爬出水面，浑身湿淋淋的。 瓦尔抱着小龙。 “我们从现在开始就待在地上，好吗？”菲格用她的头示意瓦尔跟着，然后沿着河岸小跑。 德雷克、瓦尔和沃姆跟着图格走，身子都干了。

The stream led them to a wide, open area at the foot of a mountain. Rocks were scattered across the ground. Some were boulders as big as Worm, and others were the size of barrels.

这条小溪把他们带到了山脚下一片宽阔的空地。 岩石散落在地上。 有些像蚯蚓一样大，有些像桶那么大。

The stream flowed through the rocky area and then entered the mountain through a cave-like opening. Suddenly, Fig took off toward a big pile of rocks. The baby dragon sniffed the ground as she moved. Her tail wagged.

这条小溪流经多岩石的地区，然后通过一个类似洞穴的开口流入山里。 突然，菲格向一大堆岩石跑去。 小龙一边移动一边嗅着地面。 她摇着尾巴。

"Fig seems really excited," Val said. "Do you think her parents are near here?" Drake looked at Worm. "Can you sense anything?" Worm closed his eyes. Yes! There is dragon energy here. Energy that is not Fig's. The three of them approached Fig, who was still sniffing around the large rock pile. The air next to Fig began to shimmer with purple-and-green light. Drake gasped. A big dragon was taking shape in front of their eyes!

“菲格看起来很兴奋，”瓦尔说。 “你认为她的父母就在附近吗？”德雷克看着虫子。 “你能感觉到什么吗？”虫子闭上了眼睛。 是的!这里有龙的能量。 能量不是Fig的。他们三个走近费格，费格还在那堆大岩石周围嗅来嗅去。 菲格旁边的空气开始闪烁着紫绿色的光。 德雷克气喘吁吁地说。一条巨龙正在他们眼前成形！