8 The Vines

CHAPTER 8 THE VINES Kepri moved her head from side to side, shining sunlight around the second room. This time, the Dragon Masters and their dragons could clearly see the way out. A big round rock blocked an opening in the wall.

凯普里左右摆动着她的头，把阳光照在第二间屋子里。 这一次，龙主和他们的龙清楚地看到了出路。 一块又大又圆的岩石堵住了墙上的一个洞口。

"Vulcan could try to push it," Rori said. "First, we need to know more about what we're dealing with," said Petra. Drake heard drip, drip, drip. "Quiet, everyone!" he said. "Where's that sound coming from?" Kepri shone light on a big stone pot set a few feet away from the big rock. The Dragon Masters crept closer to the pot. Vines were carved into the sides of the pot. Inside, the pot was filled with dirt.

“火神可以尝试推动它，”罗里说。 “首先，我们需要更多地了解我们正在处理的问题，”佩特拉说。 德雷克听到了点滴，点滴，点滴的声音。 “大家安静！”他说。 “那声音是从哪儿来的？”Kepri把光照在离大石头几英尺远的一个大石锅上。 龙主们蹑手蹑脚地走近了壶。 壶的两边刻着藤蔓。 罐子里装满了泥土。

Then Drake looked up. A pipe stuck out from the ceiling. It was dripping water into the dirt. "This pipe must be connected to the last room!" said Drake. Ana smiled. "Plants need water to grow. But they need sunlight, too," she said. "Of course!" said Petra. Ana turned to Kepri. "Please shine your light inside the pot," she said. Golden light poured from the Sun Dragon's mouth. It hit the dirt in the pot. The dirt began to stir. A small green shoot sprang up.

然后德雷克抬起头来。一根管子从天花板上伸出来。 它在往泥土里滴水。 “这条管子一定是连着最后一个房间的！”德雷克说。 安娜笑了。“植物需要水才能生长。 但它们也需要阳光，”她说。 “当然！”佩特拉说。安娜转向凯普里。 “请把你的灯照进锅里，”她说。 金色的光芒从太阳龙的口中喷涌而出。 它碰到了锅里的土。 泥土开始搅动起来。一棵绿色的小嫩芽冒了出来。

"It's working!" Rori cheered. The green shoot grew into a thick vine. The vine grew out of the pot. More vines grew. They snaked away from Kepri, across the floor toward the big round rock. As they grew, they pushed the rock. They opened the doorway! "That's good, Kepri," Ana said. The dragon stopped shining her light on the vines. But they kept growing and they started to fill the opening of the door!

“这是工作!”Rori欢呼。 绿枝长成了一根粗壮的藤蔓。 藤蔓从花盆里长出来。 更多的葡萄藤长出来了。他们从凯普里蜿蜒而去，穿过地板，走向那块又大又圆的岩石。 随着它们的成长，它们推着岩石。 他们打开了门！“很好，凯普里，”安娜说。 龙不再把它的光照在藤蔓上。 但是它们一直在生长，它们开始填满了门的开口！

"We must hurry!" said Heru. Drake, Rori, Petra, and Heru ran through the door with their dragons. The vines were growing bigger and bigger, and the Dragon Masters had to squeeze past them. Drake looked back at Ana. He could see her and Kepri through the tangle of vines. Wati let out a sad cry. Ana waved. "Keep going! We'll be okay!" she called out. Then the vines closed off the doorway completely. Without Kepri's sunlight, the third room was very dark.

“我们得快点了！” 德雷克、罗里、佩特拉和赫鲁带着他们的龙跑了进来。 藤蔓长得越来越大，龙主们不得不挤过去。 德雷克回头看着安娜。透过缠绕的藤蔓，他可以看到她和凯普里。 瓦蒂发出一声悲伤的叫声。安娜挥手。 “继续!我们会没事的！”她喊道。 然后藤蔓把门口完全堵住了。 没有Kepri的阳光，第三个房间非常黑暗。

"Vulcan, fire," Rori said. Two flames danced out of Vulcan's nostrils. They cast a glow around the room. The vines had chased them into this new room. They were growing fast! They spread out along the walls. "I see a door! Get there before the vines block it!" Drake yelled, pointing to the far wall. They raced across the room. But the vines reached the far wall before the Dragon Masters did. The big, thick vines blocked the door. "We're trapped!" Petra cried.

“火神，开火。”罗里说。 两团火焰从瓦肯的鼻孔里跳了出来。 他们在房间周围投下一层光芒。 藤蔓追着他们来到这个新房间。 它们长得很快！他们沿着墙壁散开。 “我看见一扇门！”趁藤蔓还没挡住，快过去！”德雷克指着远处的墙喊道。 他们跑过房间。 但藤蔓比龙师们先到达了远处的城墙。 又大又粗的藤蔓挡住了门。 “我们被困!”佩特拉哭了。