006 藏身

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Zann stared in shock as bits and pieces of his house went flying everywhere

赞震惊地看着房子的碎片四处飞溅。

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Then a huge plank flew out of the cloud of thick smoke, almost hitting him in the head

接着，一块巨大的木板从浓烟中飞出，差点砸到他的头。

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Zann snapped out of his stupor. He nudged Zing with his foot

赞从呆滞中回过神来，用脚轻推辛。

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The dragon was groggy but already beginning to emerge from the Flash Freeze

那条龙昏昏沉沉，但已开始从闪光冻结中苏醒过来。

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That was one especially good thing about fire whistlers

这是火啸龙一个特别好的优点。

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Even the strongest magic couldn't keep them down for long. They were too stubborn

即使最强大的魔法也无法长时间压制它们。它们太顽固了。

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" Wake up, boy," Zann urged the dragon." We've got to get out of here."

“醒醒，伙计，”赞催促龙道，“我们得离开这儿。”

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He doubted the stranger could have survived that explosion

他怀疑那个陌生人能在爆炸中活下来。

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But then Zann remembered the strong energy crackling between the man's fingers. He'd better not take any chances

但紧接着，赞想起了那人手指间噼啪作响的强大能量。他最好还是别冒险。

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" I'll go find Darb," he murmured. Darb might be a Void, but he was smart and practical

“我去找达布，”他喃喃自语。达布虽是个虚空者，但既聪明又实际。

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Maybe he could help Zann figure out what to do

也许他能帮赞想出该怎么办。

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Zann took off running. Zing shook off the last of the spell and flew after him, chattering irritably and breathing out small puffs of smoke

赞拔腿就跑。辛甩掉了咒语的最后一丝影响，飞着跟在他后面，烦躁地叽叽喳喳，还喷出几小股烟。

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They found Darb in the same part of the swamp where Zann had left him

他们在沼泽里赞之前离开达布的那片地方找到了达布。

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He looked startled when he saw Zann coming with Zing

看到赞和辛一起过来，他显得很吃惊。

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" What happened to you two?" he asked

“你们俩怎么了？”他问道。

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Zann glanced down at himself. His clothes were disheveled

赞低头看了看自己。他的衣服凌乱不堪。

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Debris stuck to his sleeves, and he was covered in dust

袖子上粘着碎片，浑身都是灰。

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" Something crazy..." he began

“疯狂的事……”他开始说。

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He told Darb the whole story as quickly as he could. By the end Darb looked alarmed

他尽快把整件事告诉了达布。讲完时达布一脸惊慌。

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" That guy used a Flash Freeze on Zing?" he exclaimed, hurrying over to the dragon

“那家伙对辛用了瞬间冰冻？”他喊道，急忙跑到龙身边。

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" Come here, little buddy. Let's make sure you're okay."

“过来，小家伙。让我看看你没事吧。”

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" He tried to use one on me too!" Zann exclaimed

“他也想对我用那个！”赞喊道。

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" What kind of crazy person does that?"

“什么样疯狂的人才会做这种事？”

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" I don't know." Darb looked at him

“我不知道。”达布看着他。

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" Do you think Boz was still in the house when it... you know... exploded?"

“你觉得波兹在房子爆炸的时候还在里面吗？”

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Zann shook his head." That guy said something about taking me to Boz

赞摇了摇头。“那个家伙说要带我去见波兹。”

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I'd better try to contact my grandfather."

“我最好试着联系我祖父。”

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Zann conjured up a message moth and quickly inscribed a simple message on its wings: Where are you?

赞变出一只信蛾，迅速在它翅膀上写下简短的信息：你在哪儿？

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" Find Boz," he said, waving the message moth off

“找到波兹，”他说着，挥手让信蛾飞走了。

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The message moth started to flap away

信蛾开始扑闪着飞走了。

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But within a few seconds, it came back, fluttering in helpless circles

但没过几秒，它又飞回来了，无助地绕圈子。

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Darb frowned as he watched." It can't locate him," he said softly." Do you think..."

达布看着，皱起了眉头。“它找不到他，”他轻声说，“你不会觉得……”

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Zann's heart flip-flopped in his chest. It had been difficult enough to deal with his parents' disappearance

赞心里七上八下。面对父母的失踪，已经够难熬了。

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What would he do if he lost his grandfather as well?

如果连爷爷也没了，他该怎么办？

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" No!" Zann blurted out, not letting himself think any more about that

“不会的！”赞脱口而出，不让自己再想下去了。

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" I'm sure he's okay. We just need to figure out where he is."

“我确定他没事。我们只需要搞清他在哪里。”

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The stranger stepped out of the ruins of Zann's house

陌生人从赞家的废墟里走了出来。

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He'd barely had time to throw up a strong Shield spell before the place had exploded

屋子爆炸前，他勉强来得及施了个强力的护盾咒。

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That explosion had been an unlucky break

那场爆炸来得真不巧。

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The Red boy had been especially quick

那个红魔法男孩动作太快了。

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The energy from his emergency Zap had collided with the Flash Freeze, causing the blast

他的紧急电击能量与急冻术碰撞，引发了爆炸。

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And now the explosion was likely to draw unwanted attention

而现在，这场爆炸很可能会引来不必要的注意。

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" Never mind," the man muttered." I just need to find the boy before he tells anyone about me."

“算了，”那人喃喃道，“我只需要在那个男孩把我的事告诉别人之前找到他。”

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But how? He could return to the fortress and check the Secret Eye

但怎么找呢？他可以返回堡垒，查看秘密之眼。

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But the Secret Eye merely showed the presence and location of Magica's Reds; it didn't show their identities

但秘密之眼只显示魔奇卡红族的所在位置，并不显示他们的身份。

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The boy would be one red dot among many

那男孩不过是众多红点中的一个。

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Or would he? Glancing down at the debris, the man happened to spot the charred remains of one of those happy family blink images

或者，他不会是其中之一吗？那人低头看了一眼废墟，碰巧发现了一张烧焦的家庭合照残余。

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Grabbing it, he stared at the Red boy's grinning face

他一把抓起它，盯着那个红发男孩咧嘴笑的脸。

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The man smiled. The image should do the trick. Yes, it should do nicely

那人笑了。这张照片应该能奏效。是的，应该可以。

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" There." Zann rubbed his hands together and pointed at the cave entrance

“好了。”赞搓了搓手，指向洞穴入口。

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A dark curtain instantly fell over it

一道漆黑的幕布瞬间落下，遮住了洞口。

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" That will keep out anyone we don't want in here."

“这样就能把不欢迎的人挡在外面。”

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He looked around the cave. He and his friends had gathered here many times, and no adults knew about it. It was the perfect hiding place

他环顾洞穴。他和朋友们曾在这里聚会过许多次，没有任何大人知道这个地方。这真是个完美的藏身之处。

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The entrance was already well hidden by thick brush

洞口本来就被浓密的灌木丛遮得很好。

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Zann's simple Visual Blocking spell meant nobody could see in even from a few inches away

赞施下的简单视觉遮蔽咒，意味着哪怕近在咫尺，也不会有人看见里面。

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Zann had used the same type of spell many times to trick Zing during their games

赞在玩游戏时，曾多次用同类型咒语捉弄过小龙辛。

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" Okay," Darb said." Now what?" He was patting Zing, who still looked tired and uneasy

“好吧，”达布说。“现在怎么办？”他轻轻拍着辛，小龙看起来依然疲惫不安。

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Zann realized he was exhausted too. He'd used up most of his energy creating their hideout

赞意识到自己也筋疲力尽了。打造这个藏身之处几乎耗尽了他全部的能量。

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First he'd had to run a quick Life Force Locator to make sure the cave was clear of any dangerous creatures

首先，他不得不快速施展了一个生命体定位咒，确保洞穴里没有危险的生物。

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Then he'd conjured up a few lights so he could see what he was doing

接着又变出几团亮光，好让他能看清自己在做什么。

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And finally, there was the curtain. Being a Red gave Zann more power than most kids his age, but after all that, he'd hit his limit

最后便是那道幕布。身为红魔法师，赞拥有比同龄孩子更强的力量，但做完这一切后，他也到极限了。

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He flopped down against the wall." I need to figure out where Boz went," he said

他一屁股瘫坐靠在墙上。“我得弄清楚波兹去了哪里。”他说。

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" That guy at my house said he knew him

“在我家的那个家伙说，他认识波兹。

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I have no idea if he was telling the truth."

我完全不知道他说的是不是真话。”

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Darb shrugged." Why would someone lie about something like that?"

达布耸耸肩。“怎么会有人在这种事上撒谎呢？”

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Zann sighed. Darb was much too trusting

赞叹了口气。达布太容易轻信别人了。

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He always wanted to believe the best about people

他总是愿意相信人们最好的一面。

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Zann had been the same way himself once

赞自己也曾经是这样的人。

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But his parents' disappearance had changed that

但父母的失踪改变了他。

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" Think about it," he said." Reds have been disappearing all over Magica

“你想想，”他说。“整个魔法大陆的红魔法师都在失踪。

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Then this weirdo shows up at my house, and suddenly Boz is missing

接着那个怪人就出现在我家，然后波兹突然就不见了。

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The guy has to be involved with whatever the palace was — "

那家伙肯定和皇宫发生的那些事有关——”

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He stopped talking with a gasp as the magic curtain shattered, and a fast-moving figure burst into the cave

他话说到一半，倒抽一口冷气停了下来，因为魔法幕布碎裂了，一道快速移动的身影冲进了洞穴。