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Zann could tell they'd landed in First City, though he didn't recognize the area

赞恩能看出他们降落在了第一城，虽然他不认得这个地方。

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A light green rain was falling, casting a lime-tinted glow over the whole scene

淡绿色的雨正下着，给整个场景笼罩上一层青柠色的光晕。

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" Where are we?" Gliss asked

“我们在哪儿？”格丽丝问道。

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" Edgewood," Saffa said, sounding perplexed

“埃奇伍德，”萨法说，听起来有些困惑。

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" It's a neighborhood on the far northern border of First City

“这是第一城最北边的一个街区。

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But why did you bring us here, Wyssa?"

但你为什么带我们来这儿，薇萨？”

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Zann wondered the same thing

赞恩也有同样的疑问。

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He realized that it was probably too risky to use the palace wormhole right now

他意识到现在使用宫殿的虫洞可能太冒险了。

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But why wouldn't Wyssa bring them out in Wormwood?

但薇萨为什么不带他们到沃姆伍德呢？

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After all, she used to live there

毕竟，她曾经住在那里。

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" There's no time for idle chitchat."

“没时间闲聊了。”

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Wyssa snapped her fingers." Zap!"

薇萨打了个响指。“咻！”

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This time Zann recognized the spot where Wyssa had taken them

这次赞恩认出了薇萨带他们来的地方。

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" The zoo?" he said, staring at a pair of nibblers in an enclosure nearby

“动物园？”他说，盯着附近围栏里的一对啃咬兽。

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" Why are we here?"

“我们为什么来这里？”

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" Are we going to borrow a dragon to ride to the Far Frontier?" Darb asked

“我们要借条龙骑去遥远边境吗？”达布问。

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Gliss glanced toward the dragon pen with a nervous expression

格丽丝紧张地瞥了一眼龙栏。

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" The dragons here aren't very tame."

“这里的龙不太温顺。”

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Wyssa didn't seem to be listening

薇萨似乎没在听。

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She peered through the green rain, which was falling harder now

她透过绿色的雨张望，雨现在下得更大了。

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" My errand here won't take long."

“我在这的事很快就办完。”

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Saffa stepped toward the zoo entrance, looking restless

萨法朝动物园入口走去，显得焦躁不安。

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" We should check on Venna," she said

“我们应该去看看维娜，”她说。

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" She might have been taken prisoner by now."

“她现在可能已经被俘虏了。”

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" There's no time for that," Wyssa said

“没时间了，”薇萨说。

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" We need to find Morb before he gathers more power!"

“我们必须在莫布积聚更多力量之前找到他！”

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" The election is less than a month away," Saffa said, sounding stubborn

“距离选举不到一个月了，”萨法说，语气很固执。

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" If things get any worse, it could be a disaster for all of Magica."

“如果情况再恶化，对整个麦吉卡来说可能是场灾难。”

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Zann wasn't too worried about the election

赞恩不太担心选举的事。

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But Saffa's words had reminded him of his parents

但萨法的话让他想起了自己的父母。

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" We should check on the prisoners too," he said

“我们也该去看看那些囚犯，”他说。

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" Yes!" Gliss exclaimed." I want to see my uncle."

“对！”格丽丝喊道。“我想见我叔叔。”

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Wyssa sighed." Go," she said." Make sure they're all okay. I'll wait for you here."

薇萨叹了口气。“去吧，”她说。“确保他们都安然无恙。我在这里等你们。”

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Zann looked at the others. Could they trust Wyssa?

赞恩看向其他人。他们能信任薇萨吗？

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Or would she take off for the Far Frontier on her own as soon as they zapped away?

还是他们一瞬移离开，她就会独自前往遥远边境？

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" Wyssa, we might need your help getting into the palace," Saffa said

“薇萨，我们可能需要你帮忙进入宫殿，”萨法说。

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Wyssa didn't look happy. But she agreed to go to the palace with them

薇萨看起来不太高兴。但她同意和他们一起去宫殿。

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" We have to hurry," she said

“我们得快点，”她说。

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Everyone joined hands. Zap!

大家手拉手。咻！

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They landed at the edge of the palace square

他们落在宫殿广场的边缘。

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It was still raining, and Zann had to wipe water from his face before he could see clearly

雨还在下，赞恩不得不擦掉脸上的雨水，才能看清楚。

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When he did, his eyes widened

当他看清楚后，眼睛不由得瞪大了。

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The square looked much different than usual

广场看起来和平常大不一样。

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Dozens of guards were marching around, all of them wearing that new dark uniform they'd seen on the guards in the dungeon

几十个卫兵在四处巡逻，全都穿着他们在地牢里见过的同款暗色新制服。

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" What's that all about?" Saffa muttered

“这是怎么回事？”萨法嘀咕道。

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" Who knows?" Perda said

“谁知道呢？”佩达说。

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" Maybe we can figure out a way to sneak in without the guards seeing us."

“也许我们能想出办法，不让卫兵发现，偷偷溜进去。”

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" We don't have time for that." Saffa sounded impatient

“我们没时间那样做。”萨法听起来很不耐烦。

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" This is still Magica, isn't it?

“这里毕竟还是魔法国，不是吗？

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We have the right to visit the palace anytime we like without fearing imprisonment

我们有权随时前往宫殿，而不必担心被关起来。

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I'm tired of sneaking around!"

我厌倦了这样偷偷摸摸的！”

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" But — " Zann began

“可是——”赞恩开口道。

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It was too late. Saffa was already marching toward the main entrance

为时已晚。萨法已经大步朝主入口走去。

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" Should we go with her?" Gliss asked

“我们该跟她一起去吗？”格莉丝问道。

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" No." Wyssa snapped her fingers, and a glowing wall appeared in front of them

“不。”薇萨打了个响指，一堵发光墙出现在他们面前。

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" Hey." Zann was annoyed." You can't stop us with a Shield spell."

“嘿。”赞恩恼了，“你没法用一个护盾魔法就拦住我们。”

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" It's for your own good," Wyssa said

“这是为你们好。”薇萨说道。

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Just then Darb poked Zann on the shoulder." Look!"

就在这时，达布戳了戳赞恩的肩膀。“看！”

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Saffa had reached the closest group of guards

萨法已经走到了最近的一队卫兵前。

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While the kids watched, she appeared to argue with the guards

孩子们注视着她，她似乎和卫兵们争执了起来。

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A moment later a guard clapped his hands

片刻后，一名卫兵拍了拍手。

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A large bubble enclosed Saffa! She yelled and struggled to get out, but it was no use

一个大泡泡把萨法困在了里面！她大喊着，挣扎着想要出来，但无济于事。

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The bubble was already floating toward the palace

泡泡已经飘向宫殿。

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" No!" Zann blurted out, louder than he'd meant to

“不！”赞恩脱口而出，声音比他想的要大。

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His voice attracted the attention of a guard

他的声音引起了一个卫兵的注意。

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The guard turned and peered toward them, his face suspicious

卫兵转过身来朝他们凝视，脸上带着怀疑。

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Zann felt panic flash through him

赞恩感到一阵恐慌传遍全身。

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If they all ended up in the dungeon, there was no way they'd be able to stop Morb!

要是他们都进了地牢，就没法阻止莫布了！

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He grabbed Perda with one hand and Darb with the other." Zap!" he yelled

他一手抓住珀达，一手抓住达布。“Zap!”他喊道。

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Splash!

扑通！

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They landed in a deep puddle in the gutter outside Teplo's house

他们落在特普洛家外面阴沟里的一个深水坑里。

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Zann glanced around to make sure his friends were there

赞恩环顾四周，确认朋友们都在。

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Perda, Gliss, and Darb were there, but someone else wasn't

珀达、格丽丝和达布都在，但有个人不在。

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" Where's Wyssa?" Perda asked

“薇萨在哪里？”珀达问。

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" I don't know," Zann said." I guess she didn't zap with us."

“我不知道，”赞恩说，“我猜她没有和我们一起传送。”

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Gliss glanced up and down the street nervously

格丽丝紧张地来回扫视街道。

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" We should get out of sight while we decide how to find her."

“我们应该躲起来，再决定怎么找到她。”

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Moments later they were in the hatch

过了一会儿，他们进了舱口。

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Zing danced around Darb's head, shooting happy flames

星仔绕着达布的头飞舞，喷出欢快的火焰。

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Fala seemed relieved to see them

法拉见到他们，似乎松了口气。

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" Where's Saffa?" she asked

“萨法呢？”她问道。

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" The dungeon, probably." Zann told her what had just happened

“八成在地牢里。”赞恩告诉了她刚才发生的事。

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" Oh no!" Fala twisted her hands together

“哦不！”法拉紧张地绞着双手。

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" This isn't good. Especially given everything that's happened while you were gone."

“这可不太妙，尤其是你们不在时，还发生了一大堆事。”

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" What happened?" Perda asked

“发生什么事了？”佩尔达问道。

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" For one thing, the palace guards found the Mask of Zanta in Zann's house."

“其中一件就是，宫殿卫兵在赞恩家里找到了赞塔面具。”

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" What?" Zann cried." How did it get there? I'm sure my parents didn't steal it!"

“什么？”赞恩大叫道，“它怎么会在那儿？我爸妈肯定不会偷的！”

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" I know they didn't," Fala said." But now your parents and Boz are in real trouble."

“我知道不是他们偷的，”法拉说，“但现在你爸妈和博兹真的有大麻烦了。”

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Zann gulped." What kind of trouble?"

赞恩咽了口唾沫。“什么样的大麻烦？”

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" I'm not sure yet," Fala said

“我现在也还不确定，”法拉说。

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" They're being kept in the dungeon until the election is over

“他们都被关在地牢里，要等到选举结束。

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Then the new king or queen can figure out what to do."

之后，新的国王或女王才能决定怎么处置。”

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" What about my uncle?" Gliss asked." Did they let him go?"

“那我叔叔呢？”格丽斯问道，“他们放了他吗？”

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" No. All the prisoners are staying until after the election," Fala said

“没有。所有囚犯都要等到选举结束才能出来。”法拉说。

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" It's okay," Zann said

“没关系，”赞恩说。

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" At least this gives us some time to deal with Morb first

“这至少给了我们一些时间，先对付莫布。

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After all, the election is almost a month away."

毕竟，选举差不多还有一个月呢。”

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" No, it's not," Fala said

“不，不是的，”法拉说。

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" That's another thing that happened while you were gone

“这就是你们不在时发生的另一件事。

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Laddno is insisting on holding the election next week!"

拉迪诺坚持要在下周举行选举！”