双语漫威故事《星爵》 第三章

Chapter　3

第三章

 

Peter had met Captain Marvel a few times while Iron Man and some of the other Avengers were on a mission against Thanos. He knew that Captain Marvel’s real name was Carol Danvers. She used to be in the United States Air Force, but after receiving an infusion of alien DNA, she developed super powers, including super strength, endurance, stamina, and even the power of flight! She soon joined the Avengers and battled alongside Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

彼得之前见过几次惊奇队长，那时他和钢铁侠，还有其他一众复仇者联盟成员一起对抗灭霸。他知道惊奇队长的真实姓名是卡罗尔·丹弗斯，曾是美国空军，在注入外星基因后，拥有了超能力，力大无穷，耐力惊人，甚至还会飞！她很快就加入了复仇者联盟，和地球上最强大的英雄们并肩作战。

 

Whether she had part-alien DNA or not, Peter was so happy to see a fellow human being! He invited her inside immediately.

不管她是否有着一部分外星基因，彼得还是很高兴能见到人类同胞的！他赶紧邀请她登船。

 

Once on board his ship, Captain Marvel explained why she was there.

一上飞船，惊奇队长就说明了来意。

 

“Back on earth, a few of the other Avengers and I were chasing a strike force of Skrulls.”

“在地球上，我和另外几个复联成员一直在追踪一支斯克鲁尔人的突击队。”

 

Peter knew the Skrulls all too well. They were aliens, and many of them were evil and loved war. They had tried to invade Earth on multiple occasions but had always been beaten back by the Avengers and other powerful heroes, such as Spider-Man and Wolverine.

彼得太了解斯克鲁尔人了。他们是外星人，而且很多人都邪恶好战。他们曾多次入侵地球，都被复仇者以及包括蜘蛛侠和金刚狼在内的其他超级英雄们一一击退。

 

“These Skrulls were a small team, and they had been searching for something,” Captain Marvel went on. “Eventually the Avengers discovered what the alien agents had been after: the pieces needed to rebuild the. . . Ultimate Nulifier!

“这些斯克鲁尔人有一支小分队，他们在找一件东西，”惊奇队长接着说，“复仇者们发现了他们的目的，他们在找组建终极抹除者的碎片！”

 

“The Ultimate Nulli-wha?” Peter asked. “Do you mean the weapon capable of destroying entire solar systems?”

“终极抹什么？”彼得问，“你是说那个可以毁灭整个太阳系的武器？”

 

Peter had never seen the Ultimate Nullifier, but he knew that even some of the biggest bad guys in the Universe—like Galactus, Ronan, and even Thanos himself—were actually afraid of it. To protect the universe, the heroes of Earth had found it and broken it into several pieces, scattering them in secret locations. But if the Skrulls were able to put those pieces together again, they’d cause big trouble for sure!

彼得从未见过终极抹除者，但他知道即便是宇宙中出了名的几大恶棍，像行星吞噬者、罗南、甚至灭霸都对这个武器闻风丧胆。为维护宇宙和平，地球上的超级英雄们找到了终极抹除者，将其打碎，分散在隐秘之处。但如果斯克鲁尔人把这些碎片再次拼合，一定会带来大麻烦！

 

“We captured the whole Skrull team . . . except one,” said Captain Marvel.

“我们抓住了这队斯克鲁尔人……就跑了一个，”惊奇队长说。

 

“Let me guess,” Peter replied, a chill going down his spine. “The Skrull who got away is the one who had the pieces to the Ultimate Nullifier.”

“我没猜错的话，”彼得脊背一凉，“跑了的那个有终极抹除者的碎片。”

 

“Yes,” Captain Marvel confirmed. “And I’ve tracked him—to planet Knowhere! If that Skrull agent gets the parts back to his home planet, I’m positive the scientists of his world will be able to put it together again. Once they have a working Ultimate Nullifier, they’ll be able to destroy Earth with a single shot!

“嗯，”惊奇队长确认了他的猜测，“我一路追踪，追来了虚无知地！如果那个斯克鲁尔人带着碎片回到他的母星，我肯定他们的科学家一定能把碎片拼合。一旦他们有了终极抹除者，就能一举摧毁地球！”

 

The words hit Peter like a ton of bricks. His memories of being a child rushed back: playing kickball in his yard; battling imaginary monsters from his tree house; reading comic books down by the stream. All of these places would be destroyed. His friends—his family—gone. Peter made a tight fist. He wasn’t going to let that happen. “We have to stop him before it’s too late.”

听了这些话对彼得如遭重击。儿时的记忆浮现眼前：在院子里踢球；在树屋里和想象中的怪兽打斗；在小溪边看连环画。如果地球毁灭，所有的这些都会被摧毁，他的家人朋友都将不复存在。彼得捏紧了拳头，他绝不会让这一切发生。“趁现在还来得及，我们一定要阻止他。”

 

“So, you’ll help me, Star-Lord?” Captain Marvel asked.

“所以，你会帮我的吧，星爵？”惊奇队长问。

 

“You bet I will,” Peter responded, grabbing his blaster and helmet. “Where do we start?”

“那当然，”彼得准备好枪和头盔，“我们现在要做什么？”

 

“Well, that’s where it gets tricky,” she responded. “Don’t forget—Skrulls are shape-shifters!”

“有些棘手，”她说，“别忘了——斯克鲁尔人可以变换外貌！”

 

“Oh. . . right,” said Peter, remembering. It was true. Every Skrull alien had the natural ability to change their bodies and make them look like anyone or anything they wanted. It was a form of camouflage that made them great at their work as spies and secret agents.

“哦……是的，”彼得想起来了。还真是，每个斯克鲁尔人天生具有改变外貌的能力，他们可以随心所欲地变成任何人或者任何东西。这种伪装能力特别适合做间谍和密探。

 

“We need to be looking for anyone—or anything—that seems out of place, like they don’t belong,” said Captain Marvel.

“我们得找出那些看起来和这儿格格不入的人或者东西”惊奇队长说。

 

Sometimes I’m the one who feels like I don’t belong, Peter thought as he remembered the loneliness he sometimes experienced.

“有的时候我就挺格格不入的。”彼得想到自己时不时感到很孤独。

 

“Sounds like you need to talk to someone who is very familiar with this station and everyone who lives on it,” Peter said. “I know just the individual! Someone who knows this place like the back of his hand—well. . . not hand, but paw. . . .”

“我觉得你应该和对这个空间站以及其所有居民都非常熟悉的人聊一聊，”彼得说，“巧了，我还真就知道有这么个人！他对这儿了如指掌——呃……其实不是掌，而是爪。”

 

Captain Marvel gave Peter a confused look.

惊奇队长疑惑地看着彼得。