【官方小说试翻译】绝地传承（Legacy of the Jedi）第十八章

心无所羁

CHAPTER No. 18
第十八章

With Guardians swarming all over the city, it was not hard for Cilia, Stephin, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan to get arrested. They were all wanted. Aeran had no outstanding warrant, but as a weapons specialist, her skills were no longer needed. Promising to alert the resistance to be on the lookout for a big announcement, she left them.
因为卫队在城市中四处横行，所以寻找机会被捕，对于Cilia等人来说不是难事，他们早就被卫队通缉多时了。只有Aeran没有被逮捕的合适理由，而且作为一名武器专家，她的技能已经派不上用场。在承诺告知反抗军等待胜利的消息后，她就离开了。

Qui-Gon suggested that in order to conserve time, they simply do what Lorian expected them to do. Cilia pretended to try to see her husband. She and Stephin tried to sneak into Jaren's apartment by going over rooftops. Within moments they were surrounded by undercover Guardians. As Jaren watched, white-faced, his wife was once again led away to prison.
魁刚建议，为了节省时间，他们只需做一些Lorian意料之中的事情。Cilia假装试图与她的丈夫见面，和Stephin一起从屋顶潜入Jaren的住所，不到几分钟，他们就被便衣卫队包围了。当脸色苍白的Jaren发觉的时候，他的妻子又被带回到监狱中。

Once they were sure that Cilia and Stephin had been captured, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan headed to the part of the city known to be a meeting ground for the resistance. They were picked up almost immediately.
确认两人被捕后，魁刚和欧比万动身前往城市中一处反抗军曾经集会的地方，也立刻被捕。

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan were led to the Guardian compound, where they were ushered into a holding cell. Cilia and Stephin were already there.
魁刚和欧比万被带到卫队监狱，关入一间牢房。Cilia和Stephin已经在里面了。

"Guardian Nod will be informed of your capture after the planet-wide address," the officer said, engaging the security lock. The durasteel door clanged shut.
“等Nod长官作完全星球演讲，我们就通知他你们被捕的事。”一个官员对他们说，启动了安全锁，大门咣当一声，自动关上了。

"What planet-wide address?" Obi-Wan asked Cilia and Stephin.
“什么叫全星球演讲？”欧比万问Cilia和Stephin。

"Nod gives them from time to time," Cilia said. "It usually has to do with some new alert about the Annihilator that requires stricter security measures. Now we know what a fake that is."
“Nod时常作演讲，”Cilia答道，“基本是关于Annihilator的新防范举措以及要求实行更严格的安全措施，现在我们知道这简直就是一个骗局。”

"How is the address broadcast?" Qui-Gon asked.
“演讲是怎么直播的？”魁刚问。

"It goes out simultaneously on all data and vid screens all over the planet," Stephin explained. "There's a studio right here in the Guardian compound."
“通过遍及星球的数据网络和大屏幕同步直播，”Stephin解释说，“在卫队监狱内就有一个播音室。”

"Could you patch into the feed with this?" Qui-Gon asked, holding up the disk that contained the information they'd seen on Delaluna.
“你能想办法把这个加入到系统输入端吗？”魁刚拿出他们在Delaluna星球复制的光盘问。

Stephin nodded. "Absolutely. But we'd have to get out of here and into a secure area. All the studio feed lines run though the central information console."
Stephin点头：“没问题，不过我们必须离开这里，先到一个安全的区域。所有电台输入端信息都要汇总到中心的信息控制台发出。”

"Speaking of which, how are we going to get out of here?" Cilia asked.
“但是，我们如何才能逃离这里？”Cilia问。

"That won't be hard," Qui-Gon said, pulling aside his tunic and revealing his lightsaber.
“这不难办到，”魁刚说着，掀开外衣，露出他隐藏的光剑。

"But weren't you searched?" Stephin asked.
“难道他们没有对你们进行搜身？”Stephin问。

"We have ways of diverting attention," Obi-Wan told them. He and Qui-Gon had used the Force to distract the guards from their lightsabers during the search.
“我们有办法转移他们的注意力，”欧比万告诉他们。在搜身时，他和魁刚使用原力分散了卫兵对光剑的注意力。

The Jedi ignited their lightsabers and sank them into the durasteel door. The metal melted and peeled back, glowing orange, and they stepped through the hole. The corridor was empty, but they could see by a blinking light that a silent alarm had been tripped.
绝地们点燃了光剑，刺入硬钢门中。金属熔化剥落，发出橙色的光。他们从切开的洞中钻出。走廊空无一人，但一盏闪烁的灯发现了他们，触发了无声警报器。

Qui-Gon looked back at the gaping hole. "You lose the element of surprise, but it's a quick escape."
魁刚回头看着切割出的洞口：“虽然方法很老套，不过也算得上一次快速的逃脱。”

"We'll have to move fast," Cilia said.
“我们得赶快行动，”Cilia说。

They ran down the corridor. Cilia and Stephin both knew the complex well, and they led them through a maze of back hallways to the central computer station. It was empty, but a high-security lock was on the door. Through the glass, they could see a row of vidscreens. Lorian Nod had already begun his address.
他们在走廊中奔跑着，Cilia和Stephin对这里非常熟悉，在两人的带领下，他们穿过迷宫般的各种厅堂，直入中央电脑控制中心。中心空无一人，不过门上却有一只高尖端的安全锁。透过玻璃窗，可以看到一排屏幕，Lorian已经开始他的演讲了。

"How long will it take you to bypass the circuits and patch through into the feed?" Qui-Gon asked.
“需要多长时间才能打开门锁，侵入输入端？”魁刚问。

"Hard to say," Stephin answered. "Three minutes. Maybe four."
“不好说，”Stephin答道，“三分钟，也许是四分钟。”

"The alarm will go off as soon as we break in," Qui-Gon said. "They'll be able to pinpoint our location then. Just do the best you can. We'll take care of whatever comes along."
“我们一旦进去，警报系统就会遭到破坏，”魁刚说，“那么他们很快就会锁定我们的准确位置。你尽管放手去做吧，我们会料理其余的事情。”

Cilia and Stephin nodded to tell them they were ready. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan used their lightsabers to break through the door. Immediately, a red light began to pulse. As they walked through the doorway, another indicator light began to blink.
Cilia和Stephin点头示意他们准备好了。魁刚和欧比万用光剑强行打开大门，一道红色的光线开始闪烁。当他们走过大门时，另一只警示灯也开始闪烁。

Now they could hear Lorian Nod's voice. "... And it is with great reluctance that I stand before you now. Yet even with bad news we can gain comfort from the fact that we are strong and able to protect ourselves from the great threat...."
他们隐约听见Lorian的声音：“……这令站在你们面前的我很为难。坏消息接连不断，不过面对空前的威胁，我们依然可以从我们日益强大的自卫力量中获得些许安慰……”

Stephin hurried to the console. His fingers began to fly. Qui-Gon gave him the disk and turned to face the doorway, lightsaber at the ready.
Stephin急忙跑到控制台前，在键盘上运指如飞。魁刚将光盘交给他，转身面对门口，手握光剑准备战斗。

It took only seconds before the droids came. Qui-Gon had no doubt that they would be followed by armed guards. Obi-Wan sprang forward, his lightsaber flashing. They moved in the same rhythm, ready to cover each other, knowing when the other would go on the offense. It was a flow Qui-Gon remembered, when he knew what his apprentice would do before Obi-Wan did it. The Force surged around them, gathering so that it felt like heat and light, making every move easy.
不过几秒钟的时间，就有机器人前来。魁刚确信一会儿还会有大批警卫跟来。欧比万翻身跃到前方，光剑闪烁着。师徒二人步调一致，一方掩护同时另一方进攻。如此默契的配合，不由让魁刚找回了一种似曾相识的感觉——曾经，他能预知欧比万的一举一动。原力在两人之间奔涌流淌，如光热般凝聚汇集，使得他们的每一个动作都是那么轻松自如。

Within seconds, battered and smoking droids littered the floor.
一会工夫，地面上只剩下一堆还冒着烟的机器人残骸。

"Stars and galaxies," Cilia breathed. She had not had time to draw her own blaster.
“天啊，”Clilia惊叹道，她还没来得及抽出自己的爆能枪。

"Three more minutes," Stephin muttered.
“还需要几分钟，”Stephin喃喃道。

".. We are tracking a group of spies who are planning to undermine our society, striking at our security itself. Thanks to the Guardians, we will be safe from them and their plans...."
“……我们正在抓捕一群意图暗中破坏我们社会的间谍，这些人还曾攻击我们的安全系统。幸亏有卫队在，我们才能平安度过此劫……”

"I'm entering the disk codes now," Stephin said.
“我马上就能输入到光盘密码了，”Stephin说。

"The information will come onscreen," Cilia said. "But will the citizens believe it?"
“消息马上会出现在屏幕上，”Cilia说，“但是民众会相信吗？”

"Leave on the audio feed," Obi-Wan told Stephin. Obi-Wan spoke the words crisply, like an order. He did not glance at Qui-Gon. He was totally focused on the moment, on the problem at hand.
“打开音频输入端，”欧比万对Stephin说，语气坚定而不容置疑，他甚至都没有看魁刚一眼以征得师父的同意。此时的欧比万完全专注于眼前的问题。

Qui-Gon felt a surge of satisfaction. It was as though Obi-Wan had taken a step on a journey back to him. Puzzled, Stephin nodded.
魁刚心里感到一阵满足，仿佛欧比万又向他靠近了一步。Stephin虽然有点犹豫，但还是点头照办。

Qui-Gon heard the sound of boots thudding in the hallway. "Take no lives," he told Obi-Wan. If they could accomplish this without loss of life, it would be a good day.
这时，魁刚忽然听到走廊里传来嘈杂的皮靴声。“不要伤人性命，”他叮嘱欧比万，如果他们能不伤一人完成这次任务，也将是功德圆满了。

".. that a new blast potential of the Annihilator has been discovered. ."
“……我们已经探知了新一波的Annihilator潜在威胁。”

The security officers thundered in, blasters pinging, electrojabbers swinging.
安保官员冲进屋里，乍时间爆能枪声四起，电棍晃动不停。

"Stay behind us!" Qui-Gon shouted to Cilia, who now was ready to fight and had stepped forward.
“别过来，呆在我们身后！” 魁刚对本已准备好上前迎战Cilia喊道。

The blaster fire was furious. Qui-Gon jumped and twisted, trying to be everywhere at once. Obi-Wan moved to protect Stephin. The guards were well trained for battle. They kept constantly on the move, using sophisticated flanking maneuvers. Qui-Gon realized that Lorian's Temple training had come in handy.
爆能枪的火力异常凶猛。魁刚不断变换身姿，抵挡着几乎是从四面八方射来的子弹。一旁的欧比万也在尽力地保护着Stephin。看得出来，警卫们训练有素，他们依靠着熟练的射击技术，逐步逼近。魁刚意识到，是Lorian受过的绝地训练派上用场了。

Still, the security officers were not Jedi. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan could keep them at bay. He heard more boots thundering down the hallway and the distinctive whirr of oncoming droids.
但警卫毕竟不是绝地。魁刚和欧比万牢牢地将他们挡在门口。这时，魁刚听见更多的皮靴声骤雨般席卷而来，以及机器人特有的嗡嗡声。

Yes, they could keep the attackers at bay, but if more and more arrived, how long would it be before blaster fire got through?
是的，即使他们能暂时抵挡住来袭者，可是如果敌人蜂拥而至，他们又能抵挡多久？

Qui-Gon could see that the same thought had occurred to Obi-Wan. His Padawan did not flag, but a renewed burst of energy sent him in a spinning arc. He deflected blaster fire at the same time he destroyed two oncoming droids with a well-placed kick.
魁刚看得出，欧比万也在思考同样的问题，不过他的徒弟没有丝毫的动摇退缩，反而激发出更大的能量挥舞光剑在天空中划出一道道弧线。只见他反射开爆能枪的子弹，同时又一脚，精准地踢开两只近前的机器人。

Then the moment Qui-Gon was waiting for occurred. The image of Lorian Nod fuzzed and broke into shattered pieces. A memo flashed onscreen.
魁刚期待的那一刻终于到来了，屏幕上Lorian的图像忽然模糊晃动，最终破裂，一则备忘录闪现在屏幕上。

Stephin had been able to keep the audio feed open. The voice of Lorian Nod boomed out.
Stephin将音频保持开放，另一头传来了Lorian咆哮的声音。

"What is that? What is happening? Get that off the screen!"
“怎么回事？出什么事了？快把那东西从屏幕上挪走！”

MISINFORMATION REGARDING "ANNIHILATOR"
关于“ANNIHILATOR”的误传事件

The memo title could be read clearly. More information streamed across the stream as the holofile unfolded.
备忘录的标题清晰地显示在屏幕上。更多的信息随着全息文件的展开而涌现在屏幕上。

WE KNOW NOT HOW OR WHY THIS RUMOR BEGAN..
我们根本不知道这个谣言是怎么开始传播的。

"Get that off the screen!" Lorian shouted. "Don't you see what it is, you fools? It's a lie!"
“快挪走！”Lorian大叫着，“你们这群笨蛋，难道没看出来吗？这是谎言！”
The focus of the security officers wavered. Qui-Gon saw their eyes drift to the screen. They tried to keep fighting and keep track of what was flashing.
安保军官们的注意力似乎也被吸引过来了，他们在保持射击的同时，不时地瞟着屏幕上闪现过的内容。

Another voice came through the feed. "This says that there is no Annihilator!"
另一个声音从声频中传来：“这说明Annihilator根本就不存在！”

It must have been another officer in the studio who had blurted it out.
这大概是播音室里一名官员忍不住大声喊了出来。

"It's a trick," Lorian said. "Spies..."
“阴谋，”Lorian的声音说，“一定是间谍搞的鬼……”

"It's an official document from Delaluna," another voice said. "Look at the code seal."
“这是Delaluna星球的官方文件，”又一个声音说，“大家看上面有封印条码。”

The officers had all stopped fighting. They stared at the screen in disbelief. Whoever was programming the droids had stopped. They stopped in midair.
所有人都停止了战斗，难以置信地盯着屏幕，就连操纵机器人的人也停了下来，机器人于是静止在半空中。

"Let's go," Qui-Gon said to Obi-Wan.
“我们走吧，”魁刚对欧比万说。

They raced out into the corridor. Following directions Stephin had given them, they ran to the studio and burst through the door.
他们跑进走廊，根据Stephin提供的方向，他们奔向播音室，直闯而入。

Lorian's face was dark with rage. "You are under arrest, Jedi!"
Lorian的脸色因为暴怒而变得阴沉可怕：“你们被捕了，绝地！”

"I believe you are mistaken," Qui-Gon said calmly. "We are arresting you."
“我想你一定是弄错了，”魁刚平静地说，“是我们要逮捕你。”

"That arrest can only be ordered by the president himself!" Lorian snapped. "Guards! Take these Jedi away."
“只有总统才有权批捕我！”Lorian厉声道，“警卫！把这些绝地带走！”

A guard across the room lowered his comlink slowly. "The arrest order has come through," he said. "I am to detain you, Lorian Nod, by order of Minister Ciran Ern."
一名警卫穿过房间，慢慢地递过他的通讯器。“逮捕令已经通过了，”他说，“你被逮捕了，Lorian，这是总统下的命令。”

The color slowly drained from Lorian's face. He tried to smile, but it looked as though it cost him a great deal of effort.
Lorian的脸色渐渐变得惨白，他勉强挤出一丝笑意，但似乎费了很大力气。

Looking at Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, he shrugged. "How strange life is," he said. "The galaxy is so immense, but I can't get away from the Jedi. They have destroyed my life once again."
他狠狠地盯着魁刚和欧比万，耸耸肩：“生活就是如此奇怪啊，”他说，“宇宙如此宽广，可我却偏偏躲不开绝地，你们这些人又一次毁了我的生活。”

Kenobi

"Leave on the audio feed," Obi-Wan told Stephin. Obi-Wan spoke the words crisply, like an order. He did not glance at Qui-Gon. He was totally focused on the moment, on the problem at hand.
“打开音频输入端，”欧比万对Stephin说，语气坚定而不容置疑，他甚至都没有看魁刚一眼以征得师父的同意。此时的欧比万完全专注于眼前的问题。

Qui-Gon felt a surge of satisfaction. It was as though Obi-Wan had taken a step on a journey back to him. Puzzled, Stephin nodded.
魁刚心里感到一阵满足，仿佛欧比万又向他靠近了一步。Stephin虽然有点犹豫，但还是点头照办。

可惜魁剛失敗了.....