Chapter 18
In her quiet, empty bedroom, Riley pulled her books out of her backpack and picked up her clothes, ready to pack them in her bag. Then she paused and her expression changed.
Fear was driving. Are we really doing this? I mean, this is serious, he said.
Anger pushed Fear aside and took control. Look, he said. We have no core memories. You want Riley to be happy? Lets get back to Minnesota and make some. Rileys worried expression faded and was replaced with anger as she stuffed her clothes into her bag and exited the room.
Out on the cliff, Sadness, Joy, and Bing Bong stared at the empty space where Honesty Island used to be.
Joy, if we hurry, we can still sTOP her, said Sadness, offering a ray of hope.
There was only one island left and one lightline that they could follow back to Headquarters. Family Island, said Joy. Lets go!
They ran along the cliff edge, bolting toward the bridge to Family Island. Sadness saw the island start to quake and yelled, Its too dangerous! We wont make it in time!
Joy looked out to see pieces of Family Island falling away. But thats our only way back!
The shaking island had caused parts of Long-Term Memory to collapse2 and break apart. Suddenly, Sadness pointed3 over to a memory recall tube. The tubes were normally buried deep beneath the shelving of Long-Term Memory, but with all the earthquake-like movement, one of them had become exposed. If they got to it in time, maybe they could get sucked up and sent back to Headquarters.
A recall tube! said Joy.
We can get recalled! Sadness added.
They ran past the bridge and headed for the tube.
With her bag strapped4 to her back, Riley walked toward the front door of the house. Have a great day, sweetheart, Mom called from the kitchen.
See you after school, monkey, Dad added, making monkey noises.
We love you! Mom said.
Riley didnt respond. She just turned and walked right out of the front door, headed for the bus station.
Joy, Sadness, and Bing Bong were closing in on the tube, but Family Island quaked and twisted the bridge like a piece of taffy. Then a large piece of the island broke off!
Go! shouted Joy. Run, run! A nearby cliff cracked and crashed down into the dump, and the ridge1 where they were just standing5 fell away. They screamed as they fled the crumbling6 chunks8 of land and headed toward the recall tube.
Joy stepped into the lower section of the recall tube first, with Sadness right behind her. But the tube was small and there wasnt enough room.
Sadness and Joy jostled against each other and the memories inside the bag started to change color. Whoa, whoa! Sadness! Joy cautioned. The bag emitted a blue light, and Joy tried to push Sadness away. Sadness, sTOP! Youre hurting Riley! Joy pulled one of the memories out of the bag. It was bright blue. Sadness stepped back, horrified9.
Oh no! she said. I did it again!
If you get in here, these core memories will be sad, Joy said.
RUMBLE10! Joy looked to see the source of the terrible sound: the family statue on Family Island was breaking apart. Joy didnt know what to do! She had to make a quick decision. Im sorry Riley needs to be happy.
Joy pulled the tube closed and began to ride it up to Headquarters alone.
Joy? Sadness called after her friend as she stood with Bing Bong on the cliff.
Then the intense rumbling7 from below made the cliffside fall and shook the tube apart. Joy fell from the tube. Bing Bong reached for her, but the ground beneath him disintegrated11, causing them both to fall into the abyss.
Joy! Sadness cried. Feeling helpless as she stood on the cliffs edge, she buried her face in her hands.
第 18 章
在安静而又空荡荡的卧室里，莱莉把书从背包里拿出来，接着整理衣服，筹备把这类东西一块放进包里。就在这个时候，她停住了，脸上的表情发生了变化。
怕怕在操控，他说：大家真的要这么做吗？我的意思是，这可不是闹着玩的。
怒怒把怕怕推到一边，自己操控起来。你看，他说，大家目前没核心记忆球，你期望莱莉快乐吧？让大家回明尼苏达州再创造一些开心的记忆。莱莉脸上的担心消失了，变成了愤怒。她把衣服塞进包里，走出卧室。
悬崖边上的忧忧、乐乐和兵兵盯着诚实岛原本所在的地方，目前是一片空洞。
乐乐，假如大家抓紧时间，还能阻止她。忧忧想给乐乐一线期望。
只剩下一座岛屿了这也就意味着只剩下一条可以让他们回情绪总部的光缆。家人岛，乐乐说，大家走！
他们沿着悬崖边缘跑了起来，朝通往家人岛的那座桥冲去。忧忧发现家人岛也开始摇晃起来，她大声喊道：这太危险了！大家赶不过去的！
乐乐朝外看了看，发现家人岛正一点一点消失：但那是大家回去的唯一一条路！
岛屿摇晃着，致使长期记忆存储库也跟着开裂和倒塌。忽然，忧忧指了指一根记忆球召回管道。那些管道平常都被深埋在长期记忆架的下面，但伴随这类地震般的运动，其中一根管道暴露出来。假如他们准时到达那儿，可能他们会被吸进管道，送回情绪总部。
那是召回管道！乐乐说道。
大家可以被召回去！忧忧补充道。
他们从桥上跑过，朝管道冲去。
莱莉背着包，朝前门走去。上学愉快，亲爱的。母亲从厨房喊道。
放学后见，小猴子。父亲模仿着猴子的声音，补充了一句。
大家爱你！母亲说道。
莱莉没回话。她转了个弯，直接出了前门，朝汽车站走去。
乐乐、忧忧和兵兵正在挨近管道，但家人岛摇晃着，桥像一块太妃糖一样被拧弯了。接着，家人岛有一大块裂开了！
快！乐乐叫道，快跑！快跑！附近的悬崖也裂了开来，轰然倒塌，掉进清理库里，而他们刚刚站过的山脊也掉落了。他们尖叫着逃离马上大面积崩塌的地面，朝召回管道冲去。
乐乐第一进入召回管道地方较低的那段，忧忧紧随其后。但管道太小了，空间不够。
忧忧和乐乐互相推搡着，此时包里的记忆球开始变了颜色，乐乐快点警告忧忧：停!停！忧忧！包里射出一道蓝色的光，乐乐用力把忧忧推开：忧忧，住手！你在伤害莱莉！乐乐从包里取出一个记忆球，球呈现出明亮的蓝色。忧忧后退了一步，吓呆了。
哦，不！她说，我又犯了错误了！
假如你进去的话，这类核心记忆都会变得悲伤。乐乐说道。
轰隆！乐乐看了看，发现了这一可怕声响的来源：家人岛上的家人雕塑正在崩塌。乐乐不了解该如何解决！她需要飞速做出决定：对不起莱莉需要快乐。
乐乐将管道关了起来，筹备前往情绪总部一个人前往。
乐乐？忧忧在她朋友身后喊道，她和兵兵还站在悬崖上。
忽然，底下强烈的震动令悬崖的边缘向下坠去，管道也被震开了，乐乐从管道里掉了出来。兵兵伸出手去拉她，但他脚下的地面裂开了，他们两个一块跌进了深渊。
乐乐！忧忧哭了。她站在悬崖边，双手掩面，孤立无助。
