5 Chapter 5

5 Flying was fun, but it was also hard work, especially as they were heading directly into the wind. All the same, as she got more and more

飞行很有趣，但也是一项艰苦的工作，尤其是当他们直接迎着风飞的时候。 尽管如此，她得到的越来越多

confident, Azmina couldn't resist trying out some of the midair moves she'd seen Buttercub doing. "Cool!" said Naomi, flying up beside her. "Hey, try this!" Naomi then did a series of very slick moves. She swooped to the left, then quickly flipped back to the right. Then she showed the others how to flip over and fly facing up to the sky. It wasn't as easy as it looked! Finally Naomi did a very fast, downward torpedo roll. Willa and Azmina tried to follow along. And they did pretty well … right until the final bit, when their tails nearly got tangled! "We need to work on that one!" Azmina chuckled as they flew back up to Naomi. "Fine by me!" Willa grinned. "Flying is one thing I'll never get sick of practicing."

自信满满的阿兹米娜忍不住试了试Buttercub在半空中的动作。 “酷!”娜奥米说，飞到她身边。 “嘿，试试这个!”然后内奥米做了一系列非常灵巧的动作。 她向左边猛扑过去，然后又迅速转回右边。 然后，她教其他人如何翻转身子，面朝天空飞行。 这可不像看上去那么容易!最后内奥米做了一个快速向下的鱼雷翻滚。 威拉和阿兹米娜也想跟着去。 它们表现得很好，直到最后一刻，它们的尾巴差点缠在一起!“我们需要解决这个问题!”她们飞回娜奥米身边时，阿兹米娜咯咯地笑了。 “我没问题!”威拉咧嘴一笑。 “飞行是我永远不会厌倦练习的一件事。”

Just then, Naomi gave a shout. "Look!" Below was a field of sunflowers, hidden between two tall mountains topped with snow that was ever so slightly purple. The sunflowers looked like ones Azmina had seen back in the normal world, except for one important difference. Their centers shone brightly, as if lit from within. Strangely, the delicious smell of fresh buttered popcorn wafted up from the field.

就在这时，内奥米叫了一声。 “看!”下面是一片向日葵田，隐藏在两座高山之间，山顶上覆盖着微紫的雪。 这些向日葵看起来就像阿兹米娜在正常世界里看到的一样，除了一个重要的区别。 它们的中心发出明亮的光，仿佛是从内部发出的光。 奇怪的是，新鲜黄油爆米花的香味从地里飘了上来。

"Time to land!" called Azmina as Buttercub began to swoop toward the flowers. Azmina flew after him at top speed. "These flowers are so cool!" cried Willa, landing nearby. She was right. Now that they'd landed, Azmina saw that the seeds in the center of each bloom looked like little golden light bulbs! But not all of them seemed to be working properly. Some were flickering on and off. Others had lost their brightness.

“降落的时间到了!”阿兹米娜喊道，这时Buttercub开始向花俯冲。 阿兹米娜以最快的速度追着他。 “这些花太酷了!”威拉在附近停了下来，喊道。 她是对的。现在他们着陆了，阿兹米娜看到每朵花中心的种子看起来就像金色的小灯泡!但并不是所有的设备都能正常工作。 有些灯忽明忽暗。 其他人已经失去了他们的光彩。

Azmina's stomach did a weird loop. Were the Shadow Sprites somewhere nearby, stealing the light from these flowers? She glanced around. She couldn't see anything, but she had an eerie feeling the sprites were close by, watching. Clearly, there was no time to lose. Azmina wrapped a paw around the stem of the brightest flower she could see and gave it a gentle shake. Seeds tumbled out from the flower and scattered on the ground. As Willa and Naomi

阿兹米娜的胃奇怪地转了个圈。 暗影精灵是不是就在附近，从这些花中偷走了光? 她环顾四周。她什么也看不见，但她有一种诡异的感觉，那些精灵就在附近，注视着她。 显然，没有时间可以浪费了。 阿兹米娜用一只爪子抓住她能看到的最亮的一朵花的茎，轻轻地摇了摇。 种子从花里滚出来，撒在地上。 威拉和娜奥米

hurried over, Azmina picked one up. It felt warm and smooth. "The Tree Queen said we need to grind them into a powder," Azmina remembered. "How, I wonder?" "Maybe we stomp on them?" suggested Willa. Azmina grinned as she jumped up and down on the seeds. To her surprise, the seeds crumbled to fine powder. She had always been pretty strong, but now she was dragon strong! She pulled the apple out from her bag and twisted the top leaf around. Magically, the apple separated into two, and Azmina carefully sprinkled the glittering sunflower seed powder inside. The powder fizzed slightly as it settled in the bottom, sending up a tiny, sweet-smelling puff of steam. The three Dragon Girls grinned at one another. "That wasn't too hard!" said Naomi. "Way easier than I expected," agreed Willa. "Do you think the next two ingredients will be as

匆匆过去，阿兹米娜拿起了一个。 摸起来又暖和又光滑。“树女王说我们需要把它们磨成粉末，”阿兹米娜记得。 “怎么回事，我不知道?”“要不我们踩他们一脚?”威拉建议道。 阿兹米娜笑着在种子上跳上跳下。 令她吃惊的是，种子碎成了细粉。 她一直都很强壮，但现在她像龙一样强壮!她从包里拿出苹果，把上面的叶子拧了一下。 苹果神奇地分成了两半，阿兹米娜小心翼翼地把闪闪发光的葵花籽粉撒在里面。 粉末在底部沉淀时发出轻微的嘶嘶声，喷出一股甜甜的蒸汽。 三个龙女相视而笑。 “这并不难!”娜奥米说。 “比我想象的容易多了，”威拉同意道。 “你认为接下来的两种食材会像