8 Chapter 8

8 Azmina turned to President Bee with a gulp. "Do you have any tips for flying to the volcano?"

阿兹米娜喝了一大口，转向比总统。 “你对飞往火山有什么建议吗?”

"I have only one tip," buzzed the president. "Don't!" Azmina sighed. This wasn't the advice she had been hoping for. "The volcano has been very active recently. There are huge lava sprays. It's simply not safe," explained the president. Azmina looked over at the volcano. Molten lava belched into the sky. There was no doubt it would be dangerous. But somehow, Azmina was sure she was meant to go there. It was almost as if the volcano was calling her. Also, she reminded herself, I am a Dragon Girl! There was something about her glittering scales that made her feel extra brave.

“我只有一个建议，”总裁低声说。 “不!”Azmina叹了口气。这不是她一直希望得到的建议。 “这座火山最近非常活跃。 有巨大的熔岩喷溅。 这根本不安全，”总统解释说。 阿兹米娜望着火山。 熔岩喷向天空。 毫无疑问，这将是危险的。 但不知何故，阿兹米娜确信她注定要去那里。 就好像火山在呼唤她。 同时，她提醒自己，我是龙女!她那闪闪发光的鳞片让她觉得自己格外勇敢。

"The burning-hot lava is not your biggest problem," said one of the bees, as if it could read her mind. "You said that the Shadow Sprites are back. If this is true, they will do anything to stop you." "You should stick with your friends!" added another bee. "It's safer that way."

“滚烫的熔岩不是你最大的问题，”一只蜜蜂说，好像它能读懂她的心思。 “你说过暗影精灵回来了。 如果这是真的，他们会不择手段地阻止你。” “你应该和你的朋友在一起!”另一只蜜蜂补充道。 “这样更安全。”

Azmina winced. She didn't want to do this on her own. But she had no choice! Just then, she felt something soft nuzzle up against her wing. "You're not alone," purred Buttercub. Azmina wrapped a wing around him. Going to the volcano didn't seem nearly so scary now. "Come on, Buttercub. Let's go!" Azmina looked up as she and Buttercub flew above the treetops. The sun looked like it was being wrapped in a strange shadowy material. So that's why it's getting darker and darker! Azmina realized. The sun was almost half covered by the material. To make things worse, Azmina had the feeling that she and Buttercub were being followed. Every now and again she felt something cold brush against her. When she looked, there was never anything there. But the moment she turned away, the feeling would return.

Azmina皱起眉头。她不想一个人做这件事。 但她别无选择!就在这时，她感到有个柔软的东西蹭到了她的翅膀上。 “你不是一个人，”Buttercub咕噜着。 阿兹米娜用一只翅膀围着他。 现在去火山似乎没有那么可怕了。 “来吧，Buttercub。我们走吧!”阿兹米娜和小蝴蝶飞过树梢，抬起头来。 太阳看起来像是被一种奇怪的阴影物质包裹着。 这就是为什么它变得越来越暗!Azmina实现。 太阳几乎有一半被这种物质遮住了。 更糟糕的是，阿兹米娜觉得她和Buttercub被跟踪了。 她不时感到有什么冰冷的东西拂过她。 当她看的时候，那里什么也没有。 但她一转身，那种感觉又回来了。

"Hey, Buttercub," she said, trying to sound cheerful and brave, "let's see how fast we can go!" Back in her normal life, when Azmina pretended to be brave, she often ended up actually feeling brave. She just hoped it would work in the Magic Forest, too! The volcano loomed ahead, billowing smoke and fire. Azmina frowned. Collecting a spark from a live volcano wasn't exactly something she'd done before. Things could easily go wrong! "Don't worry," purred Buttercub in her ear. "I know you can do it." "Thanks," said Azmina, and she meant it. She was very glad to have her little forest friend by her side. The roar of the lava bubbling up inside the volcano grew louder and louder as they approached. Gusts of hot air swirled around them, like they were being blasted by an enormous hair dryer. A shower of sparks exploded, twinkling and glittering like falling stars.

“嘿，Buttercub，”她说，努力让自己的声音听起来既高兴又勇敢，“让我们看看我们能跑多快!”回到她的正常生活中，当阿兹米娜假装勇敢时，她最后往往真的觉得自己很勇敢。 她只希望这招在魔法森林里也管用!火山隐约出现在前方，滚滚浓烟和火焰。 Azmina皱起了眉头。从活火山中收集火星并不是她以前做过的事。 事情很容易出错!“别担心，”Buttercub在她耳边咕噜着。 “我知道你能做到。”“谢谢。”阿兹米娜说，她是认真的。 她很高兴有她的小森林朋友在她身边。 当他们走近时，火山内部岩浆冒出来的轰鸣声越来越响。 一阵阵热空气在他们周围旋转，就像被一个巨大的吹风机吹动了一样。 一阵火花爆炸了，像流星一样闪烁着。

Despite the danger, Azmina's heart leapt. She was sure now that she needed to collect a volcano spark. Azmina put her head down and began flying at full speed toward the volcano's summit. There was no way she was going to give up now! But as Azmina and Buttercub reached the summit, Azmina came to a sudden stop. She couldn't move forward or backward! She was trapped in some sort of net. Azmina looked down and saw pale gray shadows wrapped around her paws and tail. The shadows were thin and almost see-through, but strong. No matter how hard she strained, she couldn't move! "I'm caught, too!" growled Buttercub from nearby. "It's the Shadow Sprites. They've caught us in their shadow nets." The more Azmina struggled, the tighter the net closed around her. She felt a flash of panic. "Buttercub, what are we going to do?"

尽管有危险，阿兹米娜的心还是跳了起来。 她现在确信她需要收集火山的火花。 阿兹米娜低下头，开始全速向火山山顶飞去。 她现在是决不会放弃的!但是当阿兹米娜和Buttercub到达山顶时，阿兹米娜突然停了下来。 她既不能前进也不能后退!她被困在某种网里了。 阿兹米娜低头一看，发现她的爪子和尾巴周围都是浅灰色的阴影。 影子很薄，几乎是透明的，但很强烈。 不管她怎么用力，她都动不了!“我也被抓住了!”Buttercub在旁边咆哮着。 “是暗影精灵。他们用他们的影子网把我们捉住了。” 阿兹米娜越是挣扎，网就越紧。 她感到一阵恐慌。 “Buttercub，我们该怎么办?”