9 Chapter 9

9 "Willa? Naomi? Is that really you?" Azmina called, hardly daring to believe it.

9“威拉?拿俄米?真的是你吗?”阿兹米娜打来电话，她几乎不敢相信。

"Yes, it's really us!" called Willa as she and Naomi swooped lower. Together, they lifted Azmina up under their own wings and carried her to the outside edge of the volcano. Fiery sparks flew over their heads like shooting stars. "How did you know I needed help?" asked Azmina as Buttercub flew over and snuggled into her. "We didn't," said Willa. "But leaving you didn't feel right. I mean, I know we all have to do things alone sometimes, but it felt wrong somehow." "And I realized you were right about the final ingredient," continued Naomi. "So we turned around. But we didn't expect you to be dangling inside the volcano!" "That wasn't exactly the plan," admitted Azmina. "I am so glad to see you two! You guys totally saved me." "Well, we're a team, aren't we?" said Naomi with a grin. "Like you said to the glow bees. Helping each other is what we're meant to do."

“是的，真的是我们!”威拉喊道，她和内奥米俯冲下来。 他们一起把阿兹米娜放在自己的翅膀下，把她带到火山的外缘。 炽热的火花像流星一样从他们头顶飞过。 “你怎么知道我需要帮助?”阿兹米娜问，这时Buttercub飞过来依偎在她身上。 “我们没有，”威拉说。“但是离开你让我感觉不太好。 我的意思是，我知道有时我们都必须独自做一些事情，但不知怎么的，这感觉不对。” “我意识到你对最后一种配料的看法是正确的，”娜奥米继续说。 于是我们转过身来。但我们没想到你会在火山里晃荡!”“这不是我的计划，”阿兹米娜承认。 “见到你们俩真高兴!”你们完全救了我。” “嗯，我们是一个团队，不是吗?”娜奥米笑着说。 “就像你对发光蜜蜂说的那样。 互相帮助是我们应该做的。”

A spray of bubbling lava exploded nearby. Willa leaned forward. "Have you caught any sparks yet?" Azmina shook her head. "I don't know how to. And do we need one spark, or lots of them? And how do I add it to the potion without burning myself?" She didn't add her biggest worry. What if I am wrong about spark being the last ingredient? "Catching a spark will be easy," Naomi said. "Just open up the apple and let it fall in."

一股冒泡的岩浆在附近爆炸。 威拉身体前倾。“你抓到火花了吗?”阿兹米娜摇了摇头。 “我不知道该怎么做。我们需要一个火花，还是很多火花? 我怎样才能把它加到药水里而不烫伤自己呢?”她没有增加她最大的担忧。 万一火花是最后一种原料我错了呢? “捕捉火星很容易，”内奥米说。 “只要把苹果打开，让它掉进去。”

Azmina couldn't help laughing. It was so simple, and so perfect! "Why didn't I think of that?" "That's what friends are for, right?" Naomi grinned. Azmina felt a warm glow as she pulled the apple from her bag. It wasn't just because of the nearby volcano. Naomi had called them friends. "I think you'll know which spark to catch when you see it, Azmina," said Willa in her thoughtful way. "Trust yourself." "But you'd better do it soon," said Naomi, pointing up. "Look." The sun was almost completely covered by the shadow cloth! There was no time to lose. Azmina grabbed the magic apple and turned to face the volcano. When the next shower of sparks erupted into the air, Azmina found herself watching a single spark, bigger and brighter than all the rest.

阿兹米娜忍不住笑了。 它是如此简单，如此完美!“我怎么没想到呢?”“这就是朋友该做的，对吧?”拿俄米咧嘴一笑。 当阿兹米娜从包里拿出苹果时，她感到一阵温暖的光芒。 这不仅仅是因为附近的火山。 娜奥米称他们为朋友。 “我想你一看到火花就知道该抓住哪颗了，阿兹米娜。”威拉若有所思地说。 “相信自己”。“但你最好快点，”娜奥米指着上面说。 “看。”太阳几乎完全被阴影布遮住了!没有时间可以浪费了。 阿兹米娜抓起魔法苹果，转身面对火山。 当下一次火花向空中喷射时，阿兹米娜发现自己看到了一个火花，比其他所有的火花都更大、更亮。

"It's that one," she declared. That was her spark, for sure. Quickly, she opened the apple. But just as the spark was almost within reach, the wind whipped it away. "GO, AZMINA!" yelled Willa. "Catch it!" But where had the spark gone? The air was filled with ash, making it hard to see. Then Azmina spotted something shimmering brightly,

“就是那个，”她说。 那是她的火花，毫无疑问。 她很快地打开了苹果。 但就在火星快要到达的时候，风把它吹走了。 “去吧，阿兹米娜!”威拉喊道。 “抓住它!”但是火花到哪里去了呢? 空气中充满了灰烬，很难看清。 然后阿兹米娜发现有什么东西在闪闪发光，

just overhead. That's it! she thought. Flapping her one good wing as hard as she could, Azmina leapt into the air. She scooped up the spark with the apple and trapped it inside with the lid as she landed back on the ground. Willa and Naomi rushed over. "Did you get it?" asked Naomi. "I think so," said Azmina, still breathing heavily. "Look!" said Willa, pointing to the apple. Glittering steam was wafting out from under the lid. The Dragon Girls looked at one another. Was this a good sign, or had they just wrecked the potion? "Open it up," urged Naomi. Carefully, Azmina undid the lid and peered inside. The golden mixture was fizzing like soda. "It smells so good!" murmured Willa, closing her eyes and breathing in deeply. "But nothing's happening," Azmina cried, looking up.

只是开销。就是这样!她想。 阿兹米娜使劲地拍打着一只完好的翅膀，跳上了天空。 当她回到地面时，她用苹果铲起火花，用盖子把它困在里面。 威拉和娜奥米冲了过来。 拿俄米问:“你拿到了吗?” “我想是的。”阿兹米娜说，仍然喘着粗气。 “看!”威拉指着苹果说。 闪闪发光的蒸汽从盖子下面飘出来。 龙女们面面相觑。 这是个好兆头，还是他们只是把魔药弄坏了? “把它打开，”拿俄米催促道。 阿兹米娜小心翼翼地打开盖子，往里面看。 金色的混合物像苏打水一样嘶嘶作响。 “闻起来真香!”威拉喃喃地说，闭上眼睛，深深地吸了一口气。 “可什么事也没发生。”阿兹米娜抬起头喊道。