7 Chapter 7

7 A tiny berry caught Naomi's eye. It looked like a droplet of water on a leaf, but Naomi could see

一个小小的浆果吸引了娜奥米的目光。 它看起来像叶子上的一滴水，但娜奥米能看见

that the berry was full of multicolored juice. It was unlike any berry that existed in her normal world. She felt Unichick fluttering next to her. "You've spotted the Rainberry," she said softly. "That's a very rare fruit. It only grows every second season, and usually hides itself away. I think it wants you to pick it, Naomi." Somehow Naomi thought so, too. Carefully, she reached out a paw. The see-through skin of the berry looked fragile. She was scared she'd destroy this precious final ingredient! This time, no prickle-covered vines lashed out at her. In fact, the surrounding leaves seemed to part, to make it easier for Naomi to reach out.

浆果里充满了五颜六色的果汁。 这和她平常生活中的任何浆果都不一样。 她感到尤尼克在她身边扑腾。 “你发现了‘Rainberry’，”她轻声说。 “这是一种非常罕见的水果。 它每隔一季才生长一次，通常会把自己藏起来。 我觉得它想让你摘，娜奥米。” 娜奥米也这么想。 她小心翼翼地伸出一只爪子。 浆果透明的外皮看起来很脆弱。 她害怕自己会毁掉这珍贵的最后一道食材!这一次，没有长满刺的藤蔓袭击她。 事实上，周围的叶子似乎分开了，让内奥米更容易伸手。

Just as Naomi was about to take the berry, a gray shape flashed into view. A Shadow Sprite! Before Naomi realized what was happening, the Shadow Sprite whipped the berry away and zoomed off! "Catch that sprite!" cried Naomi, and the three Dragon Girls and Unichick rose into the air and dashed off. The surrounding forest was dense and tangled. The Shadow Sprite was darting around trees and through bushes. The forest suddenly seemed very

就在娜奥米正要拿起那颗浆果时，一个灰色的东西闪了出来。 一个暗影精灵!内奥米还没意识到发生了什么，暗影精灵就把浆果抽走了，嗖地一声飞走了!“抓住那个妖怪!”娜奥米喊道，三个龙女和尤尼克飞到空中，飞奔而去。 周围的森林密密麻麻，错综复杂。 暗影精灵在树丛间和灌木丛间窜来窜去。 森林突然变得非常

dark, making the sprite hard to follow. Naomi heard the rumble of thunder. "Naomi, go on without us!" called Azmina. She sounded out of breath and very far away. "We're only slowing you down!" "Okay!" Naomi called back over her shoulder. She didn't turn for fear of losing sight of the sprite. Her gymnastics training had sharpened her reflexes; she was definitely the most agile at flying. "I'll get that Rainberry back!" she called as lightning lit up the sky. She tried to sound cheerful, but inside, she was wishing she didn't have to do this alone. "I'm here, don't forget," said a chirpy little voice beside her. "And I know you'll get that Rainberry!" Rain had started to fall, but Naomi's heart swelled at Unichick's lovely words. It was true. She wasn't alone. But when the lightning flashed again, Naomi saw that Unichick's beautiful

黑暗，让雪碧难以跟随。 内奥米听到了隆隆的雷声。 “拿俄米，你自己走吧!” 她听起来上气不接下气，而且离得很远。 “我们只会拖慢你的速度!”“好吧!”娜奥米回头叫道。 她没有转身，生怕看不见精灵。 她的体操训练提高了她的反应能力;她绝对是飞行中最敏捷的。 “我会把那个‘Rainberry’拿回来的!”闪电照亮了天空，她喊道。 她努力让自己的声音听起来很高兴，但内心深处，她希望自己不必独自面对这一切。 “我在这里，别忘了，”她身边一个欢快的小声音说。 “我知道你会得到那个‘蓝莓’的!”雨已经开始下了，但内奥米的心被尤尼克的可爱话语所鼓舞。 这是真的。她并不孤单。 但当闪电再次闪过时，内奥米发现尤尼克很漂亮

feathers had started to fade. Her normally bright tail was now gray! There was no time to lose. The Shadow Sprite darted to the right, disappearing into a thick and gloomy patch of forest. Naomi and Unichick followed, weaving expertly between trees, over boulders, and around brambles.

羽毛开始褪色。 她平时明亮的尾巴现在变成了灰色!没有时间可以浪费了。 暗影精灵向右边跑去，消失在一片茂密阴沉的森林里。 拿俄米和尤尼克跟在后面，熟练地在树丛间、大石头上和荆棘间穿梭。

It was impossible to see the Shadow Sprite. But the Rainberry had begun to glow, changing from one hue to the next. "It wants you to save it!" tweeted Unichick. Naomi had the same feeling. She kept her eyes fixed on the changing colors of the berry, using them to guide her through the rain, which was now falling heavily. The Shadow Sprite clutching the berry was fast and nimble. But so was Naomi. When the sprite tried to lose her by diving into a clump of stinging nettles, Naomi simply flew around the nettles and caught up on the other side. When it slipped between two low-hanging branches, Naomi used her tail to swing herself over the top of them. And when the sprite suddenly darted up into the treetops, Naomi used her powerful leg muscles to leap from branch to branch. "You're getting closer!" chirruped Unichick excitedly.

不可能看到暗影精灵。 但是Rainberry已经开始发光了，从一种颜色变成另一种颜色。 优尼克在推特上写道:“它希望你救救它!” 娜奥米也有同样的感觉。 她目不转睛地注视着浆果不断变化的颜色，用它们来引导自己穿过正在下着大雨的雨。 抓着浆果的影子精灵又快又敏捷。 娜奥米也是。当精灵试图跳进一丛带刺的荨麻来甩掉她时，内奥米只是绕着荨麻飞过去，在另一边追上了她。 当它滑到两根低垂的树枝之间时，内奥米用尾巴把自己甩到了树枝上。 当精灵突然蹿上树梢时，内奥米用她强壮的腿部肌肉从一根树枝跳到另一根树枝。 “你越来越近了!”尤尼克兴奋地叫道。