Chapter 8

8 The churn of white water swirled around Mei, dragging her down. She held The Forest Book up over her head and kicked with all her might. She was determined to keep the book dry. It would be terrible if it were destroyed by water. But how to get out of the raging current? There was no way

滚滚的白水在梅身边打转，把她拖了下去。 她把《森林之书》举过头顶，使出全身力气踢了起来。 她决心不让书沾水。 如果它被水毁了，那就太可怕了。 但如何才能摆脱汹涌的洋流呢? 不可能

she was strong enough to fly up and out of the water. "We've got you, Mei!" called a voice. The air above filled with blue and green smoke as Quinn and Aisha whooshed down toward Mei. Quinn scooped a paw under her left wing, and Aisha took the right one. Together, they lifted Mei from the water and carried her to the riverbank.

她很强壮，可以飞起来离开水面。 “我们抓住你了，梅!”一个声音喊道。 奎因和艾莎向梅呼啸而下，天空中弥漫着蓝绿相间的烟雾。 奎因把一只爪子伸到她的左翼下面，艾莎抓住了她的右翼。 他们一起把梅从水里抬到河边。

"Is The Forest Book okay?" Mei asked, trying to catch her breath. "It's fine!" said Aisha, taking it from Mei and inspecting it. There were a couple of splashes on the cover, but that was all. "You did great, Mei." Quinn smiled. Mei had never felt so relieved! She was exhausted, but she had enough energy to give her friends the biggest wing hugs ever. "Thanks, guys," she said. "That roar of ours literally blew me away!" "Wasn't it awesome?" said Aisha, her eyes sparkling. "I'm only just getting my head around how powerful we are." "Especially when we work together," added Quinn. "But one thing's worrying me. Did the words end up back in the book?" Mei held her breath as she opened The Forest Book. What if the words weren't there? But looking down, she saw they had succeeded. There

“《森林之书》还行吗?”梅问，试着喘口气。 “很好!”艾莎说着，从小美手里拿过来仔细看了看。 封面上有几处水花，但仅此而已。 “你做得很好，梅。”奎因笑了。 梅从来没有这么松过一口气!她很疲惫，但她有足够的精力给她的朋友们最大的翅膀拥抱。 “谢谢，伙计们，”她说。“我们的吼声真的把我吹走了!”“太棒了，不是吗?”艾莎说，她的眼睛闪闪发光。 “我刚刚才意识到我们有多强大。” “尤其是当我们一起工作的时候，”奎因补充道。 “但有一件事让我担心。 这些话最后又回到书里去了吗?”梅屏住呼吸，打开了《森林之书》。 如果文字不在那里呢? 但她往下一看，发现他们成功了。 在那里

were words on the page, and she could read them! She flicked to the first chapter. The Magic Forest has been blooming since the beginning of time. The magic in the soil is so strong, every single flower, tree, and animal has special powers. "We did it!" Aisha whooped. "Now we just need to—" Aisha was cut short by an angry buzzing sound. Looking up, the Treasure Dragons saw hundreds of tiny gray dots in the air above them. "Are they insects?" Quinn whispered. "I don't think so," Mei muttered back. She had a bad feeling. The feeling got worse as the little dots joined together to form a huge gray streak. It lashed back and forth overhead, like the tail of an angry cat.

纸上有字，她能读懂!她迅速翻到第一章。 魔法森林自开天辟地以来就一直在盛开。 土壤中的魔力是如此强大，每一朵花，每一棵树，每一只动物都有特殊的力量。 “我们成功了!”艾莎欢呼。 “现在我们只需要——”一阵愤怒的嗡嗡声打断了艾莎的话。 宝龙们抬头一看，看到头顶上有成百上千的小灰点。 “它们是昆虫吗?”奎因低声说。 “我不这么认为，”梅嘟囔着回答。 她有一种不好的预感。当这些小点连在一起形成一条巨大的灰色条纹时，感觉更糟了。 它在头顶上来回摆动，就像一只生气的猫的尾巴。

"Shadow Sprites!" Aisha yelled. "They're after the book!" "Well, they're not getting it!" Mei declared. She tucked the book back into her bag and the Treasure Dragons rose into the air. The Shadow Sprites whipped around them, making everything darker and colder. For a moment, the familiar doubt began to creep in. You'll never beat the Shadow Sprites. So much for being a Treasure Dragon—you can't even protect an old book!

“影子精灵!”艾莎喊道。 “他们在找那本书!”“嗯，他们不明白!”美宣称。 她把书塞回书包里，宝龙飞上了天空。 暗影精灵在他们周围盘旋，使一切变得更黑暗、更寒冷。 有那么一会儿，熟悉的怀疑开始悄悄钻进来。 你永远也打不过暗影精灵。 这就是藏宝龙——你甚至不能保护一本古书!

Mei tried to block out the dark thoughts, reminding herself they weren't true. She opened her mouth and roared, filling the air with red smoke. Aisha and Quinn joined in, and the sound of their roars echoed off the rocky cliff face. It sounded like there were a hundred dragons roaring! The gray, shadowy forms swirling around them were swamped by the colorful, powerful smoke. Before long, the Shadow Sprites had seeped away to nothing. The Dragon Girls landed back on the ground beside the river. "Look!" Quinn exclaimed. Mei looked down at the book. It was glowing, as though it had a light inside. And then she noticed something else that was glowing, too. The silver and gold that decorated their wings and tails! "We really are Treasure Dragons!" Mei sighed happily.

梅试图阻止那些黑暗的想法，提醒自己它们不是真的。 她张开嘴咆哮，空气中弥漫着红烟。 艾莎和奎因也加入了进来，他们的吼声在岩石峭壁上回荡。 听起来好像有一百条龙在咆哮!在他们周围旋转的灰色阴影被五彩斑斓的浓烟淹没了。 没过多久，暗影精灵就消失了。 龙女们回到河边的地上。 “看!”奎因说。梅低头看了看书。 它在发光，好像里面有光。 然后她注意到另一个东西也在发光。 用金银装饰它们的翅膀和尾巴!“我们真的是宝龙!”梅高兴地叹了口气。