Chapter 9

9 PlushyPup nudged Aisha with his nose. "It's time to go. You must return the mirror to the vault. I will show you the way back." Aisha nodded. She knew PlushyPup was right. The Magic Mirror was clearly very powerful. The sooner it was safely back in the vault, the better!

毛绒狗用鼻子碰了碰艾莎。 “该走了。你必须把镜子放回金库。 我带你回去。” 艾莎点点头。她知道毛绒狗是对的。 魔镜显然非常强大。 越早安全地回到金库越好!

TrustyPup, who was snuggled by her mother's side, looked up brightly. "Can I come, too?" she barked. "I feel totally fine now." "You are one tough cookie." Aisha smiled. "But you should rest. Thanks so much for your help. We couldn't have done it without you." Their mother walked over and nuzzled each of the Dragon Girls in turn. "Thank you for protecting the treasures of the Magic Forest!" "It's our pleasure," said Mei and Quinn happily. "And it's our job!" added Aisha, her insides bursting with pride. Outside the cave, the sky was the color of lead. "I think a snowstorm is coming," said Quinn. "Let's get going before it arrives," said Mei. "I don't want to be flying through a storm." Neither did Aisha! She had another worry, too. The sprites were going to be hard to spot against that gray sky. They said one last goodbye to TrustyPup and her mom, who were waving at the den's entrance.

托斯提普依偎在妈妈身边，欢快地抬起头来。 “我也能来吗?”她叫道。 “我现在感觉完全好了。” “你是一个坚强的人。” 艾莎笑了。“但是你应该休息。 非常感谢你的帮助。 没有你，我们做不到。” 她们的妈妈走过去，轮流用鼻子蹭着龙女们。 “谢谢你保护魔法森林的宝藏!”“这是我们的荣幸，”梅和奎因高兴地说。 “这是我们的工作!”艾莎补充道，她的内心充满了自豪。 洞外的天空是铅色的。 奎因说:“我想暴风雪就要来了。” “我们在它来之前就走吧，”梅说。 “我不想在暴风雨中飞行。” 阿伊莎也没有!她还有另一个担心。 在灰蒙蒙的天空中很难发现精灵。 他们向在洞穴门口挥手的托斯提普和她妈妈做了最后的告别。

Little TrustyPup was barking happily and leaping up and around her mom's legs. The sky grew darker and heavier as the Treasure Dragons flew back the way they'd come. It wasn't long before snow began to fall again, thick and heavy. Large flakes landed on the Dragon Girls' wings, making them cold and stiff. Aisha felt like her whole body was turning into an ice block! The wind had picked up, and it swirled the snow around them as they flew. It was almost impossible to see where they were going. Even worse, Aisha kept feeling Shadow Sprites brushing against her. She could tell that Mei and Quinn were finding it hard as well, but no one complained.

小托拉斯小狗开心地叫着，在妈妈的腿上跳来跳去。 当宝龙们原路返回时，天空变得越来越暗，越来越重。 没过多久，雪又下起来了，又厚又重。 大片雪花落在龙女们的翅膀上，弄得她们又冷又僵。 艾莎觉得她的整个身体都变成了一块冰块!风起了，他们飞着，雪在他们周围打转。 几乎看不清他们要去哪里。 更糟糕的是，艾莎总觉得暗影精灵在擦她。 她看得出来，梅和奎因也觉得很辛苦，但没有人抱怨。

The snowfall grew so heavy that Aisha didn't even notice when PlushyPup flew up alongside her. "I can't guide us through this storm," he called above the wind. "We must find another way!" "What other way is there?" Aisha called back. "These mountains are full of tunnels," PlushyPup explained. "I've heard one of them

雪越来越大，以至于当毛绒狗飞到她身边时，艾莎甚至没有注意到。 “我无法引导我们穿过这场风暴，”他在风中喊道。 “我们必须另找一条路!”“还有别的办法吗?”艾莎叫道。 “这些山上到处都是隧道，”毛绒狗解释说。 “我听过其中一个

leads directly to the vault. If we can find it, then we can get out of this storm." "Sounds good," Aisha panted. The effort of flying in the terrible weather was wearing her out. "Sure does," Mei called. "How do we find it?" Quinn asked. Aisha felt something tug gently at her neck. She looked down to see the compass, glowing on its chain in the darkness. Of course! She had totally forgotten about it. This was the perfect time to ask it for help. She lifted the compass with one claw. "Where is the tunnel that leads to the vault?" she asked. Instantly, the golden hand on the compass began to spin around and around. It whirred so fast that the compass jumped out of Aisha's paw! With the chain straining at Aisha's neck, the compass pointed directly down. "The tunnel is below us!" Aisha shouted to the others. "Come on!"

直接通向保险库。 如果我们能找到它，我们就能摆脱这场风暴。” “听起来不错。”艾莎喘着气说。 在恶劣的天气里飞行的努力使她筋疲力尽。 “当然，”梅叫道。“我们怎么找到它?”奎因问道。 艾莎感到有什么东西轻轻地拉着她的脖子。 她低下头，看见指南针在黑暗中闪闪发光。 当然!她完全忘了这件事。 这是向它寻求帮助的最佳时机。 她用一只爪子举起罗盘。 “通往金库的隧道在哪里?”她问。 立刻，指南针上的金手开始不停地旋转。 它旋转得如此之快，指南针从艾莎的爪子里跳出来了!由于锁链紧系在艾莎脖子上，罗盘直接指向下方。 “隧道就在我们下面!”艾莎对其他人喊道。 “来吧!”

Aisha swooped down low, PlushyPup and the other Dragon Girls close behind. Just before Aisha landed, the compass swerved to the side and led them into a dark cave. "I sure hope that compass knows where it's going," muttered Mei.

艾莎俯冲下来，毛绒狗和其他龙女郎紧随其后。 就在艾莎着陆之前，指南针突然转向一边，把他们带进了一个黑暗的洞穴。 “我真希望指南针知道它的方向。”梅嘟囔着。