Chapter 2

2 Quinn opened her eyes as she landed back on the ground. She was surrounded by trees dripping in shiny, ripe fruit. Vines curled around tree trunks, dotted with bright flowers. The ground was covered in mossy green grass, soft as velvet.

奎因回到地上时睁开了眼睛。 她被树上滴着亮晶晶的成熟果实的树包围着。 藤蔓缠绕在树干上，点缀着鲜艳的花朵。 地上长满了青苔的绿草，柔软得像天鹅绒。

Quinn sighed happily. She had been to the Magic Forest a couple of times now, and it never stopped being exciting. In fact, it seemed more exciting every time! One of the best parts was turning into a dragon. In the real world, Quinn was often nervous. But when she was in the Magic Forest in her powerful dragon body, she felt like she could do anything. Of course, when she was a Dragon Girl, Quinn couldn't play her trumpet. But that was a small price to pay for the joy of soaring above the treetops with her friends! Quinn looked down at her shimmering green legs and paws. And I can roar! Quinn reminded herself. To prove it, she let out a loud roar. Flickering jade-green flames leapt from her mouth, and the air filled with a bright and wonderful sound. It just felt so good to roar. Quinn laughed as she fluttered her elegant, powerful wings, lifting gently off the ground. It felt good to be able to fly, too!

奎因高兴地叹了口气。到现在为止，她已经去过魔法森林好几次了，那里总是令人兴奋不已。 事实上，它似乎更令人兴奋!最精彩的部分之一就是变成一条龙。 在现实世界中，奎因经常感到紧张。 但当她以强大的龙的身体进入魔法森林时，她觉得自己可以做任何事情。 当然，当奎因还是龙女时，她不会吹小号。 但与和朋友们在树梢上翱翔的快乐相比，这只是一个小小的代价!奎因低头看着她闪闪发光的绿腿和爪子。 我还能吼!奎因提醒自己。 为了证明这一点，她发出了一声大吼。 闪烁的玉绿色的火焰从她的嘴里跃出，空气中充满了明亮而美妙的声音。 吼起来的感觉真好。 奎因笑着，拍打着她优雅有力的翅膀，轻轻地飞离地面。 能飞的感觉也很好!

One of the things Quinn loved about the Magic Forest was how it sounded. It reminded her of an orchestra. There were the low, rustling noises of the grasses and the reeds as the breeze blew through them. Then there were the chirrups of insects and the croaks of frogs. Above this rose the melodies of the birds and the whispering treetops. And around all that swirled something that was more like a feeling than an actual sound. It was a

奎因喜欢魔法森林的原因之一是它的声音。 这使她想起了管弦乐队。 微风吹过，草和芦苇发出低沉的沙沙声。 然后是昆虫的唧唧声和青蛙的呱呱声。 在这之上，鸟儿的歌声和树梢的耳语声不绝于耳。 在这一切的周围盘旋着一种更像是一种感觉而不是真实的声音。 这是一个

kind of happy, humming feeling. Quinn wondered if this was the energy of the forest itself. But when the sound of Quinn's roar faded away, she noticed the forest was almost silent. Quinn couldn't hear any of the usual sounds. No frogs, no insects, and definitely no birds. It was like the forest soundtrack had been muted! All that was left was an annoying buzzing noise, like static. "The forest sounds wrong, doesn't it?" said a voice nearby. Quinn tilted her head to see a little bird hovering in the air. It looked a bit like an owl, but Quinn knew the animals in the magic forest were all different and utterly magical. The bird was green, and under each wing shone a brilliant flash of hot pink. "I'm Flutterdash," twittered the little bird softly. "My voice is normally much louder, but the Shadow Sprites have been stealing all the forest sounds. So I'm losing my voice."

一种快乐，嗡嗡作响的感觉。 奎因想知道这是不是森林本身的能量。 但当奎因的吼声渐渐消失时，她注意到森林里几乎一片寂静。 奎因听不到任何平常的声音。 没有青蛙，没有昆虫，当然也没有鸟。 就像森林的原声被静音了一样!剩下的只有烦人的嗡嗡声，就像静电一样。 “森林听起来不对，是吗?”附近一个声音说。 奎因歪着头，看见一只小鸟在空中盘旋。 它看起来有点像猫头鹰，但奎因知道魔法森林里的动物都是不同的，都是完全神奇的。 这只鸟是绿色的，每只翅膀下都闪烁着耀眼的粉红色光芒。 “我是振翅侠，”小鸟轻声呢喃着。 “我的声音通常要大得多，但暗影精灵一直在窃取森林里所有的声音。 所以我嗓子都哑了。”

"That's terrible!" Quinn gasped. "Why are they doing that?" The little bird flew even closer. "Without our sounds, the harmony of the forest is weakened," she explained in her tiny voice. "The bees can't hear the flowers calling to them. The birds can't listen for currents of warm air to lift them higher. The fish can't hear the warbling of the water, guiding them safely through the rivers. And that's only the beginning. It's a disaster!" The little bird began to cough. Quinn had never heard a bird cough before! "Better not talk anymore for now," said Quinn. She didn't want Flutterdash to lose her voice. "Just nod or shake your head. Are you here to guide me to the glade?"

“太可怕了!”奎因气喘吁吁地说。 “他们为什么要这么做?”小鸟飞得更近了。 “没有了我们的声音，森林的和谐就被削弱了，”她用细小的声音解释道。 “蜜蜂听不到花朵对它们的呼唤。 鸟儿听不到温暖的气流把它们抬得更高。 鱼听不到水的鸣叫，水的鸣叫指引着它们安全地穿过河流。 而这仅仅是个开始。 这是一场灾难!”小鸟开始咳嗽。 奎因以前从未听过鸟咳嗽!“现在最好不要再说了。”奎因说。 她不想让振翅侠失声。 只需点头或摇头。 你是来领我去林间空地的吗?”

The bird fluttered her wings madly and nodded. Then she flew off, weaving her way between the trees. Quinn quickly launched herself into the air and followed. She didn't want to lose sight of Flutterdash. Flying through the Magic Forest was strange this time. It looked and smelled just the same, but it felt different somehow. Worse, the deeper Quinn flew into the forest, the louder the static sound

那只鸟疯狂地拍打着翅膀，点了点头。 然后她飞了出去，在树林间迂回前进。 奎因迅速腾空而起，跟在后面。 她不想失去振翅侠的身影。 这次飞越魔法森林很奇怪。 它看起来和闻起来都一样，但感觉却不一样。 更糟糕的是，奎因飞得越深，静电声就越响