Chapter 8

8 Fury coursed through Stella. "Let them out at once!" she demanded. "And the other stars you have in there, too!" The Fire Queen just laughed. Stella looked around at the crowd of forest creatures. They were all gazing calmly at the Fire Queen. Why weren't they reacting to what she had

斯特拉怒火中烧。 “马上放他们出来!”她要求道。 “还有你们那里的其他星星!”火女王只是笑了。 斯特拉环顾了一下这群森林生物。 他们都平静地凝视着火后。 为什么他们对她的病没有反应

just done? Weren't they shocked to see the little stars trapped in a cage? "They can't see what's happening," LuckyStar explained to Stella. "Only you and the other Night Dragons have strong enough vision to see what's truly going on. Everyone else is too dazzled by the Fire Queen." The Fire Queen called out to Stella. "If you want to rescue the stars, you'll need to get up onstage and perform for me." "She's lying!" Rosie growled. Phoebe agreed. "There's no way she is going to release the stars. She is clearly using their energy for herself." Stella knew her friends were right. "But if we get up onstage, we'll at least be closer to the stars. That might give us a chance to rescue them." Phoebe considered this. "It's a risk. But at least we'll be together. We can look out for one another."

刚刚做了什么?看到小星星被关在笼子里，他们不震惊吗? “他们看不到发生了什么，”幸运之星向斯特拉解释道。 “只有你和其他夜龙有足够强大的视力，才能看清到底发生了什么。 其他人都被烈火女王迷得眼花缭乱。” 火女王对斯特拉喊道。 “如果你想拯救这些明星，你就得上台为我表演。” “她是说谎!”罗西咆哮道。 菲比同意了。“她不可能释放星星。 她显然是在利用他们的能量。” 斯特拉知道她的朋友们是对的。 “但如果我们站在舞台上，我们至少会更接近星星。 这可能会给我们一个拯救他们的机会。” 菲比考虑了一下。“这是一种风险。 但至少我们还在一起。 我们可以互相照顾。”

The Fire Queen flared brighter than ever. She was already stealing energy from the little stars! Swishing away the Fire Sparks that were clustered around her, Stella called out: "Very well. We will perform for you." But the Fire Queen shook her head, her flaming hair leaving streaks in the air. "Only the Starlight Dragon may perform." Phoebe looked at Stella, her eyes wide. "We can't let you go alone!" she cried. "It's way too risky," Rosie agreed. "She will try and capture you, and steal your starlight." Stella hesitated. It was almost certainly a trap. There was no way that the Fire Queen intended to play fair. But Stella also had a strong feeling, deep inside, that getting up on the stage was the right thing to do. "Trust your feelings," murmured LuckyStar in her ear. "And don't forget that being angry can be powerful. You just need to channel it in the right way."

烈火女王的光芒比以前更亮了。 她已经在从小星星那里偷能量了!斯特拉拨开了聚集在她周围的火花，喊道:“很好。 我们将为你表演。”但火后摇了摇头，她那火红的头发在空中留下一缕缕。 “只有星光龙才能表演。” 菲比看着斯特拉，眼睛睁得大大的。 “我们不能让你一个人去!” “这太冒险了，”罗茜同意道。 “她会试图抓住你，偷走你的星光。” 斯特拉犹豫了。几乎可以肯定这是一个陷阱。 烈火女王不可能想要公平竞争。 但在内心深处，斯特拉也有一种强烈的感觉，那就是走上舞台是一件正确的事情。 “相信你的感觉，”幸运星在她耳边低语。 别忘了，生气是很强大的。 你只需要以正确的方式引导它。”

Stella gave each of her friends a quick wing hug. "Don't worry," she told them. "I know what I'm doing. I think!" Before she could change her mind, Stella flew up over the crowd and onto the floating stage. The forest animals clapped happily. They were all having a lovely time, with no idea of what was at stake. "It'sssss a Night Dragon!" she heard a pink snake hiss to a bright green snake. "Thissss should be sssspecial." Stella landed smoothly on the stage and turned to face the crowd. But deciding to go on the stage had been the easy part. Now that she was there, with all those eyes upon her, Stella realized she had no idea what to do! She was confident, but performing had never been her thing. She wasn't a good singer. She didn't know any impressive dance moves. What could she do? Then she heard a sound. It was a little whimper. A tinkling sort of whimper that was soon joined

斯特拉给了她的每个朋友一个快速的翅膀拥抱。 “别担心，”她告诉他们。 “我知道我在做什么。我想!”还没等她改变主意，斯特拉就飞过人群，飞上了漂浮的舞台。 森林里的动物高兴地鼓掌。 他们都玩得很开心，不知道有什么危险。 “这是一条夜龙!”她听到一条粉红色的蛇对一条亮绿色的蛇发出嘶嘶声。 “这个应该很特别。” 斯特拉平稳地降落在舞台上，转身面对人群。 但决定走上舞台是比较容易的部分。 现在她在那里，所有的眼睛都盯着她，斯特拉意识到她不知道该怎么办!她很自信，但表演从来都不是她的菜。 她唱得不好。她不知道任何令人印象深刻的舞步。 她能怎么办呢?然后她听到了一个声音。 那是一声呜咽。一阵丁当的呜咽声很快就响起来了

by others. Stella knew what the sound was. It was those poor little stars. Stella had been trying to keep her anger contained. But this was too much! How could anyone lock up such tiny, twinkling stars? LuckyStar's words came back to her. Being angry can be powerful. You just need to channel it in the right way.

由他人。斯特拉知道那是什么声音。 是那些可怜的小星星。 斯特拉一直在努力控制自己的愤怒。 但这太过分了!怎么会有人把这么小又闪烁的星星锁起来呢? 她想起了幸运星的话。 生气是很强大的。 你只需要以正确的方式引导它。

Yelling at the Fire Queen did not seem to make any difference. But maybe roaring would? This would not be a usual roar, though. This needed to be a roar that took all of Stella's outrage and turned it into something good and powerful. Stella knew she had that kind of roar inside her. She could feel it, bubbling deep in her chest. She breathed in deeply, feeling like she was drinking cool, clear water on a hot day. It reminded her of her strength. What the Fire Queen is doing is wrong, she told herself. And we Night Dragons are going to stop her. The roar began to build. It felt different somehow. It was clearly powerful, but it also felt more twinkly than usual. As she opened her mouth and roared, the air filled with tiny stars! The stars shimmered and bounced in the air. Then they began to grow bigger and brighter. "Look out," Phoebe called from out in the crowd. "Fire Sparks are attacking!"

对火女王大吼大叫似乎也无济于事。 但也许咆哮会?不过，这可不是平常的吼声。 这需要一声咆哮，把斯特拉所有的愤怒转化成美好而有力的东西。 斯特拉知道她内心有那种咆哮。 她能感觉到它在胸口深处沸腾。 她深深地吸了一口气，感觉就像在大热天喝着清凉的水。 这使她想起了自己的力量。 烈火女王的所作所为是错误的，她对自己说。 我们夜龙会阻止她的。 吼声越来越大。不知怎么的，感觉不一样了。 它显然是强大的，但也感觉比平时更闪亮。 当她张开嘴咆哮时，天空中布满了小星星!星星在空中闪烁跳跃。 然后它们开始变得更大更亮。 “小心!”菲比在人群中喊道。 “火苗来了!”