Chapter 10

CHAPTER TEN They landed, with a jolt, in a dark pit. "Are you OK?" Sophia asked Rainbow. "I think so. Are you?" "Yes," said Sophia, checking the frogs weren't hurt. "But where are we?" As her eyes adjusted to the gloom she could just make out Ava and Star a step away. "The person we were following must have set this trap for us," said Ava. "If only we could see more." A green spark flashed above Rainbow's head then fizzled away. Sophia stared around. Where had the spark

第十章他们颠簸着落在一个黑暗的坑里。 “你还好吗？”索菲亚问彩虹。 “我想是的。是你呢?”“是的，”索菲娅说，检查青蛙有没有受伤。 “我们现在在哪儿？”当她的眼睛适应黑暗时，她能分辨出艾娃和星星就在一步之外。 “我们跟踪的那个人一定给我们设了这个陷阱，”艾娃说。 “要是我们能看到更多就好了。” 彩虹的头顶上闪过一道绿色的火花，然后消失了。 索菲亚环顾四周。火花在哪里？

come from? A second later, a flash of silver lit the air. "What happening?" she said. "I don't know." Rainbow shook his mane and more coloured sparks swirled around him. "It's you!" said Sophia. "You're making the sparks!" "Am I?" Rainbow tossed his head, creating more flashes of light. "You're right. It is me! I feel all tingly!" "It's your magic powers!" said Star in delight. "Can you use the sparks to light everything up so we can see?" asked Sophia eagerly. "I can try." Rainbow drew breath and held his eyes tight shut as he concentrated. There was a crack, and a ray of white light cut through the darkness. "Rainbow, that's brilliant!" Sophia was thrilled. She had wanted Rainbow to have healing powers but being able to create light

从何而来?一秒钟后，一道银光照亮了天空。 “发生什么事了？”她说。 “我不知道。”彩虹摇了摇他的鬃毛，更多的彩色火花在他周围旋转。 “是你！”索菲亚说。“你在制造火花！”“我?”彩虹晃了晃他的头，创造了更多的闪光。 “你是对的。是我！我感到浑身刺痛！”“这是你的魔力！”星星高兴地说。 “你能不能用火花把所有东西都照亮，这样我们就能看见了？”索菲亚急切地问。 “我可以试试。”彩虹吸了口气，紧闭双眼，全神贯注。 啪的一声，一道白光划破了黑暗。 “彩虹，太棒了！”索菲亚很激动。 她希望彩虹有治愈的能力，但也能创造光明

was amazing. A bright white beam shone from Rainbow, illuminating everything like an enormous floodlight. Sophia saw they were trapped in a pit with steep sides. "What's that hissing sound?" asked Ava suddenly. "Snakes!" squeaked Sophia in dismay, spotting several pythons hissing furiously at the far end of the pit. Their bodies writhed and they began to slither towards the girls and the unicorns. "Get back," said Rainbow, his voice wobbling. He shone his light at the snakes and they reacted angrily, tongues flashing, muscular bodies constricting. Rainbow trembled. "I… I don't like snakes." His light got fainter. Sophia breathed deeply, taking control of her own fear. She could feel his sides starting to heave with panic. "Don't worry. I'm here," she said, frantically

是惊人的。一道明亮的白光从彩虹里射出，像一盏巨大的泛光灯照亮了一切。 索菲亚看到他们被困在一个陡峭的坑里。 “那嘶嘶声是什么？”艾娃突然问道。 “蛇！”索菲娅惊恐地尖叫着，发现坑的另一端有几条蟒蛇在狂怒地嘶嘶叫着。 他们的身体扭动着，开始向姑娘们和独角兽们滑去。 “回去，”彩虹说，他的声音颤抖着。 他用光照着蛇，它们愤怒地反应，吐出舌头，肌肉收缩。 彩虹颤抖。“我……我不喜欢蛇。” 他的光越来越暗。索菲娅深深地吸了一口气，控制住了自己的恐惧。 她能感觉到他的身体两侧开始因恐慌而起伏。 “别担心。我在这里，”她疯狂地说

wondering what they were going to do. She kissed Rainbow and stroked his neck. "I won't let the snakes hurt you." Suddenly the smell of burnt sugar filled the air, followed by a sharp crack. Magic!

想知道他们要做什么。 她吻了彩虹，抚摸着他的脖子。 “我不会让蛇伤害你的。” 突然，空气中充满了烧焦糖的味道，接着是一声尖锐的爆裂声。 魔法!

Sophia recognised the smell from before, when Cherry had found her power. Rainbow's light beam flared, then a rainbow arched from the top of his head to the top of the pit. Sophia reached out and touched it and realised it was solid– a rainbow bridge! "Rainbow!" squealed Sophia in delight. "That's amazing." "Go! I don't know how long I can hold it," Rainbow panted, touching his head to the ground and anchoring the end of the rainbow there. Star galloped on to the rainbow bridge with Ava hanging on to her bucket of frogs. Rainbow followed hot on her heels. The pythons hissed with rage and tried to follow them but the moment Rainbow's hooves reached the top of the pit, the rainbow disappeared. The snakes spat with fury as they fell back into the pit. "Hurrah for Rainbow!" cheered Ava. "I'm so

当Cherry发现她的力量时，Sophia认出了之前的气味。 彩虹的光束闪耀，然后一道彩虹从他的头顶拱起，一直延伸到坑的顶端。 索菲亚伸出手去摸了摸，发现它是实心的——一座彩虹桥！“彩虹！”索菲亚高兴地尖叫起来。 “这太神奇了。”“去!我不知道我能坚持多久，”彩虹气喘吁吁地说，把他的头放在地上，把彩虹的一头固定在那里。 星飞奔到彩虹桥上，艾娃挂在她的青蛙桶上。 彩虹紧跟着她。 巨蟒们愤怒地发出嘶嘶声，试图跟着他们，但当彩虹的蹄子到达坑顶时，彩虹就消失了。 蛇愤怒地吐了一口唾沫，又掉进了坑里。 “彩虹万岁！”艾娃欢呼道。 “我很

glad you found your powers before we ended up a snakes' breakfast." "Are you OK, though? Do you need a rest?" asked Sophia. Rainbow stood up tall. "I feel amazing! Let's get these frogs to the lake now, before it's too late." The four friends galloped back through the woods and on to the school grounds. As they neared the lake, Sophia saw a figure hurrying towards them, arms waving angrily as it tried to cut them off. For a second, she thought it was the masked figure from before but then she realised her mistake. "It's Ms Nettles," she said. "And she looks furious." "Stop!" shouted Ms Nettles, arms spread wide, blocking the path. "You know the woods are out of bounds. What were you doing in there?" "There isn't time to explain!" said Sophia.

很高兴你在我们变成蛇的早餐之前找到了自己的超能力。” “你还好吗？”你需要休息吗？”索菲亚问。 彩虹站得高高的。“我感觉棒极了！”我们现在就把这些青蛙送到湖里去吧，不然就太晚了。” 四个朋友骑马穿过树林，回到了学校操场上。 当他们靠近湖边时，索菲亚看到一个人影匆匆向他们走来，愤怒地挥舞着手臂，试图切断他们的距离。 有一秒钟，她以为那是之前那个蒙面人影，但后来她意识到自己错了。 “是荨麻女士，”她说。 “她看起来很生气。”“站住！”荨麻女士喊道，双手摊开，挡住了去路。 “你知道树林是禁区。 你在里面做什么？”“没有时间解释了！”索菲亚说。