Chapter 10

CHAPTER TEN Honey's ears pricked and gold and purple sparks shot up from her hooves. She leapt forward and suddenly she was just a blur leaving the other unicorns far behind. Freya gasped as just a few seconds later Honey arrived beside her. "What is it?" she asked Freya. Freya was already vaulting on to her back. "We have to catch that cloaked figure!" she said, grabbing Honey's mane. "Gallop as fast as you can!" Whoosh! The noise came from Honey's hooves. More sparks exploded into the air and the next second Freya felt cold air rushing past her face so fast it made her eyes stream. She could feel Honey's muscles bunching and stretching,

第十章蜜糖竖起了耳朵，蹄子里迸出金色和紫色的火花。 她向前一跳，突然间就模糊了，把其他独角兽远远地甩在后面。 几秒钟后，霍妮来到她身边，弗雷娅倒吸了一口冷气。 “这是什么？”她问弗雷娅。 弗雷娅已经跳到了她的背上。 “我们必须抓住那个披着斗篷的身影！”她说着，抓住霍妮的鬃毛。 “跑得越快越好！”嗖!声音来自霍妮的蹄声。 更多的火花在空中爆炸，下一秒弗雷娅感到冷空气从她脸上掠过，速度如此之快，以至于她的眼睛都流了出来。 她能感觉到哈妮的肌肉在收缩和伸展，

hear the pounding of her hooves. She realised they had left the others far behind and were gaining on the unknown unicorn. "Keep going, Honey!" Freya yelled. They thundered on, drawing closer to the figure with every stride. "Stop!" she yelled. "You can't escape from us!" The figure turned and made a flicking motion with one hand. Sparks flew up and a sheet of thick ice instantly covered the ground behind her unicorn's hooves.

听她的蹄声。 她意识到他们已经把其他人远远甩在了后面，正在接近那只不知名的独角兽。 “继续走，亲爱的！”弗雷娅喊道。 他们轰隆隆地继续前进，每迈一步都向那个身影靠拢。 “住手！”她喊道。“你逃不掉的！”那个身影转过身来，用一只手做了一个轻弹的动作。 火花飞溅，一层厚厚的冰立刻覆盖了她独角兽蹄子后面的地面。

"Honey! Whoa!" Freya shrieked. If Honey galloped on to the ice, she would slip and fall and quite possibly break a leg. Honey skidded to a halt, stopping millimetres away from where the ice began. Freya almost catapulted over Honey's head but managed to hang on to her mane and pull herself down on to Honey's back. She looked up. "They've gone!" she gasped. There was

“亲爱的!哇!”弗雷娅尖叫起来。 如果霍妮在冰上疾驰，她就会滑倒，很可能摔断一条腿。 “蜂蜜”滑了下来，停在离冰开始的地方几毫米远的地方。 弗雷娅几乎从霍妮的头上弹跳而过，但她设法抓住了霍妮的鬃毛，把自己拉到了霍妮的背上。 她抬起头来。“他们走了！”她喘着气说。 有

nothing there. The figure, her unicorn– and the ice– had all vanished into thin air! Honey gasped for breath and staggered. Freya jumped off her. "Honey, are you all right?" "Just tired," Honey said, drawing in deep breaths. "It was doing all the magic. I'll be OK soon." Freya hugged her. "You were amazing. Your magic is the best! We went so fast." Honey whickered. "It was fun, wasn't it?" Just then, the rest of Diamond dorm came galloping up. "Where's the figure gone?" demanded Rosa. Freya quickly explained what had happened. "I guess the ice must have just been a glamour– an illusion. We could have kept on going." "You weren't to know," said Violet. "And you were right not to risk it." "I wonder how the figure just vanished," said Freya. "One second she and her unicorn were there and the next they weren't." Rosa looked around. "I can't see anywhere

什么都没有。那个身影、她的独角兽——还有那块冰——全都消失得无影无踪了！霍妮喘着气，摇摇晃晃。 弗雷娅从她身上跳下来。“亲爱的，你没事吧？”“只是累了，”霍妮说，深吸了几口气。 “它发挥了所有的魔力。 我很快就会好的。”弗雷娅拥抱了她。 “你太棒了。你的魔法是最棒的！我们走得太快了。” 蜂蜜吃吃地笑。“很有趣，不是吗？”就在这时，戴蒙德宿舍的其他人也跑了过来。 “那人去哪儿了？”罗莎问。 弗雷娅很快解释了事情的经过。 “我想那冰一定是一种魔力——一种幻觉。 我们本可以继续前进的。” “你不知道，”维奥莱特说。 “你不冒险是对的。” “我想知道那个身影是怎么消失的，”弗雷娅说。 “前一秒她和她的独角兽还在，下一秒就不见了。” 罗莎环顾四周。“我哪儿也看不见

there might be another tunnel or passageway. She may have used magic to disappear. She's done it before remember, when we saw her in the woods." The others nodded. "We have to go and tell Ms Nettles about this," said Ariana. "Then we'll need to clear up the barn," said Rosa. "I really want to fix the robot before tonight," added Freya. "I'll help you clean it up," offered Matilda. They went back to the stables. Freya gave Honey an extra ration of sky berries to help her recover her strength. Then she went to find Ms Nettles with the others. Ms Nettles listened seriously, peering down her glasses at the girls as they related their adventure. "Thank you, Diamond dorm," she said when they'd finished explaining. "You certainly have a knack for getting into adventures. I'll look into all this. This cloaked figure appears to have a very detailed knowledge of the school, which is extremely worrying. We must put some

可能还有另一条隧道或通道。 她可能用了魔法消失了。 她以前也这么干过，记得我们在树林里看见她的时候。” 其他人点点头。“我们得去把这件事告诉荨麻女士。”阿利安娜说。 “那么我们需要清理谷仓，”罗莎说。 “我真的想在今晚之前修好机器人，”弗雷娅补充道。 “我来帮你打扫，”玛蒂尔达说。 他们回到了马厩。 弗雷娅给了哈妮一份额外的天空莓来帮助她恢复体力。 然后她和其他人一起去找荨麻女士。 内特尔斯女士认真地听着，从眼镜下面凝视着两个女孩讲述她们的冒险经历。 “谢谢你，戴蒙德宿舍。”他们解释完后，她说。 “你确实有冒险的本事。 我会调查的。这个披着斗篷的人似乎对学校有非常详细的了解，这非常令人担忧。 我们必须放一些

protection spells on these tunnels so that no one can use them to get into the school again. But now," she raised her eyebrows, "can you please explain to me why you had pumpkins, peas and apples in the barn?" Rosa sighed. "We were planning a party. A spooky midnight feast." Ms Nettles' eyebrows almost hit her hairline. "We're sorry," Rosa rushed on. "It's just that everyone's been so tense since the camping trip we thought it would be good to have something fun to do." "It was my idea," said Matilda. "But we were all involved," said Freya, not wanting Matilda and Rosa to get into trouble on their own. "Hmmm." Ms Nettles adjusted her glasses. "Well, maybe this once– just this once– I shall overlook the breach of school rules. You may still have your party– but not at midnight! I want you all in bed by ten o'clock at the latest. Agreed?" They all exchanged delighted looks. "Agreed!" they chorused.

在这些地道上施保护咒这样就没人能利用它们再进入学校了。 但是现在，”她扬起眉毛，“你能向我解释一下你为什么在谷仓里有南瓜、豌豆和苹果吗？”罗莎叹了口气。 “我们在计划一个聚会。 一场恐怖的午夜盛宴。”Nettles女士的眉毛几乎碰到了发际线。 “我们很抱歉，”罗莎接着说。 “只是自从野营旅行后，每个人都很紧张，我们想做点有趣的事情会很好。” “这是我的主意，”玛蒂尔达说。 “但我们都参与了，”弗雷娅说，她不想让玛蒂尔达和罗莎自己陷入麻烦。 “嗯。”荨麻女士整理了一下眼镜。 “好吧，也许这一次——就这一次——我可以不计较违反校规的行为。 你仍然可以举行你的聚会——但不是在午夜！我要你们最迟在十点钟上床睡觉。 同意吗?”他们都交换了高兴的目光。 “同意！”他们齐声说。