Chapter 9

CHAPTER NINE Freya squealed and ducked just in time but then another apple smashed into her arm, making her yell in pain. She needed to get out of here! Suddenly there was the sound of clattering hooves and Honey came bursting into the barn. She swerved around the giant pumpkin that was starting to expand and galloped up to Freya. "Freya! I thought I heard you! What's the matter? What's– ow!" she whinnied as an apple hit her neck. She swung round just as the whole pile of apples exploded into the air. Honey leapt in front of Freya, batting away the flying apples with her hooves. She moved so quickly, she was like a blur. Sparks flew up around her and the smell of

弗雷娅尖叫着及时躲开，但另一个苹果砸进了她的胳膊，她痛得大叫起来。 她必须离开这里！突然传来一阵马蹄声，霍妮冲进了谷仓。 她绕过那个开始膨胀的大南瓜，向弗雷娅飞奔而来。 弗雷娅!我就知道我听到了！怎么了？ 怎么——啊！”一个苹果砸在她脖子上，她呜咽着说。 她转过身来，整堆苹果都炸飞了。 霍妮跳到弗雷娅的前面，用蹄子赶走飞来的苹果。 她走得太快了，就像一片模糊。 火花在她周围飞舞，还有

burnt sugar filled the air as she swiped apple after apple away. Finally, the last apple hit the wall and Honey stopped. "What's going on, Freya?" she panted. "I don't know. I–" Freya's eyes widened in horror as she realised the giant purple pumpkin behind Honey was almost at bursting point. "Honey! Watch out! Get behind me!" Honey leapt towards Freya and swung round. Freya's mind raced. If the pumpkin exploded in the barn, it would ruin everything– all the decorations and food would be spoilt and chunks of the pumpkin would hit her and Honey. There was only one thing for it. She pulled the blanket off the robot. "What's that?" gasped Honey.

当她把一个又一个苹果扫走时，空气中弥漫着烧焦的糖。 最后，最后一个苹果砸在墙上，霍妮停了下来。 “怎么回事，弗雷娅？”她喘着气说。 “我不知道。我——”弗雷娅惊恐地瞪大了眼睛，因为她意识到霍妮身后的紫色大南瓜几乎要炸开了。 “亲爱的!小心!到我后面去！”霍妮跳向弗雷娅，转过身来。 弗雷娅的脑子飞快地转。如果南瓜在谷仓里爆炸了，一切都会毁了——所有的装饰品和食物都会被破坏，南瓜块会砸到她和哈尼。 只有一个办法。 她把毯子从机器人身上扯下来。 “那是什么？”霍妮喘着气说。

Freya didn't have time to reply. "Robot… On!" she cried. "Robot… Forward!" The robot started to trundle forwards, heading straight for the expanding pumpkin! "Robot… Faster! Robot… DON'T STOP!" Freya shouted. The robot increased its speed, getting faster and faster. Freya tensed. Would the voice command override the sensors? "Robot… Keep going!" she yelled. SMASH! The robot barrelled into the pumpkin at top speed, sending it flying backwards. As the pumpkin sailed out of the door, it exploded. Purple goo shot into the air and covered the robot. The robot made a chugging, whining noise and ground to a halt. For a moment there was total silence. "OK," said Honey, breaking the silence. "What's going on?" "Oh, Honey!" Freya flung her arms around Honey's neck. She held Honey tightly, burying her face in her soft silky mane. "I'm so glad you're not hurt." Honey nuzzled her. "And I'm glad you're all

弗雷娅没有时间回复。 “机器人……开！”她叫道。“机器人……前进!”机器人开始向前移动，直奔膨胀的南瓜而去！“机器人…快!机器人……别停下来！”弗雷娅喊道。 机器人加快了速度，变得越来越快。 弗雷娅拉紧。语音指令会覆盖传感器吗？ “机器人……继续走！” 粉碎!机器人以最快的速度撞向南瓜，南瓜向后飞了起来。 当南瓜飞出大门时，它爆炸了。 紫色的粘稠物喷射到空中，覆盖了机器人。 机器人发出一声嘎吱嘎吱的呜呜声，停了下来。 一时间，全场鸦雀无声。 “好吧，”霍妮打破沉默说。 “发生什么事了？”“哦,亲爱的!”弗雷娅伸出双臂搂住霍妮的脖子。 她紧紧地抱着霍妮，把脸埋在柔软如丝的鬃毛里。 “我真高兴你没有受伤。” 蜜糖用鼻子蹭她。“我很高兴你们都

right too. I heard you scream." Freya pulled back and looked at her. "You were brilliant. The way you swiped all those apples was incredible. How did you move so fast?" "I think it might be my magic," said Honey. "Your magic?" gasped Freya. "Yes, I felt like I could just suddenly move so much faster than normal." Freya blinked. "I did see sparks and smelt sugar. That must have been you! Speed magic! Oh, wow!" "We can try it out again later and see if I'm right, but first you have to tell me what's going on," said Honey. "Why were you here so early and what's that?" she said, nodding at the sticky purple robot. Freya quickly explained about the passageway. "I couldn't sleep so I used it to come here secretly so I could explain why I've not been spending time with you. The secret invention I've been working on is a present for you." She sighed and walked over to the robot. "Or at least it was.

正确的。我听到你尖叫了。” 弗雷娅退后，看着她。 “你太棒了。你偷苹果的方式太棒了。 你怎么走得这么快？”“我想这可能是我的魔法，”霍妮说。 “你的魔法？”弗雷娅喘着气说。 “是的，我觉得我可以突然比平时跑得快得多。” 弗雷娅眨了眨眼睛。“我确实看到了火花，闻到了糖的味道。 那一定是你！速度魔法!哦,哇!”“我们可以稍后再试一次，看看我是否正确，但首先你必须告诉我发生了什么，”哈妮说。 “你为什么这么早来这里，那是什么？”她朝那个黏糊糊的紫色机器人点了点头。 弗雷娅很快解释了通道的事。 “我睡不着，所以我利用这个机会偷偷来到这里，这样我就可以解释为什么我没有和你在一起。 我一直在研究的秘密发明是给你的礼物。” 她叹了口气，走向机器人。 “至少是这样。

It was a unicorn robot that could bring you treats and things." "A unicorn robot? For me?" Honey stared at her as if she couldn't believe it. Freya nodded. "I was planning to give it to you at the party. I really wanted it to be the best surprise ever because…" She bit her lip. "Well, I thought if I made you really happy, we might bond." Tears pricked her eyes. She quickly blinked them back. She hated crying but now everything was ruined and she couldn't stop herself. "Freya." There was a strange note in Honey's voice. Freya looked up at her. "We have bonded!" said Honey. Her eyes sparkled. "Look at your hair!" Freya glanced down at her hair. On one side there was a bright streak of red and gold. She gasped. Honey nuzzled her. "I always knew we would." "What's going on?" Hearing Rosa's voice, Freya looked round.

它是一个独角兽机器人，可以给你带来食物和东西。” “独角兽机器人？”对我来说吗?”霍妮盯着她，似乎不敢相信。 弗雷娅点了点头。“我本来打算在聚会上送给你的。 我真的希望这是有史以来最好的惊喜，因为……”她咬着嘴唇。 “嗯，我想如果我能让你真正开心，我们可能会更亲密。” 泪水刺痛了她的眼睛。她迅速眨了眨眼睛。 她讨厌哭，但现在一切都毁了，她无法阻止自己。 弗雷娅。”霍妮的声音里有一种奇怪的调子。 弗雷娅抬头看着她。“我们很亲密！”哈妮说。 她的眼睛闪闪发光。“看看你的头发！”弗雷娅瞥了一眼自己的头发。 一面是一条明亮的红色和金色条纹。 她喘着气。蜜糖用鼻子蹭她。 “我一直都知道我们会的。”“发生什么事了？”听到罗莎的声音，弗雷娅回过头来。