Chapter 10

CHAPTER TEN Violet felt her feet hit grass and, as the sparkles cleared, she saw the turrets of Unicorn Academy and heard her friends and their unicorns all talking at once. Crystal's snow twister had brought them to the lawn outside the school. Crystal hung her head, taking deep breaths, and Twinkle dropped to the ground, exhausted. "We need to get the teachers straight away!" said Matilda. "You all go!" Violet told them. "The unicorns need sky berries to help them recover." "We can get some, can't we, Rosa? I feel stronger already," said Crystal, who was more used to using her magic than the others. Rosa nodded

第十章紫罗兰觉得自己的脚踩在了草地上，当火花消失时，她看到了独角兽学院的塔楼，听到她的朋友们和他们的独角兽同时在说话。 克里斯托的旋雪机把他们带到学校外面的草坪上。 克里斯托低下头，深吸了几口气，一眨眼倒在地上，筋疲力尽。 “我们得马上把老师叫来！”玛蒂尔达说。 “你们都走！”维奥莱特告诉他们。 “独角兽需要天空莓来帮助它们恢复。” “我们能弄到一些，是不是，罗莎？” 我觉得自己已经更强壮了。”克里斯托说，她比其他人更习惯使用她的魔法。 罗莎点点头

and the pair left for the stables while the others galloped off to rouse the teachers. "I'm sorry, I didn't have enough energy to hold the shield any longer," Twinkle said to Violet, his sides heaving. "I hope Prancer is OK." "Me too. It must be horrible being under the command of someone like Ms Willow, but now we know we'll be able to try and help free her. You were amazing, Twinkle. You saved us all and held the shield long enough for Prancer to tell us what's going on." Violet threw her arms round his neck. "I'm so proud of you." Twinkle nuzzled her. "I wouldn't have found my magic if you hadn't jumped in front of me to protect me from Ms Willow. I thought you were going to be hurt. It was really brave of you. You shouldn't have done it though. I'm meant to protect you." "No, that's wrong!" Violet said hotly. He looked at her. "We protect each other, Twinkle," she told him, more gently. "We're a team. It's not just you protecting me. We're partners." "Partners," he said slowly, as if getting his head around the idea. Violet smiled. "Yes. So, from now on, no more

于是，这两个人跑到马厩去了，其他的人则跑去叫醒老师们。 “对不起，我没有足够的精力再拿住盾牌了。”小闪对维奥莱特说，他的身体上下起伏。 “我希望普兰瑟没事。”“我也是。 受威洛女士这样的人指挥一定很可怕，但现在我们知道我们可以试着帮她重获自由。 你太棒了，小闪。 你救了我们大家，守住盾牌的时间足够让普兰瑟告诉我们发生了什么事。” 维奥莱特搂住了他的脖子。 “我真为你骄傲。”闪烁用鼻子蹭她。 “要不是你跳到我面前保护我不受威洛小姐的伤害，我是不会找到魔法的。 我以为你会受伤。 你真勇敢。 你不应该这么做。 我是来保护你的。” “不，那是错的！”维奥莱特激动地说。 他看着她。“我们互相保护，闪烁，”她更温柔地告诉他。 “我们是一个团队。不只是你在保护我。 我们的合作伙伴。”“合伙人。”他慢慢地说，好像完全理解了这个想法。 紫笑了。“是的。所以，从现在开始，不要再这样了

thinking you are the only one who has to do the protecting. And," she took a deep breath– she didn't want to ruin the moment but she knew that now was the right time to say something– "no more bossing me around all the time, OK?" "What do you mean?" said Twinkle in surprise. "You keep making decisions for both of us without asking what I want," Violet told him. Twinkle thought about it. "I suppose I do." He looked at her through his eyelashes. "But if you don't want me to do that then you need to tell me what it is that you want, Violet. I can't be a mind reader." Violet realised he was right. She'd spent so much time thinking about how bossy he was, but really she was as much to blame for not speaking out. She needed to stop always agreeing with him and make sure she told him what her opinion was. "Agreed," she said firmly. "From now on, we'll make decisions together. We'll be a real team." He snorted happily. "I'd like that." Rosa came cantering back with a bucket of sky berries. She jumped off Crystal then shared the sky berries out. "Here you go, Twinkle. Eat these and you'll soon feel better. Oh, my goodness!" She broke off with a gasp. "You've bonded!"

以为只有你一个人要保护他。 还有，”她深吸了一口气——她不想破坏气氛，但她知道现在是该说点什么的时候了——“别再对我颐指气使了，好吗？”“你是什么意思？”闪烁惊讶地说。 “你总是不问我想要什么就替我们俩做决定，”维奥莱特对他说。 闪烁想了想。“我想是的。” 他透过眼睫毛看着她。 “但如果你不想让我这么做，那你就得告诉我你到底想要什么，维奥莱特。 我不能读心术。” 维奥莱特意识到他是对的。 她花了很多时间思考他有多专横，但实际上，她也应该为没有说出来而受到指责。 她需要停止总是同意他，并确保她告诉他她的意见。 “同意，”她坚定地说。 “从现在开始，我们要一起做决定。 我们会成为一个真正的团队。”他高兴地哼了一声。 “我很乐意。”罗莎提着一桶野莓慢跑着回来了。 她从水晶上跳下来，然后分享了天空的浆果。 “给你，闪儿。吃了这些，你很快就会好起来的。 哦，我的天哪！”她喘着气说不下去了。 “你保税!”

Violet lifted her plait and saw a strand of purple and blue hair running through it. "We have! Look, Twinkle!" Twinkle's eyes sparkled in delight. "We're going to graduate after all, Violet." She flung her arms round him and hugged him tightly. "Violet! Matilda!" Ms Nettles came hurrying across the grass with Ms Rosemary. Rosa, Ariana and Freya followed them. "Are you and your unicorns all right?

维奥莉特撩起她的辫子，看见一缕紫蓝相间的头发从里面穿了出来。 “我们有!看,闪烁!”闪烁的眼睛闪烁着喜悦的光芒。 “我们终究要毕业了，维奥莱特。” 她猛地抱住他，紧紧地拥抱着他。 “紫!玛蒂尔达!”荨麻女士和罗斯玛丽女士匆匆穿过草地。 罗莎、阿利安娜和弗雷娅跟着他们。 “你和你的独角兽还好吗？”

They nodded. Looks of relief crossed the teachers' faces. "I can hardly believe Ms Willow is behind all this," said Ms Rosemary. She turned to Ms Nettles. "What are we going to do?" "We must find her and stop her," said Ms Nettles. "We must also free poor Prancer of the binding." "We'll help," offered Rosa. Ms Nettles' strict face relaxed into a small smile. "I think you've all done quite enough for now," she said. "Thank you, Diamond dorm. You've been very brave. Now, take your unicorns back to the stables and then off to bed, all of you. I'll arrange for some hot chocolate and cookies to be sent up to your dorm for when you get back." "Something tells me Ms Willow won't allow herself to be caught that easily," said Freya, as Twinkle finished the sky berries and stood up, his strength restored. "I wonder what she's planning on doing," said Ariana uneasily, as Violet vaulted on to Twinkle's back. "How is she going to control all the unicorns?" "I don't know," said Rosa. "But Ms Nettles is right, she has to be stopped. And if there's any way

他们点了点头。老师们的脸上掠过如释重负的表情。 罗斯玛丽说：“我简直不敢相信这一切都是威洛女士一手策划的。” 她转向荨麻女士。“我们该怎么办？”“我们必须找到她并阻止她，”内特尔斯女士说。 “我们也必须把可怜的普兰瑟从束缚中解放出来。” “我们会帮忙的，”罗莎说。 内特尔斯严厉的脸上露出了一丝微笑。 “我认为你们现在已经做得够多了，”她说。 “谢谢你，戴蒙德宿舍。你很勇敢。 现在，把你们的独角兽带回马厩，然后都去睡觉吧。 我会安排一些热巧克力和饼干送到你的宿舍，等你回来的时候吃。” “直觉告诉我，柳树女士不会让自己那么容易被抓住的。”弗雷娅说，这时闪烁吃完天空莓，站了起来，恢复了力气。 “我不知道她打算干什么。”阿利安娜不安地说，这时维奥莱特跳上了小闪的背。 “她要怎么控制所有的独角兽呢？”“我不知道，”罗莎说。 但荨麻女士是对的，她必须被阻止。 如果有什么办法

we can help, we will!" "Hooray for Diamond dorm!" whooped Matilda and the others joined in the cheer. They raced back to the stable block but, as the others headed inside, Twinkle held back and looked up at the glittering sky. "I always said I liked the starlight, didn't I?" he said softly to Violet. "You did. You said it gave you a magical feeling," said Violet. "I guess we just didn't know how true that was!" She smiled. "Starlight magic is so cool. We'll have to go for lots of night-time rides from now on so you can practise it." Twinkle turned and looked at her. "One little canter before bedtime, now I've got my energy back?" Violet grinned. "Yes, let's!" With a happy toss of his head, Twinkle set off across the frosty grass. As the cold air stung Violet's cheeks, she buried her hands in his long mane and urged him faster as the bright stars twinkled down at them from the clear night sky.

我们可以帮忙，我们会的！”“为钻石宿舍欢呼！”玛蒂尔达喊道，其他人也跟着欢呼起来。 他们跑回马厩，但是当其他人往里面跑的时候，小闪却停住了脚步，抬头看着闪闪发光的天空。 “我总是说我喜欢星光，不是吗？”他轻声对维奥莱特说。 “你所做的。你说它给了你一种神奇的感觉，”维奥莱特说。 “我想我们只是不知道这有多真实！”她笑了。 “星光魔法太酷了。 从现在开始，我们必须在夜间经常骑马，这样你就可以练习一下了。” 闪闪转身看着她。 “睡前跑一小步，现在我又恢复精力了？”紫笑了。 “是啊,让我们!”闪烁高兴地把头一甩，穿过结霜的草地。 当寒冷的空气刺痛紫罗兰的脸颊时，她把双手埋在他长长的鬃毛里，催促他快点，明亮的星星从晴朗的夜空中向他们闪烁。