Chapter 11

CHAPTER ELEVEN As the cheers faded, Violet was struck by a worrying thought. "How are we going to get back to the academy?" "I can try conjuring a twister again," said Crystal eagerly. She stamped a hoof. A few pink sparks flew up into the air, turning into pink snowflakes. They swirled together in a small tornado. "It's much too small," said Crystal in dismay. "Making such a huge twister before must have worn my magic out." "Don't worry," Rosa comforted her unicorn. "You did brilliantly just to get us here. We'll find another way to get home." They all exchanged looks. No one wanted to be the one to say it but how were they going to do

第十一章随着欢呼声的消逝，维奥莱特产生了一个令人担忧的想法。 “我们怎么回学院去呢？”“我可以再试着变出一个龙卷风，”克里斯托急切地说。 她跺着蹄子。一些粉红色的火花飞到空中，变成了粉红色的雪花。 它们在一个小龙卷风中一起旋转。 “它太小了，”克里斯托沮丧地说。 “以前制造这么大的龙卷风，一定是耗尽了我的魔法。” “别担心，”罗莎安慰她的独角兽。 “你把我们带到这里，真是太棒了。 我们会找到另一条回家的路。” 他们交换了一下眼色。没有人想说出来，但他们该怎么做呢

that? "Girls?" They swung round. Ms Nettles was standing in the cave entrance, swaying slightly, her glasses sitting at a wonky angle on her nose. Her unicorn, Thyme, was standing beside her, yawning sleepily. "Whatever's going on?" Ms Nettles

了吗?“女孩?”他们转过身来。 荨麻女士站在洞口，身子微微摇晃，眼镜歪在鼻梁上。 她的独角兽百里香站在她身旁，打着睡眼惺忪的哈欠。 “到底发生了什么事？”荨麻女士

demanded, taking her glasses off and rubbing her eyes. "You're awake, Aunt!" said Valentina, looking relieved. "Are you all right?" "The bad magic must be fading. Prancer said the island would be safe again with Ms Willow a prisoner!" Isla said. Ms Nettles blinked. "The last thing I remember is heading off to a meeting about Ms Willow now a Whatever is going on?" The girls quickly told her what had happened. As they talked, Ms Nettles' eyes grew wider and wider. "Well, I never! You really freed Prancer and captured Ms Willow?" "Yes," said Valentina. She smiled at her aunt. "I'm so glad you're OK. When Ms Willow told me she'd kidnapped you, I was really worried." "You have a good heart, Valentina," said Ms Nettles, smiling back. "Even if it has been buried under a slightly questionable attitude at times. But I've always had faith in you and…" Her smile broadened as her eyes fell on the golden streak in Valentina's hair. "It appears I was right. You have finally bonded with Golden Briar."

她问道，摘下眼镜，揉了揉眼睛。 “你醒了，姑妈！”瓦伦蒂娜说，看上去松了一口气。 “你没事吧？”“邪恶的魔法一定在消失。 普兰瑟说，把威洛小姐关起来，这个岛就又安全了！”伊斯拉说。 荨麻眨了眨眼睛。“我记得的最后一件事就是去开会讨论威洛女士的事。到底发生了什么事？”女孩们很快告诉她发生了什么事。 他们谈话时，荨麻女士的眼睛睁得越来越大。 “嗯，我从来没有！”你真的释放了普兰瑟，抓住了薇罗女士？”“是的，”瓦伦蒂娜说。 她对姑妈笑了笑。“我很高兴你没事。 当威洛女士告诉我她绑架了你时，我真的很担心。” “你有一颗善良的心，瓦伦蒂娜，”内特尔斯女士微笑着说。 “即使有时它被埋在一种有点可疑的态度之下。 但我一直对你有信心，而且……”当她的目光落在瓦伦蒂娜的金色头发上时，她的笑容变得更灿烂了。 “看来我是对的。你终于和金荆棘结缘了。”

Valentina beamed. "Isla and Buttercup have bonded too. We can all graduate– so long as we can get back to the academy in time." "Can you help us?" Ariana asked Ms Nettles anxiously. "Thyme does not have transporting powers," said Ms Nettles. "However, I have an idea. You say the Frozen Lagoon is on the other side of the trees? And underneath its surface there is all the magic that Ms Willow has stolen from the island?" They nodded. Ms Nettles vaulted onto Thyme. "Then maybe the island magic can help us. Come with me– there's no time to waste!" They followed Ms Nettles through the trees. "If my plan succeeds then by working as a team we can return to the academy and release the stored magic back to where it belongs," Ms Nettles explained over her shoulder. Isla felt her stomach twist with excitement. What were they going to do? They reached the Frozen Lagoon and followed Ms Nettles on to the thick ice. Underneath the

瓦伦提娜微笑着。“艾拉和金凤花也很亲密。 我们都能毕业——只要我们能及时回到学院。” “你能帮助我们吗？”阿利安娜焦急地问荨麻老师。 “百里香没有运输能力，”奈特尔斯表示。 “不过，我有一个主意。你说冰湖在树的另一边？ 表面之下隐藏着威罗女士从岛上偷走的所有魔法？”他们点了点头。 荨麻女士跳上了百里香。 “那么也许岛上的魔法能帮助我们。 跟我来吧——没时间浪费了！”他们跟着荨麻女士穿过树林。 “如果我的计划成功了，那么作为一个团队，我们就可以回到学院，把储存的魔法放回原来的地方，”奈特尔斯女士回过头来解释道。 艾拉兴奋得胃都要翻腾了。 他们要做什么？ 他们来到了冰湖，跟着荨麻女士来到了厚厚的冰面上。 下面

surface the multi-coloured magic bubbled as if it was desperate to be free. The unicorns slipped and slid but they kept on going until they reached the very centre of the lagoon. "Stand in a circle, everyone. Now hold hands," said Ms Nettles. "If we all unite, I believe we can direct our unicorns' magic into something different from their usual powers. Unicorns, you must touch each other too, and everyone must focus on melting the ice." "Melting the ice?" said Valentina. "But won't we drown?" "Trust the island to look after us," said Ms Nettles confidently. "Amazing magical feats can be achieved through love and faith. With your love of each other–" her look took in all the girls and their unicorns– "and your love of the island, we can do this. Are you ready?" Everyone nodded. "Then form a circle. Unicorns, call up your magic and focus on what you want it to do!"

水面上五彩缤纷的魔法在冒泡，仿佛它渴望获得自由。 独角兽们滑啊滑啊，但一直滑到环礁湖的正中心。 “大家站成一圈。 现在牵着手，”内特尔斯女士说。 “如果我们大家团结起来，我相信我们可以把我们的独角兽的魔法变成不同于它们平常的力量。 独角兽们，你们也必须互相触摸，每个人都必须集中精力融化冰。” “融化冰？”瓦伦蒂娜说。 “但我们不会淹死吗？”“相信这个岛会照顾我们的，”奈特尔斯自信地说。 “通过爱和信仰，可以实现神奇的壮举。” 有了你们对彼此的爱——”她的目光吸引了所有的女孩和她们的独角兽——“还有你们对这个岛的爱，我们能做到的。 你准备好了吗？”每个人都点了点头。 “然后围成一个圈。独角兽们，召唤你们的魔法，专注于你们想让它做的事情！”

The unicorns stood shoulder to shoulder, their muzzles touching as they drummed their hooves on the ice. Melt the ice, melt the ice, thought Isla, concentrating hard. To her astonishment, sparks flew up from the unicorns' hooves and joined together above their heads in a ball of glittering light. "Keep going, everyone!" urged Ms Nettles. Isla's mind filled with pictures of the ice melting. She felt Buttercup trembling as she

独角兽们肩并肩站着，蹄子在冰面上咚咚作响，它们的口部互相接触。 冰融化了，冰融化了，艾拉想，全神贯注。 令她惊讶的是，这些独角兽的蹄子上飞出了火花，在它们的头顶上连在一起，形成了一个闪闪发光的球。 “继续，大家！”荨麻女士催促道。 艾拉的脑海里充满了冰融化的画面。 她感到毛茛在颤抖