Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8 The academy was quiet. The halls were unusually empty. Lily and Aisha went looking for Zara and Phoebe and found them in the lounge, huddled beside a roaring fire. Zara was writing furiously in her notebook, and Phoebe was pacing up and down. "What's happened?" asked Aisha. "Chaos!" said Phoebe with a dramatic sweep of her arm. "Our beautiful island is being destroyed by purple tornadoes. They're whirling across the land, destroying everything in their path!" "Enough with the drama, Phoebe," said Zara. Pushing her hair behind her ears, she explained. "There were more purple tornadoes last night, closer to the school. The teachers have gone to check it out. I overheard Ms. Nettles talking about it with Ms. Rosemary. They also think it's someone using dark magic." "But why didn't they take us with them to help

学院里静悄悄的。 大厅里空无一人。 莉莉和艾莎去找扎拉和菲比，发现她们在客厅里，蜷缩在熊熊燃烧的炉火旁。 扎拉在笔记本上疯狂地写着，菲比在来回踱步。 “出什么事了？”阿伊莎问。 “乱糟糟的！”菲比夸张地挥动着手臂说。 “我们美丽的岛屿正在被紫色龙卷风摧毁。 他们在大地上旋转，所到之处，无不毁灭！”“别闹了，菲比，”扎拉说。 她把头发捋到耳后，解释道。 “昨晚紫色龙卷风更多，离学校更近。 老师们已经去检查了。 我无意中听到内特斯女士和。 迷迭香。他们还认为是有人在使用黑魔法。” “但他们为什么不带我们一起去帮忙呢？

clean up?" said Aisha. "They're worried that another tornado will hit nearby while they're out, and they thought we'd be safer here at school." Lily caught her breath. "But what if a tornado hits the academy?" They all looked at her. She rushed on. "I told you what I'd seen on the map. It looked like the tornadoes are zigzagging across the island, and if they keep going, they'll reach the school! The teachers must not have realized this!" "Let's go check!" cried Zara. They raced to the hall. The force field protecting the map stopped humming and let them through right away. It's as if it wants us to help, Lily thought again. She hurried closer, and her heart sank as she saw how damaged the map was now. "You're right, Lily!" Zara breathed, pointing. "If the tornadoes keep happening, it looks like one will hit the school today!" "What should we do?" Aisha's eyes were huge. "The teachers are all gone!" "We need to warn everyone," said Zara. "There's still time for us to get out of the way." "But what about the academy?" Lily couldn't

打扫干净？”艾莎说。“他们担心在他们外出的时候，附近会有另一场龙卷风袭击，他们认为我们在学校会更安全。” 莉莉屏住了呼吸。“但如果龙卷风袭击学院怎么办？”他们都看着她。 她继续往前走。“我告诉过你我在地图上看到的东西。 看起来龙卷风正在曲折地穿过这个岛，如果它们继续前进，就会到达学校！老师们一定没有意识到这一点！”“我们去看看！”扎拉叫道。 他们跑到大厅。保护地图的力场停止了嗡嗡声，让他们立即通过。 它好像想让我们帮忙，莉莉又想。 她赶紧走过去，看到地图已经损坏得这么厉害，她的心一沉。 “你说得对，莉莉！”扎拉喘着气，指着。 “如果龙卷风继续发生，看起来今天会有一个袭击学校！”“我们该怎么办？”艾莎的眼睛很大。 “老师都走了！”“我们需要警告每个人，”扎拉说。 “我们还有时间让路。” “那学校呢？”莉莉不能

bear the thought of it being smashed to pieces. "There has to be a way we can save it!" "There's nothing we can do," said Phoebe. "None of our unicorns have magic yet, except Feather." Feather! A plan sprang into Lily's brain. She bit her lip. Should she say it out loud? Would her friends just laugh at her? She shoved her fears down. She'd decided she was going to speak up from now on and she would start right away! "Feather might be able to help!" she burst out. "She could try to use her moving magic to steer the tornado away from the school and push it out to the ocean." "Oh yes!" Phoebe cried, clasping her hands, and Aisha nodded. Zara frowned. "Lily, I really don't mean this to sound mean, but is Feather's magic strong enough to do something like that yet?" "She was awesome this morning!" said Aisha. "She was moving whatever she wanted." Lily shot her a grateful look. "Look, it may not work," she said to Zara. "I can't promise she'll be able to do it. But I believe in her, and right now we don't have any other plans. This might be our only

想象一下它会被摔成碎片。 “我们一定有办法拯救它！”“我们什么也做不了。”菲比说。 “除了羽毛，我们的独角兽还不会魔法。” 羽毛!一个计划突然出现在莉莉的脑海里。 她咬着嘴唇。她应该大声说出来吗？ 她的朋友会嘲笑她吗？ 她抑制住了恐惧。 她已经决定，从现在开始，她要大声说出来，而且马上就开始！“羽毛也许能帮上忙！” “她可以试着用她的移动魔法引导龙卷风离开学校，把它推向海洋。” “哦,是的!”菲比紧握双手哭了起来，艾莎点点头。 Zara皱起了眉头。“莉莉，我真的不想这么说，但是羽毛的魔法强大到可以做那样的事了吗？”“她今天早上棒极了！”艾莎说。 “她想搬什么就搬什么。” 莉莉感激地看了她一眼。 “听着，这可能行不通，”她对Zara说。 “我不能保证她能做到。 但我相信她，现在我们也没有其他计划。 这可能是我们唯一的

hope! We have to try!" "Okay," said Zara, taking command. "If you believe Feather can do it, then I believe it too, Lily." Lily glowed inside. "Let's call a meeting of the whole school in the stables, and Lily can tell everyone what the plan is." Lily's stomach sank. It was one thing speaking in front of her friends, but the whole school? "Oh no," she whispered, shaking her head. "I can't speak in front of everyone. I just can't. Could you please do that part, Zara?" "If you're sure?" Zara looked happy when Lily

希望!我们必须试试！”“好吧，”扎拉说，开始指挥。 “如果你相信羽毛能做到，那我也相信，莉莉。” 莉莉心里一亮。“我们在马厩里召集全校开会，莉莉可以告诉大家计划是什么。” 莉莉的胃一沉。在朋友面前讲话是一回事，但在全校讲话？ “哦，不，”她低声说，摇了摇头。 “我不能在大家面前讲话。 我就是不能。你能演这部分吗，Zara?”“你确定吗？”Zara看起来很开心，莉莉

nodded. "Okay, I'll do that. You go tell Feather what's happening, and we'll get everyone to the stables! Come on! There isn't a moment to waste!" As Lily ran to the stables, she felt a curl of panic inside. Should she have asked Feather before offering her help? But there hadn't been time. She ran faster. "Lily, what is it?" Feather left her hay as Lily ran into her stall. Panting for breath, Lily explained. For a moment, Feather was silent. Then she asked quietly, "Do you think I can do this, Lily? Do you really believe my magic is strong enough?" Lily didn't hesitate. "Yes. I do. You can help save the school, Feather. I know it." Feather took a deep breath. "Then I'll try." "I'll be with you the whole time." Lily said. "And if anyone dares to say anything mean, they'll have me to deal with!" The students gathered in the stable yard, shouting and calling out, wanting to know what was going on. Zara stood on a mounting block and addressed

点了点头。“好吧，我会这么做的。 你去告诉费瑟发生了什么，我们把所有人都带到马厩去！来吧!一刻也不能浪费了！”当莉莉跑向马厩时，她感到内心一阵恐慌。 她在提供帮助之前应该先问一问羽毛吗？ 但是时间不够。 她跑得更快了。“莉莉，怎么了？”当莉莉跑进马厩时，羽毛离开了她的干草。 莉莉气喘吁吁地解释道。 羽毛沉默了一会儿。 然后她平静地问：“你觉得我能做到吗，莉莉？” 你真的相信我的魔法足够强大吗？”莉莉没有犹豫。 “是的。我做的事情。你可以拯救学校，费瑟。 我知道。”羽毛深深地吸了一口气。 “那我试试。”“我会一直陪着你的。” 莉莉说。“如果有人敢说什么难听的话，他们会找我算账的！”学生们聚集在马厩的院子里，大声喊叫，想知道发生了什么事。 扎拉站在一个支架上，写着地址

them. "Listen up, everyone," she called, clapping her hands like a teacher. "This is an emergency." She quickly explained about the tornado and how Feather was going to try to stop it. She'd barely finished speaking when Skye interrupted. "As if that will work," she scoffed. "Feather's magic isn't strong enough to move a cart, let alone a tornado!" "Oh yes it is!" cried Lily. Feather gave her a grateful look. "Feather was tired yesterday because she'd only just got her magic, but she's been practicing this morning and she's really good at using it now. So you can just… just be quiet, Skye!" There were a number of gasps. Skye gaped, lost for words for once. Feather nuzzled Lily's shoulder, and Lily felt a happy glow. "Lily's right," called Aisha. "Feather can do this." Silver whinnied in support and the rest of the unicorns joined in. Lily felt a rush of triumph. "Then what are we waiting for?" she shouted, courage rushing through her as she saw the look of love that Feather was giving her. "Let's save the school!"

他们。“大家听好了，”她像老师一样拍拍手喊道。 “这是紧急情况。”她很快解释了龙卷风的情况，以及羽毛打算如何阻止它。 她刚说完，斯凯就打断了她。 “好像那管用似的，”她嘲笑道。 “羽毛的魔法连一辆马车都挪不动，更不用说龙卷风了！”“哦，是的！”莉莉叫道。 羽毛感激地看了她一眼。 “羽毛昨天很累，因为她刚刚学会了魔法，但今天早上她一直在练习，现在她已经很擅长使用它了。 所以你可以……安静点，斯凯！”有人倒吸了几口气。 斯凯张大了嘴，终于说不出话来了。 羽毛用鼻子蹭了蹭莉莉的肩膀，莉莉感到一阵幸福的喜悦。 “莉莉说得对。”阿伊莎说。 “羽毛可以做到。”西尔弗呜咽着表示支持，其他的独角兽也加入了进来。 莉莉感到一阵胜利的喜悦。 “那我们还在等什么？”她喊道，当她看到羽毛给她的爱的表情时，她的勇气涌上心头。 “让我们拯救学校！”