Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9 As everyone cleared a space around Feather, Aisha let out a squeal. "Lily, your hair! You've bonded with Feather." Lily lifted the violet-yellow-and-blue strand in her black hair and stared at it in wonder. Feather nuzzled her face against Lily's. "Three cheers for Lily and Feather! The first partners at Unicorn Academy to find their magic and bond! Hip, hip, hooray!" Phoebe cried. As the cheering died away, the sky suddenly darkened and a breeze sprang up from nowhere. Empty buckets clattered across the yard. "It's the tornado!" said Zara. "It's coming! Into the stables, everyone!" Lily took a deep breath as the others started hurrying inside. "This is it, Feather." Feather lifted her head. "I'm going to save the academy, Lily!"

第九章当大家在羽毛周围腾出一片空间时，艾莎发出了一声尖叫。 “莉莉，你的头发！”你和羽毛很亲近。” 莉莉撩起她黑色头发上紫黄蓝相间的那缕头发，惊奇地盯着它看。 羽毛用鼻子把她的脸贴在莉莉的脸上。 “为莉莉和羽毛欢呼三声！”独角兽学院的第一批合作伙伴找到了他们的魔力和纽带！嗨，嗨，万岁！”菲比哭了。 随着欢呼声的消逝，天空突然变暗，不知从哪里刮来一阵微风。 空水桶哗啦哗啦地穿过院子。 “是龙卷风！”扎拉说。 “这是来了!大家到马厩里去！”莉莉深吸了一口气，其他人开始匆忙进屋。 “就是它了，羽毛。”羽毛抬起头。 “我要拯救学院，莉莉！”

Lily placed a hand on her neck. "And I'm going to be right here with you." The wind grew stronger, tossing Lily's hair and Feather's mane around. There was a roaring noise that quickly grew louder. In the distance, Lily saw a blur of purple coming across the grounds toward the school buildings. The trees began to bend, their branches whipping back and forth. Twigs snapped off and flew in the air. Lily, standing shoulder to shoulder with Feather, ducked as bits of trees and bushes whirled past her and the wind screamed in her ears. The tornado continued to grow, towering in the air as it headed toward the academy. It glittered dully as it spun closer, leaving purple dust on the grounds and Sparkle Lake. The stench of bad magic hung in the air. It tickled the back of Lily's throat, making her cough and her eyes water. Feather, her gaze fixed on the tornado, muttered, "I can do this."

莉莉把手放在她的脖子上。 “我就在这里陪着你。” 风越来越大，把莉莉的头发和羽毛的鬃毛甩来甩去。 一阵咆哮声很快变得更大了。 在远处，莉莉看见一片模糊的紫色从操场上向学校的建筑走来。 树木开始弯曲，树枝前后摆动。 小树枝啪的一声折断飞到空中。 莉莉和羽毛肩并肩地站着，一片片树木和灌木丛从她身边呼啸而过，风在她耳边呼啸。 龙卷风继续扩大，在向学院移动的过程中高耸入云。 它旋转得越来越近，发出暗淡的光芒，在地面和闪闪湖上留下了紫色的灰尘。 空气中弥漫着邪恶魔法的恶臭。 它使莉莉的喉咙后部发痒，使她咳嗽，眼睛流泪。 羽毛凝视着龙卷风，喃喃地说：“我能做到。”

"You can!" Lily said hoarsely. "I know you can!" She wiped her eyes. The tornado was so close —any minute now it would hit them…. Lily blinked. The tornado looked like it was hesitating. Was it turning away from the school? No, it was definitely moving, slowly changing course, heading toward the mountains and out to the ocean. "It's working!" she cried, stroking Feather's neck.

“你可以!”莉莉沙哑地说。 “我知道你可以！”她擦了擦眼睛。 龙卷风离他们很近，随时可能袭击他们.... 莉莉眨了眨眼睛。龙卷风看起来好像在犹豫。 它是在离开学校吗？ 不，它确实在移动，慢慢地改变航线，朝着山脉和海洋飞去。 “起作用了！”她抚摸着羽毛的脖子叫道。

"Don't give up, Feather." "Stay beside me, Lily," Feather panted. "Keep talking to me. It helps." "I'm not going anywhere." Lily continued to stroke Feather's neck as she focused her magic to move the tornado. "I know you're strong enough to do this." The tornado moved even farther away. "It's almost gone!" she exclaimed. "Keep going, Feather." The towering purple tornado rose over the highest mountain peak, wobbling as it moved away. Then, suddenly, a man's voice boomed from the sky. His words were strong at first, but faded away as the tornado spun out to sea. "You think you can stop me, but you can't. I will…" His voice disappeared into the howling wind. Feather's body trembled and her legs sagged. "You did it, Feather!" Lily cried. Zara, Phoebe, and Aisha ran out of the stables. "Did you hear that man's voice?" asked Zara, pulling out her notebook. "What did it say? 'You think you can stop me, but you can't….' What else did he say?" Everyone shook their heads. No one had heard the rest of the words.

“别放弃，羽毛。”“留在我身边，莉莉。”羽毛喘着气说。 “继续跟我说话。它帮助。” “我哪儿也不去。”莉莉继续抚摸着羽毛的脖子，集中她的魔法来移动龙卷风。 “我知道你足够强大，能做到这一点。” 龙卷风移动得更远了。 “快没了！”她叫道。 “继续，羽毛。”高耸的紫色龙卷风从最高的山峰上升起，在移动时摇摆不定。 然后，突然，一个男人的声音从天空中传来。 他的话一开始很有力，但随着龙卷风吹向大海，渐渐消失了。 “你以为你能阻止我，但你不能。 我会……”他的声音消失在呼啸的风中。 羽毛浑身颤抖，双腿下垂。 “你做到了，羽毛！”莉莉哭了。 扎拉、菲比和艾莎跑出了马厩。 “你听到那个人的声音了吗？”扎拉掏出笔记本问。 “上面说什么？”“你以为你能阻止我，但你不能....”他还说了什么？”每个人都摇了摇头。 谁也没听见剩下的话。

"I have no idea what this means," said Zara, her mouth set in a determined line, "but at least we know now that the person behind these tornadoes is a man. I'm going to find out more!" "We'll all help, won't we?" said Aisha. "If we don't find out who did this, they could do it again! Raise your hand if you're in." Lily, Zara, Phoebe, and Aisha all raised their hands. "Amethyst dorm will find the culprit!" chanted Phoebe. "Amethyst dorm is the best!" Everyone else started to spill out of the stables. At the same moment, Lily heard the sound of beating hooves. "It's the teachers!" she said, spinning around to look. Ms. Nettles, closely followed by the rest of the staff, galloped up. "Is everyone all right?" Ms. Nettles demanded. "What happened? We saw the tornado heading toward the school, and we came back as fast as we could. Where did it go?" All eyes turned to Lily and Feather, and Lily felt her face flood with color. Feather nodded as if to say, "You can do this." Lily took a deep breath,

“我不知道这是什么意思，”扎拉坚定地说，“但至少我们现在知道，这些龙卷风背后的人是一个男人。 我要去了解更多！”“我们都会帮忙的，不是吗？” “如果我们不找出是谁干的，他们还会再干的！”参加的请举手。” 莉莉、扎拉、菲比和艾莎都举起了手。 “紫水晶宿舍会找到罪魁祸首的！”菲比喊道。 “紫水晶宿舍是最好的！”其他人开始从马厩里涌出来。 与此同时，莉莉听到了马蹄声。 “是老师们！”她说着转过身去看。 内特尔斯女士在其他工作人员的紧跟下疾驰而来。 “大家都好吗？”Ms。 荨麻问道。“发生了什么事? 我们看到龙卷风正向学校袭来，我们以最快的速度赶回来。 它去哪儿了？”所有的目光都转向了莉莉和羽毛，莉莉觉得自己的脸涨得通红。 羽毛点点头，好像在说：“你能行的。” 莉莉深吸了一口气，

but as she started to speak, Skye stepped forward. "We were all indoors when—" "Be quiet, Skye," said Zara. "Let Lily and Feather speak if they want to! It's their story," Aisha said. Lily smiled gratefully at her new friends. She paused for another moment, then told the story. Ms. Nettles listened carefully as Lily retold their adventures, from tracking the storm on the magic map to Feather stopping it. "Thank you for saving the academy, Feather, and to you, Lily, for encouraging her and standing with her. If you hadn't been there for her, her magic wouldn't have been strong enough. It's the bond between a unicorn and their partner that gives the unicorn's magic added power and strength," said Ms. Nettles. "I'm delighted you have bonded and discovered Feather's magic. I told you the other day that guardians all have different strengths. But the one quality all guardians share is bravery, and you have certainly shown that today." "I— I'm not brave," stammered Lily. Ms. Nettles's eyes seemed to see right inside her. "You are, my dear. Bravery is not about who shouts the loudest. It's about doing what you know

但当她开始说话时，斯凯走上前来。 “我们都在室内——”“安静点，斯凯，”扎拉说。 “如果莉莉和羽毛想说，就让他们说吧！”这是他们的故事，”艾莎说。 莉莉对她的新朋友感激地笑了。 她又停顿了一会儿，然后把故事讲了出来。 荨麻老师认真地听着莉莉讲述他们的历险，从在魔法地图上追踪风暴到羽毛阻止风暴。 “羽毛，谢谢你拯救了学院。莉莉，谢谢你鼓励她，支持她。 如果不是你在她身边，她的魔法就不会那么强大。 这是独角兽和伴侣之间的纽带，赋予了独角兽的魔力额外的力量和力量。 荨麻。“我很高兴你们发现了羽毛的魔法。 那天我跟你说过守护者都有不同的长处。 但是所有的守护者都有一个共同的品质，那就是勇敢，你今天确实表现出了这一点。” “我——我不勇敢。”莉莉结结巴巴地说。 内特尔斯女士的眼睛似乎看到了她的内心。 “是的，亲爱的。勇敢不在于谁喊得最大。 而是做你知道的事