Chapter 10

CHAPTER TEN "Watch out!" yelled Zara. They jumped back as the man landed with a plop in a pile of soft snow. It was Mr Longnose! Sitting up, his fingers closed on something in his hand. "Girls, what are you doing here?" he said, shocked. He clambered to his feet, his eyes widening as he noticed the frozen count. "I knew it!" gasped Zara. "Mr Longnose is in league with the count and he's come to rescue him!" Zara aimed the weather machine at him. "Well, stop right there, Mr Longnose. You're toast– well, ice!" "Wait!" Mr Longnose held up his hands. "Please, put that thing down, Zara. I can assure you I am not here to help the count." Zara held the weather machine steady. "A likely story!" "No, please listen!" begged Mr Longnose. Aisha stepped forward. "Zara, wait, we should hear Mr Longnose's side before we zap him." She glanced at Silver. "It's really important to listen properly when people have something to say." Silver nuzzled her. Zara nodded slowly. "All right. Go on then, Mr Longnose. Explain yourself." "Thank you," said Mr Longnose. "I was marking the projects you did while you were in detention. Aisha wrote about Count Thornberry, mentioning that he had a secret lab in the ice caves of the Diamond

第十章“小心！” 当那个人扑通一声落在一堆软雪上时，他们跳了回来。 是长鼻子先生！他坐了起来，手指抓住了手里的什么东西。 “姑娘们，你们在这儿干什么？”他吃惊地说。 他爬了起来，看到僵住了的伯爵，眼睛睁得大大的。 “我就知道！”Zara喘着气说。“Longnose先生和伯爵是一伙的，他是来救伯爵的！”扎拉把气象仪对准了他。 “好了，别说了，长鼻子先生。 你完了——喂，冰！”“等等!”长鼻子先生举起双手。 “请把那东西放下，扎拉。 我可以向您保证，我不是来帮助伯爵的。” 扎拉稳稳地拿着气象仪。 “一个可信的故事！”“不，请听我说！” 艾莎走上前去。“Zara，等等，我们应该先听听Longnose先生的说法，然后再打他。” 她瞥了西尔弗一眼。“当人们有话要说的时候，认真倾听真的很重要。” 西尔弗用鼻子蹭她。Zara慢慢地点了点头。 “好吧。接着说，长鼻子先生。 解释一下。”“谢谢你。”长鼻子先生说。 “我在批改你在留校期间做的作业。 艾莎写到索恩伯里伯爵，提到他在钻石的冰洞里有一个秘密实验室

Glacier." "Aisha!" Zara exclaimed. "We agreed not to write things about the count." Aisha blushed as all eyes turned to her. "Did we? I… um… can't have been listening." The others groaned. "Well, it's lucky you did," said Mr Longnose. "I'd suspected that the count was behind the extreme weather disasters ever since I found a notebook he'd written. It was inside an abandoned cottage near where the tidal wave struck. I didn't have any proof that he was responsible, though, and I couldn't track him down. His family castle was shut up and I didn't know about the secret ice lab until I read Aisha's report. I told Ms Nettles my suspicions and she allowed me to ask the magic map to bring me to the Diamond Glacier. I was prepared to confront the count, but it looks like you've done my job already." Zara slowly relaxed. "So, you're not in league with him." "No," said Mr Longnose. "He may be a brilliant scientist, but he is arrogant, vain and cruel. I love this fascinating island and I promise you that I would never, ever do anything to hurt it. As well as being an inspector, I am part of an organisation of scientists who are committed to helping protect the island. We've had our suspicions about the count for some time. Now that you've found him out, he must answer for the damage he's caused. Shall we go back to school, and then I can get the proper authorities to deal with the count?" "That sounds like a VERY good idea!" said Phoebe. "But how do we get back?" said Zara. Aisha's eyes sparkled. "Zara, weren't you listening?" she teased. "Mr Longnose said he came here using the magic map, which means that the thing he's holding in his hand…" "Is the little model that will help us get back to the school!" finished Silver. "It always appears when people use the map," said Aisha. "Or had you forgotten?" Zara grinned, taking the teasing good-naturedly. "OK. Maybe I prefer it when you don't listen, Aisha!" Silver turned to nuzzle Aisha's black ponytail and gasped. He lifted up a streak of red, green and silver with his muzzle. "We've bonded, Aisha!

冰川”。“阿以莎!”Zara喊道。 “我们说好了不写关于伯爵的事。” 当所有的目光都转向她时，艾莎脸红了。 “我们吗?我……嗯……不可能一直在听。” 其他人都在呻吟。“好吧，幸好你这么做了。” “自从我发现了他写的笔记本，我就怀疑他是极端天气灾害的幕后黑手。 它是在一个废弃的小屋里，靠近海啸袭击的地方。 但我没有任何证据证明是他干的，我也找不到他。 他的家族城堡被封锁了直到我读了艾莎的报告我才知道秘密冰实验室的事。 我把我的怀疑告诉了荨麻女士，她允许我请求那张神奇的地图带我去钻石冰川。 我本来准备和伯爵对质的，但看来你已经把我的工作做完了。” Zara慢慢放松下来。“这么说，你和他不是一伙的。” “没有。”朗鼻先生说。“他也许是一位杰出的科学家，但他傲慢、虚荣、残忍。 我爱这个迷人的岛屿，我向你保证，我永远不会做任何伤害它的事情。 作为一名检查员，我还是一个致力于帮助保护该岛的科学家组织的成员。 我们对计数的怀疑已经有一段时间了。 既然你已经发现了他，他必须对他造成的损害负责。 我们回学校去吧，然后我去找有关当局来处理伯爵。”“听起来是个好主意！”菲比说。 “但是我们怎么回去呢？” 艾莎的眼睛闪闪发光。“Zara，你没在听吗？” “是那个能帮我们回到学校的小模型！”西尔弗说，“他说他是用魔法地图来的，也就是说他手里拿着的东西……” “当人们使用地图时，它总会出现，”艾莎说。 “还是你忘了？”扎拉笑了笑，温和地接受了嘲笑。 “好吧。也许我更喜欢你不听，阿伊莎！”西尔弗转过身去用鼻子蹭艾莎的黑色马尾辫，倒吸了一口气。 它用嘴勾起一道红、绿、银相间的条纹。 “我们交情很好，艾莎！”

Look!" Aisha squealed with joy. Putting her arms round Silver, she hugged him tightly while her friends cheered and their unicorns stamped their hooves on the ice. Even Mr Longnose smiled. When they had all finished congratulating Aisha and Silver, Mr Longnose held out the little model of the academy. Clearing his throat, he said, "I believe we need to hold hands." The girls swiftly grabbed hold of each other. "You can probably just hold Moonbeam's mane," Zara said to Mr Longnose. He looked almost as relieved as the girls! "Wait!" Aisha squeaked. "Before we go, Feather, can you use your moving magic to put this pink diamond on the bear?" She pulled the diamond out of her pocket. "Of course." Feather sent the crystal flying from Aisha's hand and dropped it on the bear's head. Immediately the snow on the bear melted

看!”艾莎高兴得尖叫起来。 她搂着西尔弗，紧紧地拥抱着他，她的朋友们欢呼起来，他们的独角兽在冰上跺着蹄子。 连长鼻子先生也笑了。大家祝贺完艾莎和西尔弗后，长鼻鼻子先生拿出了学院的小模型。 他清了清嗓子说：“我认为我们需要牵手。” 女孩们迅速地互相抓住。 “你可以握住月光的鬃毛，”扎拉对长鼻子先生说。 他看上去几乎和姑娘们一样如释重负！“等等!”艾莎发出“吱吱”的响声。 “在我们走之前，羽毛，你能用你的移动魔法把这颗粉色钻石戴在熊身上吗？”她从口袋里掏出钻石。 “当然。”羽毛把水晶从艾莎手中飞了出去，落在熊的头上。 熊身上的雪立刻融化了

and the ice began to crack. The bear shook its head and started to roar. "To Unicorn Academy!" cried Mr Longnose hastily. Aisha's feet rose from the ground and a moment later she felt herself spinning through the air. In no time at all, they arrived back at the academy, landing beside the enormous map in the hall. Ms Nettles was waiting beside it with Ms Tulip and Ms Rosemary. "You're back!" she exclaimed. "And girls! What are you doing? I didn't realise you were in the Wastelands!" "We were kidnapped by Count Thornberry!" said Phoebe. "Right," said Ms Nettles crisply. "You had better come to my study and tell me exactly what has been going on!" Between them, the girls and Mr Longnose explained everything. Ms Tulip

冰开始裂开了。 熊摇了摇头，开始咆哮。 “去独角兽学院！”长鼻子先生急忙叫道。 艾莎的双脚从地上站起来，不一会儿，她觉得自己在空中旋转。 很快，他们就回到了学院，停在大厅里那张巨大的地图旁边。 荨麻女士和郁金香女士、罗斯玛丽女士在旁边等着。 “你回来了！” “和女孩!你在干什么？ 我不知道你在荒原！”“我们被索恩伯里伯爵绑架了！”菲比说。 “好的，”荨麻女士干脆地说。 “你最好到我书房来，告诉我到底发生了什么事！”姑娘们和朗鼻大夫互相解释了一切。 郁金香女士

barely waited for them to finish before she jumped to her feet. "My hero," she said, gazing at Mr Longnose. Mr Longnose gave a modest cough. "The girls are the real heroes. They kept their wits about them when the count snatched them from the school grounds. They managed to escape from his clutches and they also stopped him from doing any more damage. I merely brought them home." "What will happen to his weather machines?" asked Zara. "Once Lysander is locked away, I shall return to his laboratory and personally see that everything is destroyed," said Mr Longnose. "No one is getting their hands on any of his equipment or notes. It would be far too dangerous." "Well," said Ms Nettles. "I'm most impressed, girls. Your bravery and dedication have saved the island. You have also learned a very valuable lesson." Her glasses rattled as she looked at each of the girls. "Never judge a person by first appearances. Mr Longnose, thank you for the work you have done and if, at any time, you fancy a change of profession I would be happy to offer you a job as a science teacher. I have had excellent reports about the science lesson you taught the other day from both the staff and students." Mr Longnose flushed scarlet. "Well… er… I have to say I did find teaching that lesson surprisingly enjoyable, Ms Nettles. Maybe I will consider your offer." Behind his back, Phoebe grimaced but Aisha chuckled. Mr Longnose wasn't that bad and anyway, in a month's time they would have left the academy and be heading for lots of new adventures! The day of graduation dawned bright and sunny with a crisp frost. Aisha was happy with the music and they'd practised lots but still her tummy fizzed with nerves. The unicorns were brushed, their hooves painted with glitter and their manes plaited with ribbons. The first parents arrived as lunch was finishing and the dorms came out one by one to do their displays. Topaz dorm were before Amethyst. "What if no one likes my music?" Aisha whispered to Silver as they watched the boys doing an acrobatic display on their unicorns' backs. He nuzzled her. "Why wouldn't they? It's brilliant."

还没等他们说完，她就跳了起来。 “我的英雄。”她盯着朗鼻nose先生说。 朗鼻大夫温和地咳了一声。 “女孩们才是真正的英雄。 当伯爵把他们从学校操场上抓走时，他们一直保持着清醒。 他们设法从他的魔爪中逃脱，他们也阻止了他造成更多的伤害。 我只是把它们带回家而已。” “他的气象机会怎么样？”扎拉问。 “一旦拉山德被关起来，我就会回到他的实验室，亲自把一切都毁掉。”朗鼻先生说。 “没有人能得到他的任何设备或笔记。 那样太危险了。” “嗯，”荨麻女士说。“我印象非常深刻，姑娘们。 你的勇敢和奉献拯救了这座岛。 你也学到了非常宝贵的一课。” 当她看着每个女孩时，她的眼镜嘎嘎作响。 “永远不要以貌取人。 朗鼻先生，谢谢你所做的一切，如果你想换个职业，我很乐意为你提供一份科学教师的工作。 我从老师和学生那里得到了关于你那天教的科学课的非常好的报告。” 长鼻子先生的脸涨得通红。 “嗯……嗯……我不得不说，我确实发现教这门课非常有趣，荨麻老师。 也许我会考虑你的提议。” 菲比在他背后做了个鬼脸，但艾莎咯咯地笑了起来。 长鼻子先生没那么坏，而且，再过一个月，他们就会离开学院，开始许多新的冒险！毕业的那一天黎明时分，阳光明媚，下着清脆的霜。 艾莎对音乐很满意，他们已经练习了很多次，但她的肚子仍然紧张得嘶嘶作响。 独角兽被刷了毛，蹄子上涂着亮晶晶的漆，鬃毛上扎着缎带。 第一批家长在午餐结束时到达，宿舍一个接一个地出来做他们的展示。 黄玉宿舍在紫水晶之前。 “如果没人喜欢我的音乐怎么办？”当他们看着男孩们骑在独角兽背上表演杂技时，艾莎低声对西尔弗说。 他用鼻子蹭她。“他们为什么不呢？” 这是辉煌的。”

Looking into his dark eyes, Aisha realised that as long as Silver thought that, nothing else mattered. As the first bars of her music floated into the arena, Aisha's worries melted away. The parents and teachers clapped in time to the beat. Feather used moving magic to hide various objects which Moonbeam located using seer magic to help her predict where they were. Then Feather moved a pile of snow banked up outside the arena, building a giant snowman. While the parents watched, Silver turned invisible and he and Aisha rode to the centre to stand by the snowman's side. Feather stood back with a bow and Shimmer exploded the snowman with energy magic. As the flakes of snow floated to the ground, Silver and Aisha appeared as if by magic, the snowflakes catching on Silver's mane and in Aisha's hair, to the audience's applause. After the displays were over, everyone congratulated Aisha on her music. The graduation ceremony followed. Aisha saw her parents clapping proudly in the audience as she went to get her scroll and her heart swelled. Afterwards, the students and parents mingled, ate and danced in the hall, decorated by the students with stars, rainbows and twinkling lights. "We did it," Zara said when, finally, the girls and their unicorns went outside to watch the fireworks. "We're guardians now." "I can hardly believe it," said Lily. "I'm going to miss everyone," said Phoebe, her eyes filling with tears. "We'll still see each other," said Aisha. "Soon," said Zara. "First sleepover is at my house!" They hugged as the first fireworks exploded in the sky. Silver rested his head against Aisha's shoulder as the sky came alive with glittering colours. "I'm glad we found your magic and graduated with everyone else," Aisha whispered. "But I'm even happier that Ms Nettles chose you to be my unicorn." "Me too. We're going to have so many more adventures together. I just know it!" Aisha turned and kissed his forehead just as a huge red firework heart exploded in the air. Silver stamped his hoof and suddenly he and Aisha vanished from sight. Facing each other in the middle of the crowd, they shared a special secret moment together as they watched the heart fall from the sky in a stream of glittering red stars.

看着他的黑眼睛，艾莎意识到，只要西尔弗这么想，其他的都不重要了。 当她的音乐的第一个小节飘进舞台时，艾莎的烦恼消失了。 家长和老师们随着节拍及时鼓掌。 羽毛用移动魔法把各种物体藏起来，月光用先知魔法帮她预测它们的位置。 然后羽毛移动了一堆堆积在竞技场外面的雪，堆成了一个巨大的雪人。 在父母的注视下，西尔弗变成了隐形人，他和艾莎骑马来到雪人的中央，站在雪人的身边。 羽毛向后一鞠躬，微光用能量魔法炸开了雪人。 当雪花飘落到地上时，西尔弗和阿伊莎像变魔术一样出现了，雪花落在西尔弗的鬃毛上，落在阿伊莎的头发上，博得了观众的掌声。 表演结束后，每个人都祝贺艾莎的音乐。 毕业典礼随后举行。 当艾莎去拿卷轴时，她看到她的父母在观众中自豪地鼓掌，她的心膨胀起来。 随后，学生们和家长们在大厅里聚餐、跳舞，大厅里装饰着星星、彩虹和闪烁的灯光。 “我们做到了，”扎拉说，最后，女孩们和她们的独角兽去外面看烟花。 “我们现在是监护人了。”“我简直不敢相信。”莉莉说。 “我会想念大家的，”菲比说，她的眼里充满了泪水。 “我们还是会见面的。”艾莎说。 “很快，”扎拉说。“第一个过夜是在我家！”当第一束烟花在天空中爆炸时，他们拥抱在一起。 西尔弗把头靠在艾莎的肩上，天空变得五彩缤纷。 “我很高兴我们发现了你的魔法，和大家一起毕业了。”艾莎低声说。 “但我更高兴的是，荨麻女士选择了你做我的独角兽。” “我也是。我们会一起经历更多的冒险。 我就是知道！”艾莎转过身去，吻了吻他的额头，这时，一颗巨大的红色焰火心在空中爆炸了。 西尔弗跺着蹄子，突然他和艾莎消失了。 他们在人群中间面对面，共同分享了一个特殊的秘密时刻，看着那颗心在一束闪闪发光的红星中从天上掉下来。