Chapter 1

Scarlet and Blaze

猩红与烈焰

CHAPTER ONE "Higher!" said Scarlett. Isabel, Scarlett's best friend, raised the branch again, balancing it carefully between a bush and the gnarled trunk of an old tree. It was as high as her head now. "I think that's too big," said Cloud, Isabel's unicorn, giving the jump a doubtful look. Scarlett pushed her long blonde hair back over her shoulders. Her blue eyes sparkled as she patted her own unicorn's neck. Her cheeks were flushed from the icy breeze and

第一章“往高处走！"思嘉说。 思嘉最好的朋友伊莎贝尔又把树枝举起来，小心地把它夹在灌木丛和一棵老树的粗糙树干之间。 现在已经和她的头一样高了。 “我觉得那太大了。”云说，它是伊莎贝尔的独角兽，用怀疑的目光看了一眼。 思嘉把金色的长发向后梳到肩上。 她拍拍自己独角兽的脖子，蓝眼睛闪闪发光。 她的脸颊被冰冷的微风吹红了

snowflakes whirled around her. "It's not too big for us, is it, Blaze?" "Definitely not. I can clear that easily!" Blaze whickered. The cheeky-looking unicorn with fiery red and gold swirls on her snow- white coat loved a challenge, just like Scarlett. "Watch this, Cloud!" Blaze galloped eagerly at the makeshift jump. Scarlett sunk her hands deeper in Blaze's silky mane as she took off, the crisp air making her eyes water. Scarlett loved the feeling of

雪花在她周围飞舞。 “对我们来说不会太大吧，布雷兹？”“绝对不会。 我可以很容易地清除它！”大火吃吃地笑。 那只厚脸皮的独角兽，雪白的皮毛上有火红色和金色的漩涡，喜欢挑战，就像思嘉一样。 “看这个，云！”火焰急切地奔向这个临时的跳跃点。 思嘉离开时，双手在布雷兹柔滑的鬃毛里陷得更深，清新的空气使她的眼睛湿润了。 思嘉喜欢这种感觉

flying and then plunging back down to earth. As Blaze landed, a few orange sparks flickered up from her hooves and Scarlett caught a faint whiff of burnt sugar. Isabel gasped, "That was incredible. You jumped so high I almost thought you were going to fly away!" Scarlett's heart skipped with hope– the huge jump, the sparks and the sweet smell. Could that mean that Blaze was about to discover her magic power? Every unicorn on Unicorn Island was born with a special magical power– it just took a while for that power to be revealed. Some unicorns could fly, others could turn invisible, some could create light or fire. Scarlett couldn't wait for Blaze to discover her power and she really hoped it would be flying. Scarlett was ten years old and had recently started at Unicorn Academy where she had been given her own special unicorn, just like all the other girls and boys who had joined at the same

飞起来，然后猛地落回地面。 当火焰落地时，它的蹄子上冒出了几颗橙色的火花，思嘉闻到了一股淡淡的糖烧焦的味道。 伊莎贝尔喘着气说：“太不可思议了。 你跳得那么高，我几乎以为你要飞走了！”思嘉的心因希望而跳动着——那巨大的跳跃，那火花和那香甜的气味。 这是否意味着火焰即将发现她的魔力？ 独角兽岛上的每只独角兽生来都有一种特殊的魔力——只是需要一段时间才能展现出这种魔力。 有些独角兽可以飞，有些可以隐身，有些可以创造光或火。 斯嘉丽迫不及待地想让火焰发现她的力量，她真的希望它能飞起来。 思嘉十岁了，最近才开始在独角兽学校上学，那里给了她一个特别的独角兽，就像所有其他同样加入的女孩和男孩一样

time. They were all in training to become fully fledged guardians of Unicorn Island, the wonderful land in which they all lived. Scarlett knew she would only be able to graduate from the academy at the end of the year if Blaze had discovered her magical power and bonded with her. She let her hair fall forward, searching for a red-gold lock of hair to match Blaze's mane that would show they had bonded. But there was no flame-coloured strand in her long blonde hair yet. Disappointed, Scarlett turned her attention back to the jump. "Put it up even higher," she called, hoping that if it was big enough Blaze might actually fly! "I'll put it up in a minute. It's my turn first," said Isabel, riding Cloud to face the jump. Cloud was a pretty unicorn with gentle brown eyes. "I think it's too big for me, Isabel," said Cloud anxiously.

时间。他们都在接受训练，成为独角兽岛的成熟守护者，他们都生活在这片奇妙的土地上。 斯嘉丽知道，如果布莱兹发现了她的魔力，并和她建立了联系，她就能在年底从学院毕业。 她让头发朝前垂下，寻找一绺红金色的头发，与布雷克的鬃毛相配，以显示他们的关系。 但她的金色长发上还没有一缕火红的头发。 思嘉很失望，便把注意力转回到跳楼上。 “再把它放高一点，”她喊道，希望如果它足够大，Blaze就能飞起来！“我马上就把它挂起来。 先轮到我了，”伊莎贝尔说，骑着云面对跳跃。 云是一只漂亮的独角兽，有着温柔的棕色眼睛。 “我想这对我来说太大了，伊莎贝尔。”克劳德焦急地说。

"No, it's not," said Isabel. "Blaze jumped it easily. Let's try!" "Wait, Isabel!" whispered Scarlett, as she spotted Ms Nettles, one of the teachers, cantering over on her unicorn, Thyme. Isabel ignored her. "Don't be boring, Cloud! Come on. Have a go!" "Isabel!" insisted Scarlett. "Behind you!" Of all the teachers to catch them jumping, Ms Nettles was the worst. She was very strict with a fierce temper. "Isabel!" Ms Nettles' sharp voice rang out, giving Isabel a shock. "I hope that you were not about to jump that!" Ms Nettles' glasses rattled on her bony nose as her unicorn halted. "Of… of course not, Ms Nettles," Isabel said quickly. "We were just making jumps, not jumping them." "Definitely not jumping them," said Scarlett, shaking her head. Ms Nettles gave them a suspicious look.

“不，不是，”伊莎贝尔说。 Blaze轻松地跳过了它。让我们试试!”“等一等，伊莎贝尔！"思嘉看见教师之一的荨麻小姐骑着她的独角兽百里香慢悠悠地走过来，便小声说。 伊莎贝尔不理她。“别无聊了，云！”来吧。 试试吧！”“伊莎贝尔！"思嘉坚持说。 “你后面!”在所有抓住他们跳跃的老师中，奈特尔斯女士是最糟糕的。 她非常严厉，脾气暴躁。 “伊莎贝尔!”奈特尔斯女士尖锐的声音响了起来，使伊莎贝尔大吃一惊。 “我希望你不是要跳下去！”当她的独角兽停下来时，荨麻女士的眼镜在她瘦骨嶙峋的鼻子上格格作响。 “当然不是，荨麻小姐，”伊莎贝尔赶紧说。 “我们只是在跳跃，而不是跳跃。” “绝对不能跳，"思嘉说着，摇了摇头。 荨麻女士怀疑地看了他们一眼。