Chapter 11

CHAPTER ELEVEN Scarlett dismounted and crouched down beside a large pink diamond that shone like the setting sun just beneath the surface of the ice. It was tantalisingly close but the glacier surface was as hard as iron and no matter how often Scarlett hit it with the heel of her riding boot, she didn't even make a dent in the ice. "Let me try, I can melt the ice," said Blaze. Standing over the diamond, she stamped down hard. There was a pop and a ball of fire sizzled across the surface. Blaze stamped harder

第十一章思嘉下了马，在冰面下一颗像夕阳一样闪闪发光的大粉钻旁边蹲了下来。 它离这儿很近，可是冰川表面硬得像铁一样，无论思嘉用马靴的后跟打多少次，都没有在冰上打一个凹痕。 “让我试试，我能把冰融化。”Blaze说。 她站在钻石上，重重地踩了下去。 砰的一声，一个火球在水面上嘶嘶作响。 火焰更加坚硬

sending bigger balls of fire hissing and crackling over the ice but it remained solid. Blaze breathed gently on the ice, causing so much steam she almost disappeared, but still the ice stayed frozen. "It's useless," Blaze sighed. Scarlett could feel the uncertainty coursing through Blaze's body. She stroked her neck. "No it's not. You can do this, Blaze. You're the only unicorn at the school with fire magic. Even Sage can't do that! If anyone can get this diamond, it's you!" As she spoke, Blaze lifted her head, her eyes glowing with new confidence. She stamped her hoof and with an explosive crack, golden-red flames shot from her horn and drilled into the frozen ground. Steam rose in the air and the ice bubbled and spat as it dissolved. "Ooh! That's lovely and warm," giggled Scarlett, pulling her glove off and dipping her hand in the meltwater. A moment later she

更大的火球在冰面上嘶嘶作响，但它仍然是固体。 火焰轻轻地在冰上呼吸，产生了如此多的蒸汽，她几乎消失了，但冰仍然是冻结的。 “没用的。”Blaze叹了口气。 思嘉能感觉到布莱兹浑身上下都在犹豫。 她抚摸着自己的脖子。“不，不是的。 你能做到的，布雷兹。你是学校里唯一会火焰魔法的独角兽。 连塞吉都做不到！如果有人能得到这颗钻石，那就是你！”她说着，火焰抬起头，眼睛里闪烁着新的自信。 她跺了跺脚，随着一声爆裂声，金红色的火焰从她的角里喷出，钻进了冰冻的地面。 水蒸气在空气中升起，冰在融化的过程中冒着泡泡，吐着痰。 “哦!真是可爱又暖和，"思嘉咯咯地笑着，一面脱下手套，把手浸在融水里。 过了一会儿，她

plucked the sparkling diamond free. Dripping water down her arm, the diamond glittered brightly. "I've got it, Blaze! You did it!" Blaze nuzzled Scarlett. "We did it, but it's not over yet. We've got to get back to the lake. How are we going to do that?" Squinting into the sinking sun, Scarlet

摘下闪闪发光的钻石。 水顺着她的手臂流下来，钻石闪闪发光。 “我找到了，火焰！”你做到了！”火焰用鼻子碰了碰思嘉。 “我们做到了，但事情还没有结束。 我们得回湖边去。 我们要怎么做呢？”斜视着夕阳，斯嘉丽

looked at the island. The Frozen Wastelands stretched far into the distance before the landscape gradually softened into the green meadows and blue-grey mountains beyond. Her heart sank. They were miles from home. However were they going to get back? She saw Dancer, Blaze and Layla all looking at her expectantly. But she didn't have an answer. "We're going to… um…" Playing for time, she pushed the diamond deep into her pocket and as she did so her fingers touched the model of the academy that had mysteriously appeared when they arrived at the Wastelands. Her fingers tingled as they brushed against it and she pulled it out. It was sparkling and glowing! She stared at it in astonishment. "Of course!" gasped Layla. "That's how we'll return to school!" "It is?" Scarlett said uncertainly. "Yes! It makes sense. The map wouldn't be

看着这个岛。冰封荒原一直延伸到远处，直到远处的绿色草地和蓝灰色的山脉逐渐变得柔和。 她的心一沉。他们离家很远。 然而，他们会回来吗？ 她看见丹瑟、布雷兹和蕾拉都期待地看着她。 但她没有答案。 “我们要……嗯……”为了拖延时间，她把钻石深深塞进口袋，手指碰到了他们到达荒原时神秘出现的学院模型。 她的手指碰到它时感到刺痛，她把它拔了出来。 它闪闪发光！她惊讶地盯着它。 “当然！”蕾拉喘着气说。 “我们就这样回学校！”“这是什么?”思嘉迟疑地说。 “是啊!这很有道理。地图不会

any use without a way of getting back home. Look at the way the model's sparkling. It's magic and I think it's ready to take us back!" She rode Dancer over to Scarlett. "Hold my hand!" Scarlett vaulted back on to Blaze and the two girls held hands. The little model sparkled brightly. "We want to return to Unicorn Academy!" Layla said.

没有回家的路也没用。 看看这个模特的光彩。 它很神奇，我想它已经准备好带我们回去了！”她骑着丹瑟向思嘉走来。 “抓住我的手！”思嘉跳回到布雷兹身上，两个姑娘手拉着手。 小模型闪闪发光。 “我们想回到独角兽学院！”蕾拉说。

A fierce wind sprang up. Scarlett gasped as her hair flew out behind her like a banner and then she and the others were whisked up into the air. Round and round they spun, faster and faster. At first she could see Layla and Dancer spinning beside them then everything blurred. She felt herself plummeting down and then Blaze hit the ground with a thump. "We're back!" cried Layla in relief. They were standing in the school gardens. Scarlett's hand was empty. The model had vanished. Scarlett pulled the diamond from her pocket. "Now, let's get this to the lake!" The girls and their unicorns set off towards the lake. Blaze raced like the wind across the grass, speeding past other unicorns and their riders. Scarlett heard shouting and neighs but she blotted them out. As Blaze skidded to a stop, Scarlett threw the diamond to the centre of the lake. It soared through the air. Plink! It slid across the ice leaving a long thin scratch in its

突然刮起一阵狂风。思嘉倒吸了一口气，她的头发像一面旗帜一样在身后飘动起来，然后她和其他几个人都被吹到了空中。 他们一圈又一圈地旋转，越来越快。 起初她能看到莱拉和丹瑟在他们身边旋转，然后一切都变得模糊了。 她觉得自己在往下掉，然后火焰砰的一声摔在地上。 “我们回来了！”蕾拉松了一口气。 他们站在学校的花园里。 思嘉两手空空。 模型消失了。思嘉从口袋里掏出那颗钻石。 “现在，我们把这个搬到湖边去吧！”女孩们带着她们的独角兽向湖边出发了。 烈焰像风一样在草地上疾驰，从其他独角兽和它们的骑手身边飞驰而过。 思嘉听到了喊叫和嘶嘶声，但她把它们都压过去了。 “火焰”号滑行着停了下来，思嘉把钻石扔到了湖中央。 它在空中翱翔。 叮铃声!它滑过冰面，在它的