Chapter 1

Siena and Sparkle

锡耶纳和斯巴克

CHAPTER ONE "Over here, Lyra!" Sienna called as Lyra galloped past on her unicorn Misty. It was a chilly winter's day and Sienna and her friends from Ruby dorm were playing a crossnet match with the Topaz dorm boys. The score was six-all and the match was almost over. Sienna and her unicorn, Sparkle, were In easy reach of the goal. She waved her racket impatiently. "Lyra, to me! I can win this for us!" Lyra threw the ball and Sienna deftly caught it. "Go!" she urged Sparkle, who raced for the goal– a net suspended in a tree. We're going to win, Sienna thought excitedly. Evie whooped as her unicorn, Sunshine, galloped enthusiastically alongside Sparkle. "Out of my way, Evie!" Sienna exclaimed as she launched the ball at the goal. Sunshine swerved away, surprising Evie who yelled and waved her stick in the air as she recovered her balance. The ball clipped the top of her stick and dropped into her net.

第一章“在这儿，莱拉！”莱拉骑着她的独角兽米斯蒂疾驰而过，西耶娜喊道。 这是一个寒冷的冬日，西耶娜和她的朋友们在Ruby宿舍和Topaz宿舍的男孩们玩交叉网比赛。 比分是六平，比赛几乎结束了。 西耶娜和她的独角兽“火花”很容易就能到达目标。 她不耐烦地挥动着球拍。 “莱拉，对我说！”我可以为我们赢得这场比赛！”莱拉把球扔出去，西耶娜巧妙地接住了。 “快跑！”她催促斯巴克，斯巴克向球门——一个挂在树上的网冲去。 我们要赢了，西耶娜兴奋地想。 伊薇大声叫着，她的独角兽“阳光”在闪闪旁边热情地奔驰。 “别挡道，伊维！”西耶娜把球射进球门时惊呼道。 阳光突然转身离开，吓了艾薇一跳，她大叫着，在空中挥舞着手杖，恢复了平衡。 球擦过她的球杆顶端，掉进了她的网里。

Evie stared at the ball in astonishment. "I caught it!" "Yes, but it was supposed to go into the goal!" Sienna shouted in frustration. "Pass it back so I can shoot again!" Evie tried to throw the ball back, but it flew off at an angle, arching high over the goal and bouncing outside the pitch. "Whoops!" she said. "Evie!" wailed Sienna. Jumping down from Sparkle, Sienna ran to the pile of leaves she thought it had fallen into. She rummaged around, throwing leaves Into the air. Where was it? There were only a few minutes of match time left to win the game. Sam galloped over to join her and began raking the leaves with his racket. "Finders keepers," he said, grinning. "Come and help, guys," he called over his shoulder to his dorm-mates. Let's find the ball and score the

伊薇惊讶地盯着球。 “我抓住了！”“是的，但它应该进球门！”西耶娜沮丧地喊道。 “把球传回去，我好再投篮！”艾维想把球扔回去，但球以一个角度飞了出去，拱起球门，弹回球场外。 “哎呀！”她说。“伊薇！”西耶娜哭着说。 西耶娜从Sparkle身上跳下来，跑向她以为是它掉进了的那堆树叶。 她翻来翻去，把树叶扔向空中。 它在哪里？比赛只剩下几分钟的时间来赢得比赛。 萨姆跑过来和她一起，开始用球拍耙树叶。 “谁找到谁归谁，”他笑着说。 “过来帮帮我，伙计们。”他回过头对室友们喊道。 让我们找到球并得分

winning goal!" Sienna scowled. There was no way she was letting the boys find the ball first! "Sparkle!" she shouted, looking around and seeing her unicorn chatting with his friends. "What are you doing over there? I need your help!" "Sorry," Sparkle called cheerfully. "Coming, Sienna." He trotted over and started pushing through the leaves with his nose. "Nope, not here… Or here." He looked up, leaves decorating his face. "I vote we give up," said Ivy, riding over with the others. "It's cold and I'm hungry." Evie nodded. "It must be nearly dinner time." "Yeah, it's been fun," said Lyra. "But let's call it a draw and go in." "No way!" protested Sienna. "Sienna's right– we're not giving up yet," said Reuben, who was searching with the other boys. Storm, Reuben's unicorn, stamped his hoof. "I'll help find it," he said eagerly. A familiar sugary smell drifted past Sienna. That smells like magic, she realised. Suddenly a sparkling blue arrow appeared above Storm. "What's happening?!" Reuben exclaimed. They all gaped at the quivering arrow. It hovered above Storm for a moment and then shot away to a nearby bush where it pointed downwards, bobbing up and down.

制胜球!”黄土皱起了眉头。 她不可能让男孩们先找到球！“闪闪发光！”她喊道，环顾四周，看到她的独角兽正在和朋友们聊天。 “你在那儿干什么？” 我需要你的帮助！”“对不起，”斯巴克高兴地喊道。 “来了,黄土。”他小跑过来，开始用鼻子挖开树叶。 “不，不是这里……也不是这里。” 他抬起头，树叶装饰着他的脸。 “我建议我们放弃，”艾薇说，和其他人一起骑过来。 “天冷，我饿了。” 艾维-点了点头。“一定快到吃晚饭的时间了。” “是啊，很有趣。”莱拉说。 “但我们还是打个平手吧。” “不可能！”西耶娜抗议道。 “西耶娜说得对——我们还没有放弃。”鲁本说，他正在和其他男孩一起寻找。 “风暴”，鲁本的独角兽，跺着他的蹄子。 “我来帮你找，”他急切地说。 一股熟悉的甜味从西耶娜身边飘过。 这闻起来像魔法，她意识到。 突然，“风暴”上方出现了一支闪闪发光的蓝箭。 “发生什么事情了? !”鲁本喊道。 他们都目瞪口呆地看着那支颤抖的箭。 它在“风暴”上方盘旋了一会儿，然后飞向附近的灌木丛，指向下方，上下摆动。

Storm whinnied in delight. "Reuben, I must have finding magic just like my great-uncle!" "That's amazing!" said Reuben, hugging him. "Finding magic sounds awesome. How does it work?" If we follow the arrow, I think we'll find the ball." Storm trotted to the bush. Reuben ran after him and, falling on to his tummy, wriggled underneath. A few seconds later he reappeared, holding up the ball. "Storm did it! He's the best!" Forgetting about the match, everyone crowded round to congratulate them. "You've both bonded too," Lyra said, pointing at a green and silver streak that had appeared in Reuben's dark fringe. Bonding was the highest form of friendship between a student and their unicorn. When it happened, a lock of the student's hair turned the same colour as their unicorn's mane. Students and their unicorns came to Unicorn Academy to train to be guardians of the beautiful island where they lived. During their time at the academy the students had to find their unicorn's magic and bond. If that hadn't happened by the end of the first year, they returned for a second year. "This means everyone in Topaz IS going to be able to graduate together

“风暴”高兴地哼了一声。 “鲁本，我一定也像我的舅公一样发现了魔法！”“太神奇了！”鲁本拥抱着他说。 “寻找魔法听起来很棒。 它是怎么工作的？”如果我们顺着箭头走，我想我们会找到球的。” “风暴”小跑到灌木丛中。 鲁本跟在他后面，趴在地上，在下面扭动着。 几秒钟后，他又出现了，手里拿着球。 “是暴风干的！”他是最棒的！”大家都忘了比赛，围过来祝贺他们。 “你们俩也很亲近。”莱拉指着鲁本深色刘海上出现的一道绿银相间的条纹说。 亲密关系是学生和他们的独角兽之间最高形式的友谊。 当它发生时，学生的一绺头发变成了和独角兽鬃毛一样的颜色。 学生们和他们的独角兽来到独角兽学院，接受训练，成为他们所居住的美丽岛屿的守护者。 在学院学习期间，学生们必须找到独角兽的魔力和纽带。 如果在第一年结束时没有发生这种情况，他们就会返回第二年。 “这意味着托帕兹的每个人都能一起毕业

at the end of term!" exclaimed Sam. The boys cheered and high-fived each other. Lyra, Evie and Ivy joined in, but Sienna felt her stomach twist into a knot. She and Sparkle were the only pair in Ruby dorm not to have found their magic or bonded, and she was finding it harder and harder to deal with. The school year ended in a week and she couldn't bear it if all her friends graduated and she didn't. "Right," called Sam, "since we're now out of match time, I'm officially declaring this game a draw." As the others started collecting the sticks and balls, Sienna rode away on Sparkle. She felt too cross and upset to join In with the post-match chatting and joking. "Is everything all right, Sienna?" Sparkle asked her. "Not really," she muttered. "Oh, Sparkle. Why haven't you found your magic yet?" She patted his multicoloured mane. "Are you sure you haven't noticed anything? Any mysterious coloured sparks or anything unusual at all?" "I don't think so," said Sparkle. "Sorry." Sienna felt a rush of frustration. She loved Sparkle. He was very easygoing and naturally happy– but that was the problem! He doesn't try hard enough, she thought. "I wonder what my powers will be when I do get them?" said Sparkle. "Having finding magic like Storm's would be fun but I'd rather have something really cool like flying magic or fire magic or maybe exploding magic like Sunshine. BAM!" He jumped into a drift of leaves, sending them flying. "POW!"

在学期结束的时候！”萨姆叫道。 男孩们欢呼着互相击掌。 莱拉、伊薇和艾薇也加入了进来，但西耶娜觉得她的胃扭成了一个结。 她和斯巴克是鲁比宿舍里唯一一对没有发现自己的魔力或关系密切的人，她发现这越来越难处理了。 一学年还有一周就结束了，她无法忍受所有的朋友都毕业了，而她却没有。 “好了，”萨姆叫道，“既然我们已经到了比赛时间，我正式宣布这场比赛打成平局。” 当其他人开始收集棍棒和球时，西耶娜骑着斯巴克离开了。 她感到非常生气和沮丧，不想参加赛后的聊天和开玩笑。 “一切都好吗，西耶娜？”斯巴克问她。 “不完全是，”她喃喃地说。 “哦,闪闪发光。你为什么还没有找到你的魔法呢？”她拍了拍他那五彩缤纷的鬃毛。 “你确定你没有注意到什么吗？” 有没有神秘的彩色火花或任何不寻常的东西？”“我不这么认为，”斯巴克说。 “对不起。”西耶娜感到一阵沮丧。 她爱斯巴克。他很随和，天生快乐——但这就是问题所在！他还不够努力，她想。 “我不知道我得到异能后会是什么样子？” “找到像Storm这样的魔法会很有趣，但我更喜欢像飞行魔法、火焰魔法或像Sunshine这样的爆炸魔法这样很酷的东西。 砰!”他跳进一片树叶中，把树叶都吹飞了。 “战俘!”