Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE, "We could be wandering around in this maze for days," said Evie, going pale. "We've only got a few biscuits!" said Ivy. "Keep calm," said Lyra. "We'll find the way out if we work logically. Let's mark any paths that end up dead ends." Misty whinnied excitedly. "Wait! I've got a better idea! Why don't we use my bubble magic, Lyra? My magic's much stronger now than it used to be. I think I can make a bubble that will float us all out." Lyra hugged her. "Misty, you're a star." Everyone mounted their unicorns and formed a circle round Misty. She stamped her hooves, sending pink sparkles into the air. A gigantic shimmering bubble formed, surrounding everyone as it grew. Misty stamped her hoof again and the bubble rose slowly up floating over the top of the maze. Looking down, the girls could see the twisting network of overgrown paths and intertwined branches. The bubble came to rest on the grass near the maze's entrance. With a loud pop, it exploded.

第五章“我们可能会在这个迷宫里徘徊好几天。”伊薇说，脸色变得苍白。 “我们只有几块饼干！”艾薇说。 “保持镇静。”莱拉说。“如果我们有逻辑地工作，我们会找到出路的。 让我们把所有走不通的路都标出来。” 米斯蒂兴奋地呜咽着。“等等!我有个更好的主意！不如用我的泡泡魔法吧，莱拉？ 我的魔法比以前强大多了。 我想我可以造一个泡泡，把我们都飘出去。” 莱拉拥抱了她。“米斯蒂，你是个明星。” 每个人都骑上自己的独角兽，围着米斯蒂围成一圈。 她跺着蹄子，把粉红色的火花抛向空中。 一个巨大的闪闪发光的气泡形成了，随着它的增长，包围着每个人。 米斯蒂又跺了跺脚，泡泡慢慢上升，漂浮在迷宫的顶端。 往下看，女孩们可以看到杂草丛生的小路和交织在一起的树枝组成的扭曲的网络。 泡泡停在了迷宫入口附近的草地上。 砰的一声，它爆炸了。

Ivy and Evie burst out cheering and the other unicorns whinnied. "Your magic's amazing, Misty!" cried Ivy. "Just brilliant!" said Evie. Misty's sides were heaving from the effort of doing so much magic. "You're totally awesome." Lyra hugged Misty then fed her unicorn handfuls of sky berries from her bag. Sienna watched jealously. If only Sparkle had found his magic and saved the day! Nothing's gone right, she thought grumpily. Sparkle nudged her leg with his nose. "What?" she said. He looked pointedly at Misty. Sienna sighed. She knew what he wanted her to do but it was hard! Still, Misty had been pretty amazing. She took a breath and forced a smile on her face. "You were great, Misty!" she

艾薇和艾薇突然欢呼起来，其他的独角兽呜咽起来。 “你的魔法太神奇了，米斯蒂！” “太棒了！”伊维说。 由于施了这么多魔法，米斯蒂的身体上下起伏。 “你太棒了。”莱拉拥抱了米斯蒂，然后从她的包里拿出一把天空莓给她的独角兽喂食。 西耶娜嫉妒地看着。要是斯巴克发现了他的魔法，挽救了局面就好了！一切都不对劲，她暴躁地想。 斯巴克用鼻子碰了碰她的腿。 “什么？”她说。他尖锐地看着米斯蒂。 黄土叹了口气。她知道他想让她做什么，但这很难！尽管如此，米斯蒂还是很了不起。 她深吸一口气，强作笑容。 “你太棒了，米斯蒂！

called. Misty looked round. "Thanks, Sienna!" Lyra sent her a happy smile and to Sienna's surprise she felt her grumpiness fade slightly and be replaced by a warm glow. "I'm sorry I got us into a mess, guys," she said awkwardly. "You didn't," said Ivy. "It wasn't your fault the string got cut." "The diamond might have been hidden in this maze," Evie added. "It's not your fault," said Lyra. "We work as a team, remember?" Sienna fiddled with Sparkle's mane. "Yeah," she said uncomfortably. "We do." After they'd arrived back at the stables and settled their unicorns, they headed to their dorm, bumping into Sam. "Where have you lot been?" he said. "We've been trying to find you to see if you wanted a crossnet match." "We've had more important things to do," said Lyra. Sam looked interested. "You mean treasure hunting?" he said, lowering his voice. They nodded. He checked around to make sure no one else was there to overhear. "Did you find anything?" Lyra explained where they'd been and what had happened in the maze. Sam's face clouded with concern. "I bet you're right and Aunt Angelica cut the string. She really wants that diamond." "But why?" Sienna burst out. "She has to have the biggest collection of precious artefacts on the island. It's why she spends so much time supervising archaeological digs and exploring underground catacombs and labyrinths. She likes being rich too though. Sometimes, when she's found something really valuable, she'll sell it to the highest bidder." "But that means the diamond could end up in the hands of someone who wants to use it for evil," said Evie in alarm. "We've really got to get hold of it before she does," said Lyra. "The Unicorn's Diamond should only be used to wish for something that is good," said Ivy.

调用。米斯蒂环顾四周。 “谢谢,黄土!”莱拉给了她一个快乐的微笑，令西耶娜吃惊的是，她感到她的坏脾气稍微消失了，取而代之的是一种温暖的光芒。 “对不起，伙计们，我把我们弄得一团糟，”她尴尬地说。 “你没有，”艾薇说。“绳子断了不是你的错。” “钻石可能藏在这个迷宫里，”Evie补充说。 “这不是你的错。”莱拉说。 “我们是一个团队，记得吗？”西耶娜摆弄着斯巴克的鬃毛。 “是的，”她不安地说。 “我们做的。”回到马厩安顿好独角兽后，他们朝宿舍走去，无意中碰到了萨姆。 “你们上哪儿去了？”他说。 “我们一直在找你，看你是否想要一场交叉比赛。” “我们有更重要的事情要做。”莱拉说。 萨姆看起来很感兴趣。“你是说寻宝？”他压低声音说。 他们点了点头。他检查了一下四周，确保没有其他人偷听。 “你找到什么了吗？”莱拉解释了他们去了哪里，在迷宫里发生了什么。 萨姆的脸因担心而蒙上了阴影。 “我敢说你是对的，安吉莉卡姨妈剪断了绳子。 她真的很想要那颗钻石。” “但为什么?”西耶娜脱口而出。 “她必须拥有岛上最大的珍贵文物收藏。 这就是为什么她花那么多时间监督考古挖掘，探索地下墓穴和迷宫。 不过她也喜欢有钱。 有时，当她发现一些非常有价值的东西时，她会把它卖给出价最高的人。” “但这意味着这颗钻石最终可能会落入那些想用它来做坏事的人手中，”伊维惊慌地说。 “我们必须赶在她之前拿到它。”莱拉说。 “独角兽的钻石只能用来许愿，”艾薇说。

Her words made Sienna's tummy twist into knots. But I do want something good. I want Sparkle to have his magic. It's what my friends want too. They'll be happy if I make that wish. Will they? The annoying little voice in her head spoke up again. Or will they think it's cheating? "Are you coming to play crossnet?" Sam asked. "Or are you too chicken?" Sienna pushed her troublesome thoughts away. "Too chicken? In your dreams! Of course we'll play!" Lyra and Ivy nodded but Evie didn't seem to have heard. "Earth to Evie," said Sienna, waving a hand in front of her face. "Are you coming to play crossnet?" "No," said Evie, shaking her head abruptly. "I need to go to the library!" Then she turned and hurried off. The match was great fun. Especially, Sienna thought, because Ruby dorm won by two goals. When they finally got back to their room, they found Evie pacing around with an old dusty book open on her bed. "I've got it!" she exclaimed. "I've worked it out!" "What have you worked out?" said Lyra, confused. "Where the diamond is!" They all gaped at her. "It's in a maze but not the type we were thinking about," Evie rushed on. "It's in a maze that's under the ground!" She pointed at the book. It was open at a picture of a twisting network of tunnels. "Sam made me think of it. He mentioned catacombs and labyrinths, so I went to the library and found this book and it says there's an underground labyrinth of tunnels at the centre of the island, hidden under that green mound I showed you on the magic map."

她的话使西耶娜的肚子扭成一团。 但我确实想要一些好东西。 我想让斯巴克拥有他的魔力。 这也是我的朋友想要的。 如果我许了那个愿，他们会很高兴的。 他们会吗?她脑子里那个烦人的小声音又说话了。 或者他们会认为这是作弊吗？ “你来玩交叉网吗？”山姆问。 “还是你太胆小了？”西耶娜把烦恼的念头推开了。 “太鸡吗?做梦去吧！我们当然会玩！”莱拉和艾薇点点头，但艾薇似乎没听见。 “伊维的地球，”西耶娜说，在她的脸前挥舞着一只手。 “你来玩交叉网吗？”“不，”伊维说，突然摇了摇头。 “我要去图书馆！”然后她转身匆匆离去。 这场比赛非常有趣。尤其是，西耶娜想，因为鲁比宿舍赢了两个球。 当他们终于回到自己的房间时，他们发现伊维正踱来踱去，床上摊开着一本满是灰尘的旧书。 “我找到了！”她叫道。 “我算出来了！”“你算出了什么？”莱拉困惑地问。 “钻石在哪儿！”他们都目瞪口呆地看着她。 “这是一个迷宫，但不是我们想的那种。”伊维赶紧说。 “在地下的迷宫里！”她指着那本书。 它打开了一个扭曲的隧道网络的图片。 “萨姆让我想到了这一点。他提到了地下墓穴和迷宫，所以我去图书馆找了这本书，书上说在岛的中心有一个地下隧道迷宫，就藏在我在魔法地图上给你看的那个绿色土墩下面。”

Lyra gasped. "So you were right all along. That's where we have to go?" Evie's eyes shone. "I'm sure of it." Ivy squealed and Lyra hugged Evie. Sienna's mind raced. Although she hated to be wrong, what Evie was saying made perfect sense. She waited for Evie to say I told you so but she didn't. "When should we go?" Evie asked excitedly.

莱拉气喘吁吁地说。“所以你一直都是对的。 这就是我们要去的地方吗？”伊薇的眼睛闪闪发光。 “我敢肯定。”艾薇尖叫起来，莱拉抱住了艾薇。 西耶娜的脑子飞快地转着。虽然她不愿犯错，但伊薇说的很有道理。 她等着艾维说我告诉过你，但她没有。 “我们什么时候去？”伊薇兴奋地问。

"Right now!" said Lyra. "Now?" Ivy echoed. "But it's almost dinner time and it's dark. Can't it wait until tomorrow? We could take a picnic with us then." "We'd never get there and back in a day," said Evie. "It's miles away." "How about we sneak out after dinner tonight when the teachers have gone to their rooms, fetch our unicorns, then ask the magic map to take us there?" said Lyra. "It didn't let us use it the other day but if we're right about the mound being the hiding place for the Unicorn's Diamond and it knows we're trying to stop Dr Briar, then it might work." She looked round at them all. "Let's try! We can't let Dr Briar get there first. Agreed?" "Agreed!" they all shouted.

“马上！”莱拉说。“现在吗?”艾薇回荡。 “但快到晚饭时间了，天又黑了。 不能等到明天吗？ 那时我们可以一起去野餐。” “我们不可能在一天之内往返，”伊薇说。 “有好几英里远呢。”“今晚吃过晚饭，等老师们都回教室去了，我们偷偷溜出去，把我们的独角兽拿来，然后让魔法地图把我们带过去怎么样？”莱拉说。 “前几天它不让我们用它，但如果我们关于土堆就是独角兽钻石的藏身之处的猜测是正确的，而且它知道我们在试图阻止布瑞尔博士，那么它可能会奏效。” 她环视了他们所有人。 “让我们试试!我们不能让布瑞尔博士先到。 同意吗?”“同意！”