Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 Ava and Sophia joined the noisy group of students and unicorns gathering along the shore of Sparkle Lake. The colorful fountain and waters of the lake looked extra glittery in the spring sunlight. "Ava, Sophia, over here!" called Scarlett eagerly. Star and Rainbow threaded their way through the crowd to where Scarlett and two of their other friends from Sapphire dormitory—Isabel and Layla —were gathered with their unicorns. "This scavenger hunt is going to be way more fun than boring old lessons!" said Isabel, grinning. "The first team back wins a prize." "I wonder why we have to leave so quickly?" said Ava. "It's a bit odd, isn't it?" Layla looked anxious. "I hope everything's okay," she said. "Lessons are never normally just canceled." "Billy told me it's because the teachers are all

第二章艾娃和索菲亚加入了喧闹的学生和独角兽们的行列，他们聚集在闪闪湖岸边。 色彩斑斓的喷泉和湖水在春天的阳光下显得格外闪闪发光。 “艾娃，苏菲亚，快过来！"思嘉急切地叫道。 星号和彩虹穿过人群，来到思嘉和她在蓝宝石宿舍的另外两个朋友——伊莎贝尔和蕾拉——带着他们的独角兽聚集的地方。 伊莎贝尔笑着说：“这个寻宝游戏会比无聊的旧课程有趣得多。” “第一个回来的队伍将获得奖励。” “我想知道我们为什么要这么快离开？”艾娃说。 “这有点奇怪，不是吗？”蕾拉看起来很焦虑。 “我希望一切都好，”她说。 “课程通常不会被取消。” “比利告诉我这是因为老师们都

having a meeting," said Sophia. "What about?" said Scarlett. "Maybe it has to do with the lake," suggested Sophia. "After all, someone's already attacked it twice. Maybe someone's trying to harm it again?" "Oh, I hope not!" said Layla. A chill swept through Ava. In the short time she'd been at Unicorn Academy, a mysterious person had tampered with Sparkle Lake on two different occasions. The first time, the lake had been polluted so that the unicorns couldn't drink its magical waters. The second time, a freezing spell had turned the fountain and the lake to solid ice. She peered at the magical multicolored water, trying to see if it looked different from usual. "Stop being such worrywarts, all of you!" said Isabel impatiently. "I'm sure Ms. Primrose won't let anything happen to the lake again. We should be concentrating on the important things—like getting into teams. We're supposed to be in twos or threes." Sophia slipped her arm through Ava's. "We're a team." "Definitely!" declared Ava. She and Sophia had met on their very first day at Unicorn Academy

正在开会，”索菲娅说。 “说什么呢？"思嘉问。 “也许这和湖有关，”索菲娅说。 “毕竟，已经有人攻击过它两次了。 也许有人又想伤害它了？”“哦，我希望不会！”莱拉说。 一股寒意席卷了艾娃。 她在独角兽学院的短短时间里，就有一个神秘的人在两个不同的场合对闪闪湖动了手脚。 第一次，这个湖被污染了，以至于独角兽不能喝它神奇的水。 第二次，一个冰冻的咒语把喷泉和湖变成了固态的冰。 她凝视着那神奇的五彩斑斓的水，想看看它是不是和平常不一样。 “你们都别这么杞人忧天了！”伊莎贝尔不耐烦地说。 “我相信樱草花女士不会再让这个湖出什么事了。 我们应该把注意力集中在重要的事情上，比如组建团队。 我们应该是两三个人。” 索菲亚挽着艾娃的胳膊。 “我们是一个团队。”“当然！”艾娃说。 她和索菲亚在进入独角兽学院的第一天就认识了

and had been friends ever since. Star and Rainbow bumped noses. They were best friends, too! "You'll come with me and Scarlett, won't you, Layla?" Isabel said quickly. Layla was one of the smartest students at the academy. She spent a lot of her time in the library. Layla looked pleased to be asked. "Okay!" The noise and chatter rose as everyone sorted out their teams. Billy and Jack high-fived their

从那以后我们就成了朋友。 星星和彩虹撞了鼻子。 他们也是最好的朋友！“你跟我和思嘉一起去，好吗，蕾拉？”伊莎贝尔赶紧说。 莱拉是学院里最聪明的学生之一。 她花了很多时间在图书馆。 蕾拉看起来很高兴被问到这个问题。 “好吧!”大家分出队伍，喧闹声和闲聊声越来越大。 比利和杰克击掌庆祝

friend Jason, while Jacinta and Delia fawned over Valentina, who was looking as smart as ever in expensive riding clothes and shiny boots. Valentina's aunt was the strict Geography and Culture teacher, Ms. Nettles, and her wealthy parents were school trustees—a fact Valentina never let anyone forget. "Where's Olivia?" said Ava, her eyes scanning the crowd for the other member of Sapphire dorm. "Look, there she is with Snowflake." Olivia and Snowflake were at the water's edge. As usual, redheaded Olivia was smiling, but Ava noticed something sad about her eyes. She looks a bit lonely, she thought. "Olivia doesn't have a best friend, does she?" she said to Sophia. Sophia looked surprised. "No, but she gets along so well with everyone. I don't think she minds being on her own." "I'm not so sure," Ava said thoughtfully. "I can't imagine what I'd do if I didn't have you to share my secrets with. I tell you everything." "Me too! You know all my secrets," said Sophia with a smile. "Well, you and Rainbow." Ava looked across at Olivia again. "Let's ask her

而杰辛塔和迪莉娅则讨好着瓦伦蒂娜，她穿着昂贵的骑马服和闪亮的靴子，看起来一如既往地聪明。 瓦伦蒂娜的姨妈是一位严格的地理文化老师。 她富有的父母是学校的受托人——这是瓦伦蒂娜从未让任何人忘记的事实。 “奥利维亚在哪里？”艾娃说，她的眼睛扫视着人群，寻找蓝宝石宿舍的另一个成员。 “看，她和雪花在一起。” 奥利维亚和雪花在水边。 像往常一样，红头发的奥利维亚面带微笑，但艾娃注意到她的眼睛里有些悲伤。 她看起来有点孤独，她想。 “奥利维亚没有最好的朋友，对吧？”她对索菲亚说。 索菲亚看起来很惊讶。“没有，但是她和每个人都相处得很好。 我觉得她不介意一个人呆着。” “我不太确定，”艾娃若有所思地说。 “我无法想象，如果没有你分享我的秘密，我该怎么办。 我什么都告诉你了。”“我也是!你知道我所有的秘密，”索菲亚笑着说。 “嗯，你和彩虹。”艾娃又看了看对面的奥利维亚。 “我们去问问她吧

to join us." "Sure. Hey, Olivia!" Sophia called, waving at her. "Would you like to join our team?" A huge smile lit up Olivia's face. "Yes, please," she said, bringing Snowflake, her beautiful white-and-silver unicorn, over to join them. Ava smiled as she approached, realizing that although they'd been sharing a dorm for three months, she still didn't really know much about Olivia. She was a very good listener, but she didn't talk about herself or her family much. Sophia and I should try to include her more, Ava thought. Just then a woman riding a tall, slender unicorn with a deep-pink mane and tail came cantering across the lawn toward them. It was Ms. Rosemary and her unicorn, Blossom. Blossom reached the lake and stamped her hoof. The girls, boys, and their unicorns stopped chatting and turned to face her and the teacher. "Thank you for coming so quickly," said Ms. Rosemary. Her eyes twinkled as she looked around at their excited faces. "As you have heard, there's been a change to the timetable today. Lessons are temporarily suspended, and while the staff attend a meeting, I hope you'll all enjoy going on a

加入我们。”“当然。嗨,奥利维亚!”索菲娅喊道，朝她挥手。 “你愿意加入我们的团队吗？”奥利维亚的脸上露出了灿烂的笑容。 “是的，”她说着，把她那美丽的白色和银色的独角兽雪花也带来了。 艾娃微笑着走近奥利维亚，她意识到尽管她们已经合住一个宿舍三个月了，但她对奥利维亚的了解仍然不多。 她是一个很好的倾听者，但她不太谈论她自己或她的家庭。 索菲亚和我应该尽量多让她参与进来，艾娃想。 就在这时，一个女人骑着一头又高又细的独角兽，长着一头深粉红色的鬃毛和尾巴，穿过草坪向他们跑来。 是罗斯玛丽和她的独角兽布洛森。 布洛森来到湖边，跺着她的蹄子。 女孩、男孩和他们的独角兽都停止了聊天，转过身来面对她和老师。 “谢谢你这么快就来了。” 迷迭香。她环顾四周，看到他们兴奋的面孔，眼睛闪闪发光。 “正如你所听到的，今天的时间表有所变化。 课程暂时暂停，在员工开会的时候，我希望你们都能享受一场

scavenger hunt!" Jason, a tall boy with curly black hair, called out, "What's the meeting about, Miss? It must be important if you're letting us out of class." A few people giggled, and even Ms. Rosemary smiled. "It is important, but it's nothing to worry about," she said. "Anyway, enough about boring meetings. Pass these around please, dears." She handed a

寻宝游戏!”贾森，一个留着黑色卷发的高个子男孩，喊道：“小姐，这次会议是关于什么的？ 你让我们离开教室，一定是重要的事。” 一些人咯咯地笑了起来，就连她也笑了。 迷迭香笑了。“这很重要，但没什么好担心的，”她说。 “不管怎样，无聊的会议说够了。 亲爱的，请把这些传一传。” 她递给我一张