Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9 "I'm coming, Ava!" Star kicked away the brambles wrapped around her hooves and leaped at the creeper attacking Ava. She stamped on it and tried to break Ava free. Rainbow whinnied from the other side of the thorny wall, and Sophia shouted out Ava's name. The creeper seemed indestructible. The harder Star trod on it, the tighter it squeezed. Ava began to feel faint. She locked eyes with Star, pleading silently for help. "Let go of Ava right now!" snorted Star furiously. Steam curled from her nostrils, and she smashed the creeper with her hooves. Sparks crackled into the air. Star stamped harder, tossing her mane. "Star!" croaked Ava. There was a strong smell of burnt sugar. Ava breathed it in and felt slightly revived. "It's your magic, Star!" she panted. Star whinnied in surprise. "It is?"

第九章“我来了，艾娃！”星踢开缠绕在她蹄子上的荆棘，跳向袭击艾娃的爬山虎。 她踩了一脚，想把艾娃救出来。 彩虹从荆棘墙的另一边呜咽着，索菲亚喊出了艾娃的名字。 这蔓生植物似乎坚不可摧。 Star踩得越用力，它就越紧。 艾娃开始感到头晕。她与星对视，默默地请求帮助。 “马上放开艾娃！” 蒸汽从她的鼻孔里袅袅升起，她用蹄子踩碎了藤蔓。 火星噼噼啪啪地蹿到空中。 星跺得更用力了，甩了甩鬃毛。 “星星！”艾娃嘶哑地说。有一股浓烈的烧焦糖味。 艾娃吸了一口气，觉得自己稍微恢复了活力。 “这是你的魔法，星星！”她喘着气说。 星星惊讶地呜咽着。 “这是什么?”

"Yes!" The creeper began to wind toward Ava's face again. Star stamped, and this time a fountain of glittery sparks rose in the air. Some landed on the creeper. With a pop, it doubled in size. Ava squeaked as she disappeared into its thick folds. "No, no, no!" said Star in horror. "I'm so clumsy! I didn't mean for that to happen!" "Ava? What's going on?" yelled Sophia. Ava knew Sophia and Rainbow couldn't help her. Only Star could save her now. Using all her strength, she pushed aside the coils of the creeper. "Star, you've found your magic. It is plant magic. You can make things bigger or"—she gasped —"smaller!" "That was me?" Star stared at the enormous creeper. "It can't be! I can't do growing magic." "You can," insisted Ava. "Trust me, Star. You can do plant magic. Only you need to reverse it, quickly. Make the creeper shrink!" Star's eyes met hers. "Please," squeaked Ava as the creeper tightened further. "You can do this, Star."

“是的!”藤蔓又开始向艾娃的脸靠拢。 星星跺了一下，这一次，一股闪光的火花在空中升起。 一些落在攀缘植物上。 砰的一声，它的体积增大了一倍。 艾娃尖叫着消失在厚厚的褶皱里。 “不，不，不！”星星惊恐地说。 “我笨手笨脚的！”我不是故意让这种事发生的！”“瓦”? 发生什么事了？”索菲亚喊道。 艾娃知道索菲亚和彩虹帮不了她。 现在只有小星星能救她了。 她用尽全身的力气，把藤蔓的缠绕推到一边。 “星星，你找到了你的魔法。 这是植物的魔法。你可以把东西变大，也可以”——她喘着气说——“变小！”“那是我？”星星凝视着那棵巨大的攀缘植物。 “不可能！”我不会种植魔法。” “你可以，”艾娃坚持说。“相信我，星星。 你可以施种植魔法。你只需要尽快扭转局面。 让爬山虎收缩！”星星的目光碰到了她。 “求你了，”艾娃尖声说，藤蔓拉得更紧了。 “你能做到的，明星。”

"But I'm too clumsy! What if I make it bigger again by mistake?" protested Star. "No, you're not," gasped Ava. "You're the best and smartest unicorn in the world!" Their eyes met. Star hesitated, then she snorted, striking her hoof firmly on the ground. Purple, green, and gold sparks exploded around her. "I've found my magic!" whinnied Star in delight. Arching her neck, she stamped her hooves. A continuous fountain of sparks rained over the

“可是我太笨手笨脚了！”如果我不小心把它变大了怎么办？”星星抗议道。 “不，你不是，”艾娃喘着气说。 “你是世界上最好、最聪明的独角兽！”他们的目光相遇了。 星星犹豫了一下，然后哼了一声，用蹄子狠狠地跺了一下地面。 紫色、绿色和金色的火花在她周围爆炸。 “我找到了我的魔法！” 她拱起脖子，跺着蹄子。 不断的火花像雨点一样落在地上

creeper. There was a loud bang, and the creeper pinged back like an elastic band and landed in a heap. It writhed and hissed as it shrank until, with one tremendous shudder, it fell still. Ava was pale as ice and shaking violently as she slowly stood up. She staggered over to Star. "You saved me!" she said as she buried her head in Star's silky mane. "I knew you would." Star nuzzled her. "I couldn't have done it without you. You made me believe in myself, but I almost killed you." Star's eyes widened as she remembered. "When that creeper doubled in size…" Ava started to giggle in nervous relief. "I thought it was the end too." She hugged Star tightly. "I'm glad you worked out how to use your magic!" "What's happening?" Sophia shouted frantically from the other side of the wall of thorny bushes. "We're okay!" Ava called back. She looked at the bushes. "Use your magic, Star." With a confident whinny, Star trotted to the bushes and stamped her hoof. As sparks rained down on the bushes, they shrank to a normal size. Ava leaped on Star's back, and she jumped over

爬虫。“砰”的一声巨响，藤蔓像松紧带一样弹回来，堆成了一堆。 它扭动着，嘶嘶地缩着，直到一阵剧烈的颤抖，它才停了下来。 艾娃脸色苍白，慢慢地站了起来，身子剧烈地颤抖着。 她摇摇晃晃地走向星星。 “你救了我！”她边说边把头埋进了星的丝质鬃毛里。 “我就知道你会的。”星星用鼻子蹭她。 “没有你，我做不到。 你让我相信自己，但我差点杀了你。” Star回忆起来，眼睛睁大了。 “当那棵爬山虎长了一倍的时候……”艾娃开始咯咯地笑起来，紧张得松了口气。 “我也以为这是结束了。” 她紧紧地拥抱着星星。“我很高兴你学会了如何使用你的魔法！”“发生了什么?”索菲娅在荆棘墙的另一边疯狂地喊道。 “我们没事!”艾娃回话了。 她看了看灌木丛。“用你的魔法吧，星星。” 星自信地嘶鸣着，小跑到灌木丛中，跺着她的蹄子。 当火花像雨点一样落在灌木丛上时，它们缩小到正常大小。 艾娃跳到星的背上，她跳了过去

the top of them, landing beside Rainbow and Sophia. "You're okay!" said Sophia in relief. "Rainbow and I were really worried." "Your hair, Ava!" Rainbow said, staring. "What do you mean…?" Ava stopped to catch a lock of lilac hair that had fallen into her eyes. "Star," she breathed, holding it out. "We've bonded." Star turned her head and stared at the lock of purple hair, the exact same shade as her mane. "Hooray! This is the best day of my life! Oh, Ava. You're my best friend ever!" "For always!" cried Ava in delight. She bent down and hugged Star's neck. Rainbow whinnied, and Sophia whooped. As Ava sat back up on Star, Sophia smiled. "I'm so glad you've bonded." "Me too," said Ava, her eyes sparkling. "But now let's get these sky berries back!" The girls galloped off across the mountain on their unicorns. It was a long way back to the others. They dodged bushes and trees, the unicorns going as fast as they dared.

在他们的顶部，降落在彩虹和索菲亚的旁边。 “你没事了！”索菲亚松了口气。 “彩虹和我真的很担心。” “你的头发，艾娃！”彩虹凝视着说。 “你什么意思……？”艾娃停下来，接住一缕落入眼帘的淡紫色头发。 “星星。”她喘着气，把它举了出来。 “我们保税。”星儿转过头，盯着那绺紫色的头发，和她的鬃毛颜色完全一样。 “万岁!这是我一生中最美好的一天！哦,艾娃。 你是我最好的朋友！”“永远！”艾娃高兴地叫道。 她弯下腰，抱住小星的脖子。 彩虹呜呜地叫着，索菲亚大叫着。 当艾娃重新坐在星上时，索菲亚笑了。 “我很高兴你们有了默契。” “我也是，”艾娃说，她的眼睛闪闪发光。 “但现在让我们把这些天空浆果拿回来吧！”姑娘们骑着独角兽疾驰过山去。 回到其他人那里有很长的路要走。 他们躲避着灌木丛和树木，独角兽们跑得飞快。

"Whoa! What's that?" asked Sophia, pointing suddenly to one side. There was an urgency in her voice that made Ava sit up straighter and look. As she did so, something came galloping out from behind a bush —a figure in a flowing black cloak, riding a tall unicorn. The figure raised a hand, there was a sharp crack, and a vine snaked out of a tree. It snatched at Ava's arms, trying to pluck her from Star's back. "Oh, no you don't!" Star hit back, blasting the vine with a shower of golden sparks. The vine hissed and shriveled to a motionless tendril. BANG! A bush suddenly exploded in their path. Rainbow swerved, throwing Sophia onto his neck. She shrieked as she clung on. The cloaked figure laughed and pointed at Star. A creeper rose up and curled around Star's legs. Star tripped, but her own magic was strong enough to shrivel the creeper. Ava urged Star on as magic sparked in all directions. Creepers whipped in the air, and bushes exploded. Star and Rainbow rode on, dodging enchanted branches and tendrils. With a snort, Star sent a giant bramble arching toward the masked figure. It caught the rider's

“哇!那是什么？”索菲亚突然指着一边问。 她的声音里有一种急迫，这让艾娃坐直了身子，看了看。 就在她这么做的时候，有什么东西从灌木丛后面疾驰而出——一个穿着飘逸的黑色斗篷的人，骑着一只高大的独角兽。 那人举起一只手，啪的一声，一根藤蔓从一棵树上蜿蜒而出。 它抓住艾娃的胳膊，想把她从“星”背上拽下来。 “哦，不，你不需要！”星星还击了，把藤蔓打得像阵雨一样金黄。 藤蔓嘶嘶作响，缩成一根不动的卷须。 砰!一丛灌木突然在他们的路上爆炸了。 彩虹突然转向，把索菲亚扔到他的脖子上。 她一边抓着，一边尖叫。 披着斗篷的身影笑着指着星星。 一株攀缘植物爬了起来，缠绕在小星星的腿上。 星绊倒了，但她自己的魔法强大到足以使爬山虎枯萎。 艾娃催促斯塔继续前进，因为魔法在四面八方迸发。 爬山虎在空中乱窜，灌木丛炸了。 星星和彩虹骑着马，躲避着被施了魔法的树枝和卷须。 星哼了一声，把一棵巨大的荆棘拱向那个蒙面的身影。 它抓住了骑手的