Chapter 9

CHAPTER NINE As Dancer leapt into the air, Layla saw pinky- blue sparks and smelled something sweet. Magic! She felt something strange happening to Dancer's sides as he suddenly soared high in the sky! Layla had never felt so weightless, so exhilarated. The jump seemed to go on and on and she screamed at the top of her voice, "Wow! I love jumping!" "FLYING!" Dancer's voice was full of shock and wonder. "I'm not jumping. I'm flying, Layla!" Looking down in surprise, Layla realised

当丹瑟跃入空中时，蕾拉看到了粉蓝色的火花，闻到了一股甜味。 魔法!当丹瑟突然飞上天空时，她感到身体两侧发生了一些奇怪的事情！蕾拉从未感到如此失重，如此兴奋。 跳得好像一直在跳，她扯着嗓子尖叫道：“哇！我喜欢跳！”“飞行!”丹瑟的声音里充满了震惊和惊奇。 “我不会跳的。我在飞，蕾拉！”莱拉惊奇地低下头，意识到

that the strange movement she'd felt on his sides were huge feathery wings. The indigo wings, marbled with pinks and yellows, had grown out from his sides and were propelling them upwards. "I've found my magic!" cried Dancer. "I can fly!" Layla couldn't help herself. A whoop of sheer delight burst from her as they soared up

她感觉到他身体两侧奇怪的运动是巨大的羽毛翅膀。 蓝色的翅膀，有粉红色和黄色的大理石纹，从他的身体两侧长出来，推动着他们向上飞。 “我找到了我的魔法！”丹瑟叫道。 “我会飞！”莱拉忍不住了。 当他们飞上天空的时候，她发出一阵狂喜的欢呼

into the sky above the smoke and into the clouds. She didn't feel scared at all. She was on her unicorn and he was flying! This was the most amazing moment of her life! Layla threw her arms round Dancer's neck and hugged him tight. She trusted him completely and felt all his love and trust flowing right back at her. It was the best feeling ever. Beneath them, fluffy white clouds floated by and beneath that, through the smoke, she could just pick out a thick red line of lava rolling down the mountainside. They had the fire beetles and they were safe. Dancer flew on until they were away from the lava and then he swooped down in a graceful curve. When he landed on the ground. Layla half jumped, half fell from his back and hugged him again. "That was incredible!" "Hardly any unicorns can fly!" Dancer said in astonishment. "I can't believe I can. I—" He broke off and nudged Layla, catching her hair

进入烟雾缭绕的天空，进入云层。 她一点也不害怕。 她骑着独角兽，他在飞！这是她一生中最美妙的时刻！莱拉伸出双臂搂住丹瑟的脖子，紧紧地抱住他。 她完全信任他，并感到他所有的爱和信任都流回给她。 这是最好的感觉。 在他们下面，蓬松的白云飘过，在那下面，透过烟雾，她只能辨认出一条厚厚的红色熔岩线从山坡上滚下来。 他们有火甲虫，他们很安全。 丹瑟继续飞行，直到他们离开熔岩，然后他以优美的曲线俯冲下来。 当他降落在地面上。 莱拉半跳，半从他背上掉下来，再次拥抱他。 “太不可思议了！”“几乎没有独角兽会飞！”丹瑟惊讶地说。 “我不敢相信我能。我——”他停了下来，轻轻推了推莱拉，抓住她的头发

on his nose and tossing it over her arm. "We've bonded! Look, Layla, we've finally bonded!" Layla's heart swelled as she looked at the pink, yellow and indigo streak now running through her hair. "I love you, Dancer!" She felt stronger and more confident than she had ever felt in her life. "Now, let's get back," she declared. "We've some trees and a lake to save!" There was no need to use the tiny model of Unicorn Academy to get back to the school. Dancer just flew! He was so good at it, flying steady and fast as if he'd been doing it all his life. They soared away from the volcano, heading over deserted tundra and then on over thick forests and grassy meadows. Finally the academy came into sight. Approaching Lake Sparkle, Layla saw two figures talking on its banks. "Look, it's Ms Nettles and there's Ms

然后把它扔到她的胳膊上。 “我们保税!看，蕾拉，我们终于亲密起来了！”当蕾拉看着她头发上的粉色、黄色和靛蓝条纹时，她的心涨了起来。 “我爱你，舞者！”她觉得自己比以往任何时候都更坚强、更自信。 “现在，我们回去吧，”她宣布。 “我们要拯救一些树和一个湖！”没有必要用独角兽学院的小模型回到学校。 舞者飞起来了！他飞得那么好，飞得又稳又快，好像他一辈子都在做这件事似的。 他们飞离了火山，飞过荒芜的苔原，然后飞过茂密的森林和草地。 最后，那所学院出现了。 莱拉走近斯巴克湖时，看见两个人在湖岸上交谈。 “看，这是荨麻女士，那是荨麻女士

Primrose with her!" she said to Dancer in surprise. "When did she get back?" Ms Primrose's voice floated towards them, loud and angry. "I came straight back when I heard there was a problem. Frankly, I'm disappointed that you didn't tell me about it sooner, Ms Nettles. We must close the school immediately. The students cannot go on living here with this foul smell, and the damage the flash flies have caused to the trees could leave them unstable, liable to fall at any time." "No, Ms Primrose! It's OK!" cried Layla, as Dancer flew down. "The school doesn't have to close." "Layla! What is the meaning of this?" demanded Ms Primrose. She blinked. "Dancer can fly!" "Yes, he's found his magic and we've bonded, but right now it's the trees that matter. We can save them. Look!" said Layla. She pulled the bag off her shoulder and saw

樱草花和她在一起！”她惊讶地对丹瑟说。 “她什么时候回来的？”迎春花女士的声音向他们飘来，响亮而愤怒。 “当我听说有问题时，我马上就回来了。 坦白说，我很失望你没有早点告诉我，内特斯女士。 我们必须立即关闭学校。 学生们不能继续住在这里，难闻的气味，闪光苍蝇对树木造成的损害可能会使它们不稳定，随时可能倒下。” “不，樱草花女士！”没事了！”蕾拉喊道，小舞飞了下来。 “学校不必关闭。” “蕾拉!这是什么意思？”樱草花女士问道。 她眨了眨眼睛。“舞者会飞！”“是的，他找到了他的魔法，我们也建立了联系，但现在最重要的是树木。 我们可以拯救他们。看！”莱拉说。 她把包从肩上扯下来，看了看

a look of hope light up Ms Nettles' pointed face. "Layla, you didn't go to—" "I did," interrupted Layla. "I'm sorry I disobeyed you and I'm sorry I used the map without asking but I had to help. I went to Mount Fury and found four fire beetles!" "Oh, Layla, well done!" Ms Nettles' glasses jumped on her nose as she clasped her hands together. "With four beetles we can definitely save the trees." "And afterwards you'll have four fire beetles for your beetle collection," Layla grinned at her. "Should Dancer and I fly up and put the beetles in the trees?" She turned to Ms Primrose and was surprised to see that instead of smiling the headteacher was frowning. "It was very clever of you to find fire beetles, Layla," she said, her mouth tight, "but I'm really not sure they will help." "They will," said Ms Nettles. Ms Primrose shook her head. "No, no. I

内特尔斯女士尖尖的脸上露出了希望的神情。 “蕾拉，你没有去——”“我去了，”蕾拉插嘴说。 “对不起，我没听你的话，也对不起，我没问你就用了地图，但我必须帮忙。 我去了愤怒山，发现了四只火甲虫！”“哦，蕾拉，干得好！”当她双手紧握时，荨麻女士的眼镜在她的鼻子上跳了起来。 “有了四只甲虫，我们绝对可以拯救这些树。” “然后你的甲虫收藏里就会有四只火甲虫了。”莱拉朝她咧嘴一笑。 “小舞和我应该飞上去把甲虫放到树上吗？”她转向樱草花女士，惊讶地发现校长没有微笑，而是皱着眉头。 “莱拉，你找到火甲虫真是太聪明了，”她紧闭着嘴说，“但我真的不确定它们能帮上忙。” “他们会的，”奈特尔斯女士说。 樱草花女士摇了摇头。 “不,不。我