Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE That night Olivia lay in bed with her worries rolling around in her head. But at last, she slept. When she woke, something was tickling her nose. Olivia batted her hand in front of her face and heard a giggle. "Olivia, wake up." The bedroom was in darkness but Olivia could just make out the others standing by her bed. She sat up immediately. "What's wrong?" "Nothing," said Isabel, handing Olivia her fleecy hoodie. "Put this on. We've decided we're going to help Snowflake find her magic!" "How?" asked Olivia uncertainly.

第五章那天晚上，奥利维亚躺在床上，烦恼在她的脑海里翻滚。 但最后，她睡着了。当她醒来时，有什么东西在挠她的鼻子。 奥利维亚用手捂住脸，听到一阵咯咯的笑声。 “奥利维亚，醒醒。”卧室里一片漆黑，但奥利维亚只能辨认出其他人站在她床边。 她立刻坐了起来。“怎么了?”“没什么，”伊莎贝尔说着，把她的羊毛连帽衫递给奥利维亚。 “穿上这个。我们决定要帮助雪花找到她的魔法！”“怎么做？”奥利维亚不确定地问。

"We've been thinking about the exact moment our unicorns got their magic. It's always happened when someone's been in danger," said Scarlett. "We thought if we could create a few situations, it might help Snowflake to find her magic." "Great," croaked Olivia, wishing she really meant it. They fetched their unicorns and headed to the gardens. It was still dark and Sophia rode at the front, Rainbow using his magic to light the way. Olivia stayed at the back with Layla. Olivia's thoughts were racing and she only half listened to Layla, who, most unusually, was chattering non-stop. "Where is everyone?" asked Olivia, suddenly realising that Dancer had been walking so slowly they had got left behind. "I don't know," said Layla innocently. Olivia heard an eerie rustling ahead.

“我们一直在想我们的独角兽获得魔法的确切时刻。 人遇到危险的时候总是这样的，"思嘉说。 “我们想，如果我们能创造一些场景，也许能帮助雪花找到她的魔力。” “太好了。”奥利维亚沙哑地说，希望她是认真的。 他们拿起独角兽，朝花园走去。 天还是黑的，索菲亚骑在前面，彩虹用他的魔法照亮了路。 奥利维亚和莱拉待在后面。 奥利维亚思绪万千，她只听了一半蕾拉的话，而蕾拉却不寻常地不停地叽叽喳喳。 “大家都到哪儿去了？”奥利维亚问，她突然意识到小舞走得太慢了，把她们落在后面了。 “我不知道，”蕾拉天真地说。 奥利维亚听到前方传来诡异的沙沙声。

"What's that?" Snowflake's white ears twitched. Olivia gasped as spiky gorse bushes started shooting up in front of them. "Time to get out of here." Dancer spun round and took off, sandy soil spraying up from his hooves as he galloped away. Snowflake followed, neck arched, her gold and blue tail streaming behind her.

“那是什么?”雪花的白耳朵抽搐了一下。 奥利维亚倒吸了一口冷气，因为他们面前长满了刺的金雀花。 “是时候离开这里了。” 丹瑟转身就跑，他飞奔而去，马蹄上溅起了沙土。 雪花跟在后面，拱起脖子，金色和蓝色的尾巴在身后飘动。

"What's going on?" demanded Olivia. "What's—" She broke off as another wall of bushes suddenly sprang up in front of them. "Jump, Snowflake!" urged Dancer. Huge purple and orange wings burst from his shoulders as he flew effortlessly over the bushes. Olivia felt Snowflake's muscles bunch as if she was about to go after Dancer. She clung on tightly. Was Snowflake about to discover her magic in time to help her? Olivia was torn between relief and despair. I don't want her to, she thought. "Olivia?" Snowflake faltered. "What's wrong?" "Nothing, I'm fine." Snowflake's hesitation cost her. Now she was too close to jump the bushes. She stopped suddenly then reared up, slashing at the bushes with her hooves. "It's too big! I can't clear it." CRACK!

“怎么回事？”奥利维亚问。 “怎么——”她说不下去了，又一排灌木丛突然在他们面前拔地而起。 “跳吧，雪花！”小舞催促道。 当他毫不费力地飞越灌木丛时，他的肩膀上绽开了紫色和橙色的大翅膀。 奥利维亚感觉到雪花的肌肉绷紧了，好像她要去追小舞似的。 她紧紧地抓着。雪花会及时发现她的魔法来帮助她吗？ 奥利维亚感到既宽慰又绝望。 我不想让她这么做，她想。 “奥利维亚?”雪花摇摇欲坠。 “怎么了?”“没什么，我很好。” 雪花的犹豫让她付出了代价。 现在她离得太近了，不能跳过灌木丛。 她突然停了下来，然后直立起来，用蹄子猛砍着灌木丛。 “太大了！”我无法清除它。” 裂缝!

The bushes exploded in a ball of fire that burned with bright-orange flames. "Snowflake, move back!" shrieked Olivia. Snowflake spun round. There was a flash of light and a rainbow appeared, one end anchored in the sandy earth, arching over the fire. Relief rushed through Olivia. Sophia and Rainbow were saving them! Olivia urged Snowflake on and they galloped up the shimmering rainbow but when they reached the top it suddenly collapsed. Olivia screamed and Snowflake whinnied as they plummeted earthward. But what was that? Olivia heard the roar of water, then a blue wave curled ahead of them, catching her and Snowflake on its crest. As the wave peaked, Snowflake slid down it and landed safely back on the ground. The wave disappeared, along with the giant bushes and the fire. In their place were her friends, their outlines glowing in the rising sun.

灌木丛爆炸成一个火球，燃烧着明亮的橙色火焰。 “雪花，往后退！”奥利维亚尖叫道。 雪花转过身来。一道亮光闪过，一道彩虹出现了，一头插在沙土上，在火堆上拱起。 奥利维亚顿时松了一口气。 索菲亚和彩虹在救他们！奥利维亚催着雪花往前跑，他们奔上了闪闪发光的彩虹，但当他们到达山顶时，彩虹突然塌了下来。 奥利维亚尖叫着，雪花呜呜地叫着。 但那是什么？奥利维亚听到了水的轰鸣声，然后一个蓝色的波浪在他们前面卷曲，把她和雪花卷到了浪尖上。 当波浪达到顶峰时，雪花滑了下来，安全降落在地面上。 海浪消失了，巨大的灌木丛和大火也消失了。 取而代之的是她的朋友，他们的轮廓在初升的太阳下闪闪发光。

"Nothing?" said Isabel, her voice loaded with disappointment. "Not even a tiny hint of magic?" Olivia shook her head, her heart pounding. "Not a thing. Sorry." She gulped. "That was pretty frightening though!" "Sorry," said Ava. "We just wanted to try to help." "I know. Thanks– I think," said Olivia, forcing a smile. Back at the stables, the girls found Ms Primrose standing beside Golden Briar's stable with Sage, her unicorn. Another unicorn– one with pink and grey swirls– was parading up and down in front of them. Ms Primrose was nodding approvingly. Olivia gave a strangled squeak as the unicorn turned towards them. It was Owl, the unicorn who belonged to Ms Tring, her governess back

“什么也没有？”伊莎贝尔说，她的声音里充满了失望。 “一点魔法的痕迹都没有吗？”奥利维亚摇了摇头，心怦怦直跳。 “什么也没有。抱歉。”她一饮而尽。 “不过那太可怕了！”“对不起，”艾娃说。 “我们只是想尽力帮忙。” “我知道。谢谢——我想。”奥利维亚说，勉强挤出一个微笑。 回到马厩，女孩们发现樱草花女士和她的独角兽塞奇站在金荆棘的马厩旁边。 另一只独角兽——身上有粉红色和灰色的漩涡——在他们面前走来走去。 樱草花女士赞许地点点头。 当独角兽转向他们时，奥利维亚发出一声窒息的尖叫。 是猫头鹰，是特林女士的独角兽，她的家庭教师回来了