原小說名稱：

《Starship Ponyville:Mystic Acoustics》

原作者：

Vylet Pony

原標(biāo)題：

XIV. Αστ?ρι

感謝@羽落玄英提供的部分幫助，非常感謝！

She had been in a coma for three days. The unimaginable trauma and exhaustion caused her body to give way. Satyrn was never taken to a hospital, however. Amber had trained as a doctor among many other things. Each of those three days, her parents took care and looked after her. It was a better outcome than the worst they feared, at least. She could have never returned at all.

她昏迷了三天。難以想象的創(chuàng)傷和疲憊使她的身體垮掉了。然而，星填從未被送進(jìn)醫(yī)院。琥珀在很多方面都受過醫(yī)生的訓(xùn)練。這三天中的每一天，她的父母都在一遍遍地照顧她。至少，這比他們擔(dān)心的最壞的結(jié)果要好。她可能再也不會(huì)回來了。

When Satyrn woke up, all of Ponyville rejoiced. It was quite a cliche sight but it was appropriate. You know how it goes. You’ve seen the movies.

當(dāng)星填醒來時(shí)，小馬鎮(zhèn)的所有人都很高興。這是一個(gè)老掉牙的景象，但卻是恰當(dāng)?shù)?。你知道是怎么回事。你已?jīng)看過了。

“Starshit ... what?” Satyrn asked

“星賤…什么?” 星填問

“Starship Ponyville.” Twilight corrected, chuckling. “I’ve been working closely with a team of scientists and engineers to explore space.”

“星艦小馬鎮(zhèn)?！蹦汗饧m正過來，咯咯地笑著?！拔乙恢痹谂c一個(gè)由科學(xué)家和工程師組成的團(tuán)隊(duì)密切合作，探索太空?！?/p>

Meeting Princess Twilight was something to cross off the bucket list I guess. Celestia and Luna had practically been grandparents to Satyrn, as Elden and Amber had to remain in close contact for their work anyway. In reality, Twilight had been occupied ever since the conception of Project Banshee.

我想，見到暮光公主這個(gè)愿望應(yīng)該可以從遺愿清單上劃掉了。事實(shí)上,自從暮光一直忙著狺女計(jì)劃的概念。塞拉斯提婭和露娜差不多就成為了薩提恩的祖父母，因?yàn)榘瑺柕呛顽隉o論如何都要為了工作保持密切聯(lián)系。

“Why?” Satyrn questioned, confused as ever.

“為什么?” 星填質(zhì)問，一如既往的困惑。

“To put it simply, we can’t survive in Equestria if we can’t sustain the population. We hope to colonize other places out there. We’ve developed terraforming technologies an-”

“簡(jiǎn)而言之，如果我們無法維持人口，我們就無法在小馬國(guó)生存。我們希望開拓其他地方。我們開發(fā)的土地改造技術(shù)還...”

“I don’t need an infomercial … uh-d-uh-princess sorry-I mean” Satyrn tripped over her sarcasm.

“我不需要商業(yè)推銷……呃，這，呃，公主，我是說” 星填被她的諷刺繞暈了。

Twilight laughed and walked with Satyrn around the castle. The hall was enormous with colourful scenes painted along the walls. Satyrn couldn’t keep her eyes off of the marble floor which reflected her likeness back to her with unparalleled clarity (unless you compare it to a mirror or something that was meant to clearly reflect an image).

暮光笑著和星填一起在城堡里走來走去。大廳很大，四周的墻壁上畫著五顏六色的場(chǎng)景。星填始終無法將目光從大理石地板上移開，大理石地板以無與倫比的清晰度將她的肖像反射到她的身上(除非你把它比作一面鏡子或什么本來就是要清晰地反射圖像的東西)。

“So.. why are you telling me this?” Satyrn continued to question.

“所以……你為什么要告訴我這些? 星填繼續(xù)發(fā)問。

“We want you to come with us.”

“我們希望你和我們一起去。”

“What?”

“什么？”

“You’re a born leader. Stubborn and reckless, but a born leader.” Twilight mused.

“你是個(gè)天生的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者。頑固而魯莽，但卻是天生的領(lǐng)袖?！蹦汗馊粲兴?。

Satyrn thought about various ways to protest the princess’s’ statement but remained quiet. Twilight continued.

星填想了很多方法來抗議公主的聲明，但還是保持沉默。暮光的繼續(xù)。

“Luna has watched you ever since the day you came here. She insisted you would be valuable.”

“從你來這兒的那天起，露娜就一直在觀察你。她堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為你很有價(jià)值。”

Satyrn wasn’t sure what to think.

星填不知道該怎么想。

“How could she have known that?”

“她怎么會(huì)知道呢?”

“Well..” started Twilight “she can read thoughts and dreams; see things that nopony else can.”

“嗯. .”暮光開始道，她能讀懂思想和夢(mèng)境;能看到其他小馬看不見的東西。

A moment of clarity quickly turned to embarrassment. Satyrn’s cheeks reddened.?

一時(shí)的清醒很快變成了尷尬。星填臉頰發(fā)紅了。

“I feel like that’s a bit invasive..?” the pegasus stuttered. “H-how much does she know about me?”

“我覺得這有點(diǎn)侵犯他人……?”飛馬結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說。“她對(duì)我知道多少?”

“Probably more than you know about yourself.” Twilight put it plainly.

“可能比你自己知道的還要多。”暮光說得很清楚。

“Oh yeah? What has she told you, then..?” Satyrn was nervous

“哦,是嗎?那么，她對(duì)你說了些什么呢?” 星填很緊張

Twilight perked up a little.

暮光精神起來了

“OH! Well, obviously she told me you have some sorta cool fiery spirit … kinda deal going on

“哦!嗯，顯然她告訴我你有一種冷酷的熱情……有點(diǎn)火氣?！?/p>

“Uh-huh.”

嗯?！?/p>

“That even from a young age, your mind was structured quite uniquely. Not quite sure what that actually means but-.”

從很小的時(shí)候起，你的思維結(jié)構(gòu)就很獨(dú)特。我不太確定那到底是什么意思，但是——”

“I mean-well. Yeah-”

“我猜，額。是的- - - - - -”

“OH YEAH! She also told me that you’re not into stallions.”

“噢,是的!她還告訴我你對(duì)公馬不感興趣。”

“Wait, okay that’s a little too private-”

“等等，好吧，這有點(diǎn)太隱私了——”

“I kinda figured you were gay.”

“我還以為你是同性戀呢。

“OK TWILIGHT I THINK I GET IT-”

“好吧，暮光，我想我明白了——”

“Awh, honestly it’s kinda cute I mean-”

“哦，老實(shí)說，我的意思是，它有點(diǎn)兒可愛——”

“PRINCESS TWILIGHT, CAN YOU JUST-”

“暮光公主，你能不能——”

Satyrn vowed never to trust Twilight with writing a biography about her.

星填發(fā)誓絕不讓暮光為她寫傳記。

A few months passed. After Satyrn agreed to volunteer for the mission, Twilight continued to fill Satyrn in on the details of their mission in space. Occasionally, Satyrn thought about her encounter with Satellite. Many questions remained unanswered about Statera. What did Satellite hope to accomplish? What were those creatures that were watching the battle? Nopony offered anything other than speculation.?

幾個(gè)月過去了。在星填同意自愿參與這項(xiàng)任務(wù)后，暮光繼續(xù)向薩提恩透露他們太空任務(wù)的細(xì)節(jié)。偶爾，星填會(huì)想起她與衛(wèi)星的相遇。關(guān)于平等城還有許多問題沒有回答。衛(wèi)星計(jì)劃實(shí)現(xiàn)什么目標(biāo)?那些觀看戰(zhàn)斗的生物是什么?她除了猜測(cè)什么都沒說。

They day eventually came. Elden and Amber hugged Satyrn once more. It was hard enough letting their daughter go for the millionth time. But this time was different. Satyrn had a real mission to fulfill. What excited her the most about it all was the thought of belonging somewhere. Growing up, to her, meant facing new challenges. She had learned this about herself after finding love in an actual family. Satyrn fought for it. Now she wanted to fight for something bigger. Despite this, there would be no applause nor would there be medals or certificates. The ponies of Equestria cannot appreciate what they fear. To the Starship Ponyville team, however, satisfaction would come knowing that nopony could stop them.

這一天終于到來了。艾爾登和琥珀再次擁抱了星填。第一百萬次讓他們的女兒走已經(jīng)夠難受的了。但這一次不同。星填有個(gè)真正的任務(wù)要完成。最讓她興奮的是，她想到自己能在某個(gè)地方找到歸屬感。對(duì)她來說，成長(zhǎng)意味著面對(duì)新的挑戰(zhàn)。在一個(gè)真正的家庭里找到了真愛之后，她對(duì)自己有了這樣的認(rèn)識(shí)。星填為之奮斗?，F(xiàn)在她想為更大的目標(biāo)而奮斗。盡管如此，不會(huì)有掌聲，也不會(huì)有獎(jiǎng)?wù)禄蜃C書。小馬國(guó)的小馬無法體會(huì)它們的恐懼。然而，對(duì)于星艦小馬鎮(zhèn)的團(tuán)隊(duì)來說，知道沒有小馬能阻止他們，他們就會(huì)感到滿足。?

It was hard saying goodbye, but Satyrn knew it wouldn’t be forever … or some cliche shit like that. I’m just trying to tell you how it went.

說再見很難，但星填知道這不會(huì)是永遠(yuǎn)的……或者是一些類似的陳詞濫調(diào)。我只是想告訴你事情的經(jīng)過。

Satyrn was led into a large cavern beneath Ponyville. The walls were lined with various machines and devices. Large desks were scattered around the room, piled with papers and blueprints. To the left there must’ve been thousands of seats, lined closely in rows facing an enormous screen. It was like a theater. At the center of the cavern stood nearly 5,000 ponies, all conversing quietly with each other waiting for what was to come. They made up the majority of the team. There were scientists and engineers; soldiers and pilots; mares and stallions; young and old. Metallic whirs and drones echoed through the chamber, drowning out the hushed conversations of the crew. Satyrn stood anxiously outside the crowd until Twilight joined her.

星填被帶進(jìn)了小馬城下面的一個(gè)大洞穴。墻上排列著各種機(jī)器和設(shè)備。大桌子散落在房間各處，上面堆滿了文件和藍(lán)圖。左邊一定有成千上萬個(gè)座位，排得整整齊齊，面對(duì)著一個(gè)巨大的屏幕。這就像一個(gè)劇院。在洞穴的中央，站著近5000匹小馬，它們?cè)诎察o地交談著，等待著即將發(fā)生的事情。他們組成了這個(gè)隊(duì)的大多數(shù)。有科學(xué)家和工程師;士兵和飛行員;母馬和公馬;青年和老者。金屬的嗡嗡聲和無人機(jī)在艙內(nèi)回響，淹沒了機(jī)組人員安靜的談話。星填焦急地站在馬群外面，直到暮色來到她身邊。

“Are you ready?” the princess asked.

“你準(zhǔn)備好了嗎?”公主問。

“Yes and no. I’m really nervous I guess..” replied Satyrn.

“是的,沒有。我想我真的很緊張…”星填回答。

Twilight chuckled subtly and quietly led Satyrn around the crowd to a door on the opposite side of the room.

暮光輕聲地笑著，帶著星填繞過人群，來到房間對(duì)面的一扇門前。

“Let’s go, captain” Twilight addressed Satyrn with a smile.

暮光輕聲地笑著，帶著星填繞過人群，來到房間對(duì)面的一扇門前。

Satyrn grinned a little.

星填微微一笑。

Slowly, the crowd joined them, seemingly on instinct. Collectively they all gathered into a smaller room. It was pitch black. It wasn’t long until everypony had filed into the room and the door slammed shut.

人群慢慢地加入了他們，似乎是出于本能。他們都聚集在一個(gè)小房間里。漆黑一片。不一會(huì)兒，所有的小馬都魚貫而入，門砰的一聲關(guān)上了。

Satyrn felt an odd tingling sensation as the room began to shake. Twilight put her arm around her in assurance. The shaking became more violent. Satyrn thought again about her parents and how much she would miss being with them. A tear burned her eye.?

當(dāng)房間開始搖晃時(shí)，星填感到一種奇怪的刺痛感。暮光自信地用手臂摟著她。搖晃變得更加劇烈。星填又想起了她的父母，她會(huì)多么想念和他們?cè)谝黄鸬娜兆?。一滴眼淚灼痛了她的眼睛。

The shaking stopped.

搖晃停止了。

Now it was cold.

現(xiàn)在很冷。