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and that they are preparing to distribute S6 to their agent network. Madame Ombre, the world-famous chocolate baker, seems mixed up in all this. The message you found indicates something is about to happen at her bakery. Your mission, EJ12, is to enter the bakery as one of the Junior Choc Chef finalists and find out exactly what Madame Ombre is up to. To do that, you are going to have to make sure you get through to the grand final.’
    Aarrggh, thought EJ. How am I going to make it to the grand final of Junior Choc Chef? I can’t even cook simple chocolate cupcakes. SHINE couldn’t have picked someone more hopeless for this mission!
    â€˜You are perfect for this mission,’ continued A1, ‘and we expect great work. Now, let’s review the choc charm.’
    Yes! thought EJ, thinking the choc charm had to be something fabulous, perhaps something that involved an endless supply of chocolate.
    â€˜The choc charm isn’t chocolate at all,’ continued A1.
    Oh, sighed EJ, what a pity.
    â€˜Inside what looks like a chocolate bar is a tiny bugging device, so you can listen in on conversations without detection. Once you have activated the charm by twisting it you will be holding what looks like four rows of chocolate. Two rows hold the listening device and the other two rows hold the receiving device. Simply leave the listening pieces where your suspect will be talking and switch it on. You will then be able to hear through the other two rows.’
    â€˜Right,’ said EJ, still a little disappointed that therewas no actual chocolate connected with the charm.
    â€˜Finally, EJ12,’ continued A1, ‘as always, you are going to need some help on this mission. You will make contact with Agent CC12 but also ensure you upload your BESTie before you arrive at the bakery. And now I think you’d better switch to sat-nav function. Your mother has just taken a wrong turn, if I am not mistaken. SHINE out.’
    A1 is never mistaken, thought EJ. The menu screen reappeared and she pressed Maps. She then pressed location and keyed in the address of the bakery. Almost immediately a bossy voice instructed them to make an immediate U-turn. While her mum, looking slightly stressed, turned the car in the opposite direction, EJ took out her phone and pressed the BESTie app.
    SHINE knew that agents worked better when they had the support of others, and had created the Brains, Expertise, Support and Tips network, known as BESTies, to help agents on missions. Each agent had a list of trusted friends or family members who had been screened by SHINE and authorised formission assist. An agent could upload one BESTie for each mission and that person would be on standby to help her.
    EJ decided to upload Isi—she may not have been the greatest cook (in fact she may have been one of the worst) but she was very good at keeping things light and relaxed. In the pressure-cooker conditions of the Junior Choc Chef finals and for an important mission that will be just what I need, EJ thought. She touched Isi’s picture on her phone screen, activating the system that would send her friend an alert message.
    â€˜Nearly there,’ said her mum, turning another corner.
    EJ looked out the car window. She could see the bakery, a large brown building surrounded by a tall iron fence with two large gates at the front. If you looked closely, you could see that iron cupcakes were on the top of each of the fence posts. And, outside the gate stood a group of kids, all wearing the same chef’s uniforms. The Junior Choc Chef finalists.
    â€˜Well this is it, EJ,’ said her mum as they pulled up outside the gates. ‘Good luck and don’t eat too much chocolate!’
    â€˜I won’t, Mum,’ cried EJ as she got out of the car. EJ felt calm as she headed towards the gates.
    That wasn’t going to last long.



EJ joined the end of the line of Junior Choc Chefs just as Madame Ombre began to speak.