depart.â
âThen we need to hurry, EJ,â said A1. âYou can familiarise yourself with the rest of your charms later. There are delivery trucks taking equipment to the set of Spy Movie 2 and you need to get yourself on one of those trucks and on to the movie set. We need to find out if there really is a connection between this movie and SHADOWâ s plot to destroy the cityâs waterâand do it before they strike again. One more thing EJ12: no one must know you are there.â
âOf course,â said EJ.
âNow, please take one of those helmets from the cupboard. Agent KM12 from our fast transport division is waiting in the exit tunnel. She will get you to the delivery depot and into the van undetected.â
EJ smiled. KM12 was one of her best spy buddies. She hadnât seen her since SHINE camp.
EJ left the Operations Room via a door that led tothe exit tunnel. In the tunnel was KM12 standing next to a pushbike with a passenger car. There was a sticker on the bike: âSpeed of Light Couriersâ.
EJ ran up to her friend and gave her a hug. âNice touch with the courier sign, but why canât I just ride on the back?â
âYouâll see,â said KM, smiling. âHere, put on this leather jacket and your helmet and hop in. We need to move, EJ.â
EJ pulled on her gear, climbed into the sidecar and gave KM the thumbs up. KM turned on the bike and began to peddle. As she did, the bike began to move, but as fast as a motorbike and without a sound: it was a new electric-powered bike, good for the environment and perfect for secret drop-offs. KM steered the bike up the tunnel. They seemed to be approaching a dead end, but she pushed a button on her bike and the wall slid to one side. The two agents rode out into a quiet laneway.
âWe will be at the drop in twenty minutes, EJ,â said KM. âWe then need to get you on to one of themovie delivery trucks. Agent CC says that there is a ramp at the back of each truck and I think we can deliver you straight into one of those vans.â
âBut how?â asked EJ.
âDo you see the lever on the front of the side car?â replied KM. EJ nodded. âThat will disengage the sidecar from the bike and allow you to steer it. When we approach the van, you need to pull the lever, release the sidecar and steer it up the ramp into the van. Push the lever down to brake and you can then pull the truck door shut and lock it up from the inside. Activate Eco-Deco on the sidecar to dispose of it once you are secure within the locked van. Check?â
âCheck,â said EJ. âThis will be fun!â
The two girls smiled at each other as the bike sped along. There were definitely worse things than being part of SHINE. It was almost a pity when KM began to slow the bike down.
âOkay, EJ,â said KM, âwe are approaching the delivery depot. Iâll circle around the area once sowe can get our bearings.â
As KM rode around the fence of the delivery depot, EJ could see that there was a wide driveway leading up to a warehouse. There were forklifts buzzing around and women loading boxes onto trolleys. In front of the warehouse were six large delivery vans all in a row and all with ramps leading up the back. There was also a road leading out the back of the depot. EJ scanned the trucks.
âIâm going to come in that back road, EJ,â said KM.
âOkay and letâs take the last truck,â replied EJ. âItâs furthest from the warehouse and it looks nearly full. You can ride straight past it and then turn around. I can release the sidecar on the way back.â
âOkay, EJ, letâs do it,â said KM.
KM took the bike up a gear and tore up the back road. She was so fast and so quiet that none of the delivery women noticed them. KM rode past the trucks, then turned around and began to ride back, making sure she stayed in line with the last deliverytruck. EJ