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forward. She leant out and with her arms out-stretched,looked up to the bridge. She saw something falling. Keeping her eye on it the whole time, she never noticed another, third helicopter, far on the other side of the reservoir that was filming the long-range shots. Thwack. The bottle hit EJ’s hands hard but she held on. She felt a jolt as KM hit the E button again and she was pulled back under the bridge. It was all over in seconds but EJ had done it: the reservoir was safe. Then, above her, on the bridge, she heard Sydney Radisson’s final line.
    â€˜Well, you won’t catch me.’
    â€˜I’m not so sure about that,’ said EJ, as she watched the helicopter above fly away with Sydney on board. Then EJ spotted the lipstick charm on her bracelet. She knew just how to trap Sydney. ‘KM, we need to get back to Sydney’s trailer before she does. Ms Radisson has one more scene to play.’

    â€˜You again!’ shrieked Sydney Radisson as sheentered her trailer to see EJ sitting on her sofa. ‘Why are you in my trailer this time?’
    â€˜I was told to bring this straight to you, Ms Radisson,’ said EJ. ‘It is a new lipstick that’s just been released in New York.’
    â€˜Well, why didn’t you say so, girl,’ cried Sydney. ‘Gimme, and try not to fall on me this time.’
    Sydney didn’t notice the little smile on EJ’s face as she passed her the lipstick. ‘Ooo, lovely colour,’ the movie star said, and immediately applied the lipstick to her lips. The moment she did, Sydney seemed to enter a kind of trance.
    â€˜What is your name?’ asked EJ, wanting to make sure the truth charm was working.
    â€˜Madge Black,’ replied ‘Sydney’.
    Oh, that’s a surprise, thought EJ. It is certainly working. ‘Okay Madge, tell me, is there anything fake here?’
    â€˜My nails.’
    â€˜Yes,’ replied EJ, ‘go on.’
    â€˜So is my hair and I can’t act very well either.’
    Tell me something I don’t know, thought EJ. ‘Why did you join SHADOW?’
    â€˜They gave me stuff—oh and she said I could have this really cool beauty cream.’
    â€˜She? Who’s she?’ EJ realised she now had a chance to find out who was the brains behind this plot.
    â€˜Professor Tekcor. She’s always talking about space but she has also invented some seriously cool cream that makes all your wrinkles go away. Something to do with gravity, I think. Anyway, she said I could have some.’
    â€˜If you agreed to destroy the city’s water supply?’ asked EJ.
    â€˜Whatever,’ Sydney said. ‘She said she’d fix it once she got her friend back. Hey, you, what...’
    EJ saw that Sydney’s eyes were becoming more focussed. The truth charm must be wearing off.
    â€˜What are you doing here?’ Sydney repeated.
    â€˜Nothing, Madge,’ replied EJ to a startled ‘Sydney.’ But this time it was EJ who slammed the door of the trailer—after all she did have some experience in door-slamming herself—and then she locked the door from the outside and whistled sharply. The trailer jolted as a delivery truck lurched it forward. But this time it was a new delivery truck, one with a bright yellow light bulb painted on the door.
    â€˜Take her away, KM12. Now, that’s a wrap!’
    And with that, KM12 drove away with Sydney Radisson banging on the door.
    Which reminded EJ, she needed a special delivery herself. She took out her phone and keyed 4-6-6-3. A voice answered immediately.
    â€˜ SHINE Home Delivery Service—straight to your door, any time, anywhere. We have your location, EJ12, and we are on our way.’ EJ looked at her watch. If they were quick, she would make it home for the evening movie on TV.



The sun was beginning to set and EJ was beginning to feel more than a little tired. She smiled as the SHINE pick-up car pulled up near