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about the next stage, the real mixing stage, the potentially lumpy stage.
    Trying not to stress, EJ started to measure out the dry ingredients, first the flour, then the baking powder, sugar and cocoa powder. Her cakes needed to be light and fluffy but EJ was feeling anything but light. Her heart was thumping and her tummy was tightening. EJ was starting to worry that she was going to mess everything up. Pull yourself together, she told herself, lighten up. ‘Lighten up’, that made EJ think of Isi. Maybe she could help EJ calm down? Checking that no one was looking, EJ took out her phone. Under the bench, she switched it to vibrate and sent Isi a text message.

    Within seconds, Isi, being on mission alert, had sent a text back.

    This was not the kind of mission assist EJ was expecting, but then she knew to expect the unexpected with Isi. She smiled and already felt herself growing calmer. Having a nutty friend could be useful. She sent a text back.

    EJ started to laugh and, as she did, she noticed there was flour sprinkled all over her workbench. EJ looked closer. There seemed to be something written in the flour.

    CC? Is it Agent CC12? wondered EJ. She had already been wrong once. But no, it had to be her and this time EJ would be more careful with the password. She put her phone back in her pocket and looked around the kitchen. Madame Ombre still hadn’t returned.
    Excellent! thought EJ as she left her workstation and went over to the cool room, a room like a giant fridge. EJ opened the door and looked around.She could see lots of ingredients—cream, milk, butter, boxes of fruit—but that was all. If Agent CC12 was hiding, she wouldn’t give away her location unless she was sure it was another SHINE agent who had entered the cool room. There was only one way EJ could let her know.
    She cleared her throat and facing the fruit announced, ‘I like chocolate very much, do you?’
    Then EJ heard a voice from behind the bananas.
    â€˜Oh yes, especially white chocolate—have you tried it with grated carrot?’



EJ stood in the cool room and said the next part of the secret password to a box of bananas.
    â€˜No, I have only had it with tomato. I hope to try carrot soon.’
    â€˜Yes,’ came the voice behind the bananas, ‘you must.’
    The sequence had been completed exactly.
    â€˜Agent CC12?’ whispered EJ. ‘Is that you?’
    â€˜Affirmative, Agent EJ12.’
    EJ moved a box of bananas to one side and there, sitting cross-legged in amongst the fruit, wasa girl. She seemed shorter than EJ but apart from that looked about the same age. She had reddish-blonde hair tied back in plaits, pale skin and friendly looking blue eyes.
    â€˜You took your time; I was getting cold in here!’
    â€˜Sorry,’ replied EJ. ‘I’ve been a bit busy and I only just got your message in the flour. How did you manage to hide in here?’
    â€˜I came in with the fruit delivery this morning.’
    â€˜Cool,’ smiled EJ, for a moment wishing she could be in the surveillance division. ‘CC12, what have you learned?’
    â€˜Madame Ombre is working for SHADOW,’ said CC, ‘and she has been baking lots more cupcakes than usual.’
    â€˜Interesting that it’s cupcakes she has been baking,’ said EJ, and she filled in CC on the message she had decoded that morning.
    â€˜Sneaky,’ said CC, ‘a message on a cupcake.’
    â€˜Yes,’ continued EJ. ‘The message said the S6 cakes would be ready after the Junior Choc Chef finals but I’ve just overheard Madame Ombre on thephone. I’m pretty sure that there is a change of plan and now they’re going to be delivered today.’
    â€˜That’s bad,’ said CC, ‘we don’t know enough yet.’
    â€˜There’s another thing,’ said EJ. ‘Have you seen or heard anything about flakes?’
    â€˜Flakes?’ asked