Drama Queen by Susannah McFarlane Page B

KM, who locked it into her dashboard. ‘From the direction it is flying in, I think it is heading to the largest reservoir, just north of here. If I’m not mistaken, the chopper will land Sydney Radisson on the bridge that runs across the reservoir and then be used in the last scene. We need to get to the bridge, but make sure that no one sees us.’
    â€˜I’ll do my best,’ said KM as she pulled themini-chopper up into the sky and steered away from the film shoot. ‘Let’s do this EJ!’



EJ and KM flew over the location set, over fields and roads, all the time checking where the other helicopter carrying Sydney Radisson was.
    â€˜They will be approaching the reservoir any minute, KM,’ cried EJ through the wind that blew around them. ‘Will we catch up?’
    â€˜Don’t worry, EJ, we will,’ KM replied. ‘Look ahead, we’re nearly there.’
    EJ looked straight ahead and saw that they were approaching a ring of hills. As they swooped up to the top of one hill, EJ saw that the hills formed a natural basin, a basin filled with water. It was a giantlake that stretched almost as far as you could see and, between two hills on one side, was a concrete bridge.
    â€˜Look, KM, there’s the bridge,’ cried EJ. ‘And yes, there’s Sydney’s chopper landing on it. Careful, KM, we mustn’t let anyone see us.’
    â€˜No problem,’ cried KM. ‘Hold on I’ll take us around to the other side.’
    KM veered the mini-chopper sharply and flew near the edge of the reservoir and then down close to the water’s surface.
    â€˜Perfect, KM!’ cried EJ. ‘Now can you take me under the bridge and hide us next to the bridge pylon?’
    â€˜You got it, EJ!’ cried KM.
    As KM flew under and along the bridge, EJ peered at the star tracker. The yellow flash that was Sydney Radisson had stopped moving. EJ kept watching as the red flash that showed her location came closer and closer to the yellow flash.
    â€˜Okay, KM, let’s slow down, a little bitmore, a bit more and, there, stop and hover!’
    KM pulled the mini-chopper to a halt and the mini-chopper hovered just above the water’s surface, obscured by the bridge pylon. The star tracker now showed the yellow flash on top of the red flash. Below the bridge, EJ and KM were directly under Sydney Radisson who was on top of the bridge preparing to do her scene.
    For a moment there was silence, then EJ heard the director’s voice.
    â€˜And, ready people, cue helicopter and action!’
    The director had started to film scene 44. EJ heard the chopper above the bridge and then a woman’s voice shouting.
    â€˜It’s over, White! It’s all over!’
    â€˜No, I still have the bottle,’ cried Sydney.
    EJ was a little surprised that Sydney got her line right the first time, but, then again, she now knew that Sydney was not who she pretended to be. Maybe she was pretending to be forgetful last time.
    â€˜You are surrounded,’ cried the other actor.‘Hand it over!’
    EJ knew this was the moment in the script when Agent White threw the bottle off the bridge.
    â€˜Okay, KM,’ she cried. ‘When Sydney says her next line, that chopper is going to swoop down just under the bridge and then straight back up again. When I say “now”, I will press the extender button and shoot out from under the bridge to catch the bottle. I need you to keep the chopper steady and then hit the E button again to bring me back under the bridge. It will need split-second timing.’
    â€˜You are going to catch the falling bottle? Way to go, EJ12!’ said KM.
    For a moment there was silence and then Sydney said her line. ‘Never. Stand back or I will throw it off the bridge.’
    That was Sydney’s cue to throw the bottle. EJ knew it was her cue as well.
    â€˜Now, KM, now!’ cried EJ.
    EJ pressed the button and the seat shot