Free The Ideas Pirates by Hazel Edwards

your aqua and purple backpack?’ suggested Christopher. ‘Not many people would have one of them.’
    â€˜Jason has.’
    â€˜That’s true. His is underneath with the baggage. But he was carrying it in the ticket queue.’
    â€˜Maybe the man gave it to you because you had the purple bag? Maybe he should have given it to Jason?’
    â€˜That’s a thought. I bet it’s got something to do with Radio 3-DISC,’ Amy checked the business card in her overhead beam of light.
    â€˜Jason said he was a disc jockey.’
    â€˜That’s a clue.’ agreed Christopher.’ But there are many kinds of discs. What kind is it? If I say ‘disc’ what do you think of?’
    â€˜Discs in your back,’ said Dr Chung who’d just woken up..
    Gloria left to talk with one of the crew up front.
    â€˜Computer discs,’ said Winston. ‘CD discs. Discs to tie Puma shoe laces.’
    â€˜But which one is it?’ Christopher looked thoughtful as Winston vanished to go to the toilet. He detoured past his own seat and picked up something.
    Meanwhile, Amy turned to Christopher. ‘That film you gave Gloria to develop.’
    â€˜Yes.’
    â€˜That was from your old camera. Didn’t you have the lens cap on when you ‘shot’ the mystery man?”

    Each hour or so, one of the crew checked the toilets to make sure everything was clean. This time, the attendant found a suspicious package in the bin. He called Gloria to investigate. She found a red wrapped parcel in the bin behind the toilet door. Males and females used the same toilet. So anyone could have left it.
    â€˜D’you think it’s a bomb?’ The attendant kept well back.
    â€˜Send the passengers to the other toilets down the end, I’ll have a closer look.’
    Gloria opened the door cautiously, trying not to knock the bin. It was such an awkward door. It went sideways and you had to slip around the edge.
    â€˜What’s happening?’ Noticing the activity and the worried crew members gathering, Amy had hurried up too.
    â€˜Get back,’ cautioned Gloria. ‘ It’s a round parcel in the bin. Might be dangerous.’
    â€˜A red parcel?’ asked Amy. Gloria turned and looked over her shoulder . ‘ How did you know? Is the red something to do with Chinese New Year?’
    â€˜I think I know what it is.’
    â€˜What?’ Gloria’s tone was sharp. If it were a bomb, the whole plane load of passengers were in danger.
    And so was the bomber who was still on board. That meant it had to be a crazy prepared to be blown up with the plane.
    â€˜It’s a cake.’
    â€˜A cake of soap!’
    â€˜No.’
    Amy turned and beckoned to Winston.. ‘A Christmas cake with honey! That’s right isn’t it Winston?
    Not a bomb?’’
    Winston went white.’ I’m sorry. I didn’t think there’d be all this fuss.’
    Gloria was really cross. Amy had never seen her so spiky.’ You didn’t think. You’ve seriously wasted our time and...’
    Winston went on, ‘ I’m sorry. I dumped it. That cake has been to Singapore and halfway back. Mum would be so cross with me, about not giving it to my host family, especially when they’ve sent so many presents back. But I forgot at first, and then there didn’t seem a right time. Then I found they never eat fruitcake.’
    â€˜He was worried about the honey too. ‘Amy tried to stick up for Winston. He was a dag. But she knew how it felt to do dumb things and not speak out at the right time.
    â€˜Sometimes, it’s hard to…’
    Winston nodded. ‘Then when you said about Quarantine and honey being illegal, I couldn’t think how to get rid of it. I left it on the seat, but my minder picked it up for me. Then I threw it in the bin near the security scanner but I took it back in case someone thought it was a