He grinned as he zoomed up behind Zoe You got lucky Ben said Just wait until next time Suddenly a whirring sound echoed through the area The nearby trees began to sway from side to side The teens stopped talking and looked upward Directly overhead they saw the whirring rotor of a helicopter The next instant two harnesses on ropes dropped down just in front of them What’s going on asked Ben Zoe’s face lit up I recognize that helicopter she yelled It’s Uncle Stephen Ben and Zoe’s uncle Dr Stephen Fisher ran a top secret organization called WILD It was dedicated to rescuing endangered animals all over the world and Ben and Zoe were its
youngest and newest operatives Ben grabbed one of the harnesses We’d better get up there and see what mission Uncle Stephen has for us this time he said The twins strapped themselves in Soon they were being lifted into the air high above the trees and hills Zoe gasped What about our bikes she yelled over the deafening sound of the rotor blades Ben looked down at a small figure on the ground Their grandmother was waving up at them as they made their dizzying ascent Grandma has it under control Ben yelled waving back at her After all she knows what Uncle Stephen has in store for us before we do
CHAPTER 2 GEARED UP We Inside the helicopter Ben and Zoe strapped on their seatbelts and pulled on their headsets The pilot's familiar face peered back at the twins Good morning she said As you can see your uncle has another job for you Zoe sniffed the air smelling a familiar scent Their uncle had designed the helicopter to run on chicken manure It was environmentally friendly but it smelled awful
