H.I. Larry - Zac Power Spy Camp #1: Zac Blasts Off

ZAC BLASTS OFF
BY H. I. LARRYILLUSTRATIONS BY CAL BENNETTZac Blasts Off
published in 2010 by
Hardie Grant Egmont
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Zac Power was about to ride a new roller-coaster. Everyone said it was fast and scary. But Zac wasnt scared.

Zac was a spy. Zac was 12 years old. He worked for GIB. They were a spy group. GIB sent spies on dangerous missions. They also stopped the evil spy group BIG from doing bad things.

GIB spies had code names. Zacs code name was Agent Rock Star. Sometimes GIB sent Zac to Spy Camp. He loved going there. GIB trained Zac to do lots of cool stuff at Spy Camp. SPY CAMP Zac was nearly at the start of the line for the roller-coaster. SPY CAMP Zac was nearly at the start of the line for the roller-coaster.

His SpyPad beeped. Every spy had a SpyPad. It was a phone and a computer. Zac liked to put games and songs on his. Zac looked at his SpyPad. He had a message from GIB.

Get into the
last car on the
roller-coaster.
Youre going to
Spy Camp. Awesome, thought Zac. He walked down to the last car and got in. The safety harness came down over his shoulders. Zac held on tight as the roller-coaster shot off. It went up and down and around.

The cars ahead of Zac turned left. At the last second, Zacs car turned right. He was racing down a secret tunnel! Zac sped through the tunnel. He wondered what he would be doing at Spy Camp. GIB spies trained in places all over the world. Even under the sea! Zac arrived at Spy Camp.

He got out of the roller-coaster. Spy Camp was a big silver dome. There was a canteen and a games room in the middle. There were big doors all around the edge. All of GIBs training gear was stored in rooms behind the doors. Hanging from the roof was a huge TV screen.

It showed the latest Spy Ladder results. GIB spies got points for completing missions. They also got points for training at Spy Camp. Zac had been on top of the Spy Ladder lots of times. 1.AGENT ROCK STAR2.AGENT FIRE FLY3.AGENT PAW PRINT4.AGENT SPEEDWAYSPY LADDER Hello, Agent Rock Star, said a spy at the front desk. He handed Zac an Info-Disk.

Info-Disks told spies what they would be doing at Spy Camp. Zac put the Info-Disk into his SpyPad. A message popped up. TOP SECRET
FOR AGENT ROCK STARS
EYES ONLY Spy Camp Skill Space skills Training Buddy Agent Speedway Training Place GIB Space Base END Cool! thought Zac. Space skills with Agent Speedway will be fun. Zac had met Agent Speedway at a GIB sports day. His real name was Andy.

He was the same age as Zac. Andy liked to win all the time. But Zac still liked him. Hey, Zac, said Agent Speedway from across the dome. The Space room is over here! Zac went over to Agent Speedway. Hi, Andy, said Zac.

Zac and Andy scanned their SpyPads over the door. The door opened. Everything that they needed for space travel was inside. Andy and Zac put on their space-suits. The suits were ultra-light. They had cool satellite radios built in.

There were two mini space-ships sitting on a launch pad in the room. They looked like racing cars with turbo jets instead of wheels. They had Space Racer printed on them. Zac checked out his Space Racer. A clear dome covered the cockpit. Zac saw something sitting on the seat. Zac saw something sitting on the seat.

It looked like a baseball glove with silver mesh on the inside. He looked at its label. Sonic Mitt
Catch enemy lasers
then throw them back! Awesome, thought Zac. That might be handy in space. There was a roller door at the back of the Space room. It led outside. Zac pressed a button to open it.

Zac hopped into his Space Racer and fired up the jets. Ill race you there, Zac, said Andy, taking off from the launch pad. Zac followed Andy. They shot outside. WHOOSH As they got further into space everything outside got darker. After a few hours they flew past the moon.

It was covered with craters. They looked like elephant footprints. Zac turned on the auto-pilot. Hey, Andy, said Zac through the radio. Want to play Space Blast 4? Totally, said Andy. Zac logged in and they played each other online.

They had to dodge laser blasts. On each level the blasts went faster. They played for ages. It was close but Zac was winning. Suddenly, Zacs screen started flashing. You have reached the
GIB Space Base Zac and Andy flew inside the Space Base.

There was a man in a space-suit waiting for them inside.