H. I. Larry - Zacs Water World

ZACS WATER WORLD
BY H.I. LARRY
ILLUSTRATIONS BY CAL BENNETT,
ANDY HOOK & ASH OSWALDZacs Water World
published in 2009 by
Hardie Grant Egmont
85 High Street
Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia
www.hardiegrantegmont.com.au
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promoting sustainable forest management. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means without the prior permission of the publishers and copyright owner. A CiP record for this title is available from the National Library of Australia Text, illustration and design copyright 2009 Hardie Grant Egmont Printed in Australia by McPhersons Printing Group 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 CONTENTS Zac Power was at the aquarium. He was waiting for his turn to swim with the dolphins. Zac was 12 years old.

But he was no ordinary kid. He was a spy. Everyone in his family was a spy, too. But no-one knew that. Being a spy was top secret. Zac worked for GIB.

It was a good spy group. They tried to stop the evil spy group called BIG. GIB spies had code names. Zacs code name was Agent Rock Star. Zac went on cool spy missions for GIB. Leon made the best spy gadgets. Leon made the best spy gadgets.

And Zac got to test drive them. The pool man gave Zac a wetsuit. Put this on and jump in, the man said to Zac. You are the last one for today. Cool, said Zac. Hed wanted to swim with dolphins for ages.

Zac pulled on the wetsuit. He jumped into the dolphin pool. Just as he did he heard: BEEP-BEEP-BEEP Oh no, its my SpyPad! groaned Zac under his breath so the pool man couldnt hear him. Bad timing! Every GIB spy had a SpyPad. It was a hand-held computer and a phone. GIB used them to talk with their spies.

Zacs SpyPad had all the hottest games and music. And it could go underwater. Zac swam to the side of the pool and reached for his SpyPad. There was a message from GIB. Urgent
test driving needed.
Go with
Agent Trap-door.Whos Agent Trap-door? wondered Zac. Hello, Agent Rock Star, said the pool man.

Im Agent Trap-door. Sorry about you missing your swim. How do you know my code name? asked Zac. Im a spy. I know these things! said Agent Trap-door. Agent Trap-door swam to the other side of the pool. Agent Trap-door swam to the other side of the pool.

There was a big red button there. Im going to push this button, he said. Then this wall will slide open. You have three seconds to swim through. Then it will slam shut. Are you ready? Ready, said Zac.

Zac took a deep breath. The wall slid open. He swam through quickly. Then the wall closed behind him. SLAM! Zac stood up. He was standing up to his chest in water.Then the water began to go down.
SLURP ! Soon he was standing in a small, dry room.

Then Leon walked into the room. Hello, Zac, said Leon. Welcome to the underwater GIB Test Labs. Cool, said Zac, as they went through the doors. A secret GIB Test Lab behind the aquarium! This underwater lab sits on the floor of the sea, said Leon. Awesome! said Zac.

The whole lab was made from glass. Look at all those fish, said Zac. This is even better than the aquarium. You can look later, said Leon. Right now I need you to test drive. But just then, Zacs SpyPad beeped.

Its a GIB mission, said Zac. TOP SECRET
FOR THE EYES OF
2AC POWER ONLY
MISSION SENT
SUNDAY 3.45PM
Someone is sending
fake missions.
They are going to
all GIB spies. The fake missions
must be stopped.
END I can trace where the fake missions are coming from, said Leon. Leon tapped some computer keys. A map of the sea floor came up on the screen. Heres where the missions are coming from, said Leon.

He clicked on a spot on the map. A message popped up. L 14
B.I.G. SEA POD Its BIG sending the fake missions! said Leon. The map shows one of BIGs underwater stations. Leon stopped to think.

The Sea Devil is perfect for this mission, Zac, he said. Tell it to take you to L 14. Then it will take you straight there. Whats the Sea Devil? asked Zac. Leon pushed a button on the wall. Two pieces of the lab floor began to move.

They opened and made a big hole. A submarine was lifted up through the space. It looked so cool. The sub was grey. It was shaped like a bullet. There were torpedos on it.

This is the Sea Devil, said Leon. It can move faster than any other sub. GIB wants to buy one. But first they need you to test drive it. Its cool, said Zac. How do I drive it? A computer runs it, answered Leon.

And it knows your voice. It will do anything you tell it to do. Awesome, said Zac. How do I get inside? Just speak to it. Try it, said Leon. LET ME COME ABOARD! yelled Zac.

Theres no reason to yell, said Leon. The hatch on the side of the sub lifted up. Cool! thought Zac as he stepped inside. Leon gave Zac a huge pair of orange socks. You need to test drive these as well, said Leon. Zac laughed.

A pair of socks? Are you joking? The heels are fitted with mini trampolines, Zac, said Leon. G.I.B. TRAMP-O-SOCKS
They give you super bounce.You can jump ultra high.Good luck and dont forget your test drive report. Zac groaned. He hated doing reports. They were like homework.

Close the hatch, said Zac. The hatch closed. The sub sank back down through the hole and into the sea. Zac sat in the subs seat. Take me to L 14. The BIG Sea Pod, Zac said to the computer.

And the sub began to move. Zac sat back and looked around. There was a giant TV. He picked up the TV remote. He pushed the start button. The screen said Games and Movies Zac looked at the menu.

There was a lot to choose from. There was a button for rock music clips. Then Zac saw another button.