H.I. Larry - Zac Power Test Drive #15: Zacs High Dive

ZACS HIGH DIVEBYH. I. LARRYILLUSTRATIONS BY CAL BENNETT & BEN OHAGANZacs High Dive
published in 2010
by Hardie Grant Egmont
85 High Street
Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia
www.hardiegrantegmont.com.au
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ONE Zac Power was at his school swimming sports day. He was standing on the high diving board.

Zac looked down. He was about to do his last dive of the day. He was a good diver. Zac was a 12-year-old spy. But no-one knew that. Zac loved going on cool missions for the good spy group GIB. Zac loved going on cool missions for the good spy group GIB.

They worked to stop the evil spy group BIG. Every GIB spy had a code name. Zacs code name was Agent Rock Star. Zacs brother Leon was also a GIB spy. Leons code name was Agent Tech Head. Leon was in charge of the GIB Test Labs.

He made awesome spy gadgets and vehicles. Zac got to test drive them. Zac walked to the end of the diving board. He was about to jump off when he saw something flashing. It was on the bottom of the pool. Zac looked around.

No-one else seemed to see it. Zac looked at the bottom of the pool again. It was the GIB logo. GIB must need me for something, thought Zac. Then the GIB logo was gone. Zac didnt waste any time. Zac didnt waste any time.

He pulled his goggles on. Then he did a perfect high dive off the board. CHAPTER
TWO Zac hit the water without making much of a splash. He looked around. The GIB logo flashed again. Then the floor of the pool slid open.

Zac swam straight through the opening. The opening closed behind Zac. The water drained away. Zac was inside a tunnel. It was a bit like a waterslide. A shallow stream of water ran down it.

Zac flew down the tunnel head first. What an awesome ride, thought Zac. Zac shot out of the tunnel and into the sea. He popped up beside a long jetty. Leon was standing on the jetty, waving. Zac swam over to the jetty stairs.

Come up here, Zac, called Leon. GIB needs you to do some urgent test driving. Zac climbed the stairs and dried himself off. Hi, Leon, said Zac. Whats going on? Leon and Zac walked to the end of the jetty. Zac saw an awesome power-boat.

Ocean Arrow was painted on its side. The boat was red. It had fins on both sides and the cabin was sealed with glass. Thats a sweet-looking boat, said Zac. This is the fastest boat Ive made yet, said Leon. It has three motors.

He pushed a button on the boat. The cabin opened. Hop in, said Leon. Zac climbed in and sat down on the soft seat. At ultra-top speed you wont feel a bump, said Leon. Cool! said Zac.

Just then Zacs SpyPad beeped. BEEP-BEEP-BEEP BEEP-BEEP-BEEP BEEP-BEEP-BEEP TOP SECRET
FOR THE EYES OF ZAC POWER ONLY MISSION SENT
THURSDAY 11.30AM
BIG has a new underwater base. They are going to use the base to pollute the ocean. You must find the base and stop BIG.
END CHAPTER
THREE Leon showed Zac how to work the Ocean Arrow boat. Leon pushed some buttons on the boats control panel. The Ocean Arrow is on auto pilot, said Leon.

It will take you to the BIG base. Report back on your SpyPad if you see anything strange. All GIB spies had a SpyPad. It was a mini computer, a laser and a phone. Zacs had a code cracker and games. No worries, Leon, said Zac.

But whats this thing? Zac held up a gadget that was sitting on the seat. It was black and silver. There was a button on its top. It had a hand-grip. I call this the BOPS, said Leon. It stands for Black-Out Power Sucker.

It can suck the power from anything. You need to test drive it as well. Cool, said Zac. It only zaps power for two hours, said Leon. Then everything will go back to normal again. Zac started the boat up.

Suddenly, he was thrown back in his seat. The boat flew across the water at top speed. VROOM!Wow, this thing is really fast! thought Zac. And dont forget to do your test drive report, called Leon. Zac rolled his eyes. He hated doing test drive reports.

Zac sat back up and looked at the dashboard. The boats GPS said that he would be at the BIG base in three minutes. Quick ride, thought Zac. No time for a snack or anything! Then the boats screen flashed. YOU ARE NEAR THE BIG BASE