Jocelyn had an omelet the size of a small horse Nathan had a stack of flapjacks piled nearly to the ceiling Yvette had opted for Arcturian sweet cake Felix had made himself a bowl of yogurt and fresh Trillian berries Jones couldn’t look anymore everyone had gotten exactly what they wanted for breakfast Are you sure I can’t just have a little taste of something Jones asked his sister one last time It’s up to you she said Do you want to throw up or not Nobody wants to barf Jones said But doesn’t the Super Duper High Dive make everyone barf Yup Gemma said Then shouldn’t I enjoy myself now Jones said I’ll make this simple for you Gemma said Would you rather throw up just a little and maybe win a gold medal or lose and throw up a lot with the entire galaxy watching 9
Chapter 2 Super Duper High Dive With waffles on his brain and nothing in his stomach Jones got into his dive suit and met with Coach Yanos for some last-minute strategy planning The Super Duper High Dive was always a fan favorite at the Galaxy Games The event was somewhat like the high dive on Earth In the Earth version athletes dove from thirty three feet above the water While airborne for about a second world class divers could complete about four somersaults before hitting the water But the Galaxy Games took things to a whole new dimension Instead of climbing up and diving down athletes were launched into the air with a giant slingshot The slingshot launched them over four hundred 10
feet high Thanks to the low lunar gravity athletes stayed in the air for a little over twenty seconds and they were supposed to complete as many twists and flips and somersaults as possible before landing in a giant tub of Vedon jelly Athletes were judged on skill and grace and were expected to dive headfirst into the jelly with as little splash as possible The Super Duper High Dive event while fun for everyone was mainly a battle against motion sickness I’ll start with the forty-flip tuck and combo twisty Jones said Just to test the competition Right Coach Yanos said Followed with The flying reverse seventy-two twist pike And then And then if I’m ahead I’ll play it safe with a backwards thirty-flip with an inverse axial land And if you’re behind asked Coach Yanos 11
