Awesome exclaimed Ben I felt like a killer shark out there Zoe looked at Ben He was wearing his shiny brown wetsuit and his brown hair was sticking up in chaotic spikes More like a killer starfish she said A voice came from behind them Ben Zoe They looked up the beach Grandma was waving at them and pointing out to sea They turned to see a sleek speedboat slicing through the water toward them with a familiar blond woman at the helm Ben and Zoe watched the speedboat slide to a sudden stop splashing water into the air It’s Erika Ben said Looks like we’re off on another WILD adventure
Ben and Zoe’s parents were international veterinarians Wherever their work took them Ben and Zoe usually went But in a month the two would be starting school so they had to stay with their grandma for the summer They’d been expecting three boring months with their grandma until their uncle Dr Stephen Fisher got in touch with them He recruited them into WILD his top secret organization that was dedicated to saving endangered animals Their grandma knew all about it but almost no one else did After yelling goodbye to Grandma Ben and Zoe swam out to the speedboat Erika Uncle Stephen’s second-in-command stretched out a hand and helped them climb up the ladder
It’s good to see you again Erika said as they sped across the waves Your uncle is impressed by the work you’ve done so far with WILD Erika’s expression grew serious But this mission’s going to be a little different He’s trusting you with a very difficult task As usual he wants to tell you the details himself Erika handed Zoe an envelope Here she said
Zoe opened the envelope and tipped it upside down A glass eyeball fell into her hand She showed it to Ben Ben inspected it closely It looks like a human eye he said But the outside part’s darker Zoe peered at it Do you think it’s one of the apes she asked That would be so cool Ben knew what to do next He looked at the speedboat’s dashboard and found a small hole next to the radar screen Let’s find out he said slipping the eyeball in A hologram of their uncle appeared before them He wore a baseball cap over his thick red hair and his shirt was hanging out Greetings children he said Zoe giggled He’s as weird as ever she said Ready for an urgent WILD mission Stephen asked Then he chuckled
