MY BEST FRIEND IS A SECRET AGENT, Book 2: How C.H.I.P. Took a Dive to Dash...

Chapter 27: "Race to the Top"

C.H.I.P. the race car driver turned the streets of Vortville into the Indy 500!

Heading back to the lake, C.H.I.P. used the slick, wet streets to his advantage. He zipped in and out of traffic, leapt over hills and even slipped right under a cargo truck crossing an intersection!

Finally, we made it to the bottom of the dam, and in one piece. But, when we came upon the dirt road leading up to the lake, it was like a river! The C.H.I.P.-mobile just spun its wheels in the mud.

Then C.H.I.P. noticed this one vertical part of the dam that was dry, and he hit the gas and sped towards it. I wondered what he was going to do, but then I remembered: The C.H.I.P.-mobile had Gummy Gripper Tires! (It's kind of great when you've invented so many cool things that you have a hard time remembering them all.)

C.H.I.P. flipped a switch, the Gummy Grippers popped out, and we drove right up the dam—almost straight up! Water was pouring down on either side of us, but the Gummy Gripper Tires hung on like glue. (And, yes, I had my seat belt on this time.)

When we got to the top of the dam, we were horrified to see that the crack that weightlifter C.H.I.P. had made had grown bigger, and water was leaking through it. I knew we had to seal the crack before we did anything else, and C.H.I.P. the scientist was the only one who could figure out how.

But could I trust C.H.I.P. the scientist to be good this time?

I had to try.

So I switched C.H.I.P. from race car driver to scientist and crossed my fingers and toes again. And luckily, as soon as he saw the cracking dam, he pulled out a bunch of bottles of chemicals from inside his white coat. Mixing them up in just the right measurements, he produced a test tube full of superstrong sealant and poured it into the crack. And it sealed right up!

He did it! C.H.I.P. saved the dam! . . . for now, at least.

Our job wouldn't be completely done until we shut down Dr. Eelstrom's whole operation!