Captain Jack vs. The Chupacabra [Fiction]

This story was submitted to us by someone who wishes to remain anonymous. It's a continuation of a previous story titled, "The Adventures of Jack Bindernagel" and "The Further Adventures of Captain Jack Bindernagel". It's based on events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary. In other words: It's just a story!

As the sun set over the ocean Professor Jeff Meldrum leaned back in his chair and lit a cigarette. The good professor was enjoying his vacation on the island of Puerto Rico and could not believe how relaxed he was. It had been a long year at the University and the field of cryptozoology was changing by the day. As he sat back to enjoy his cigarette the calm of the night was cut by a blood curdling scream.

Meldrum then heard a commotion and he knew it was his duty to investigate, the cause.

Meldrum followed the sounds until he saw a large group of people. As he got closer he began to yell “move, move I am a Professor so I can help”. As he got closer to the center he saw a number of chickens laying dead all around him. A woman was screaming clutching a wound on her neck, the villagers hurrying to stop the bleeding. Meldrum yelled, “what happened here” and he heard a number of villagers say in unison “the Chupacabra”.

Meldrum began to feel faint, he clutched a nearby tree to keep from falling over. He remembered the episode of Monsterquest regarding the Chupacabra. Soon his dizziness passed and he approached the local police looking for the former student who invited him to spend his vacation on the island in the first place. Meldrum found him and said “Manny is it true, did the Chupacabra do this?” His former student looked at him and said “we must talk later”. “When” Meldrum said as his voice began to get louder, “when can we discuss this vicious Chupacabra attack”? Manny his former student looked him in the eye and said “get a taxi and go to the station, I will explain there”.

As Meldrum road to the police station his head was spinning, he had seen evidence of the legendary Chupacabra and could not get the seen from his mind. He thought “tracks, tracks there must be tracks, I need to see the tracks”. As Meldrum entered the station Manny was waiting with the Chief of Police. The Chief said “sit, sit Senor Meldrum, we have much to discuss”. Meldrum then sat and listened to the horrifying stories of the villagers who had perished at the hands of the Chupacabra the last year. The Chief went on “this woman, she was very lucky, she survived but very few are as lucky as she”. Meldrum said “why hasn’t anyone done anything about this, you can’t let a damn Chupacabra go around killing people”. “People have the right to live without fearing they will be attacked or killed by a Chupacabra”. The Chief responded, “we have tried, we sent out many hunting parties and none have returned. My brother a Captain in this very force disappeared three months ago”. Manny then spoke up and said “Professor we need your help”. “While at school you spoke of a great man. A man who never showed fear no matter the situation”. “A man unlike all others who does not fear danger, but conquers it”. “A man braver than all others”. “We believe only this man can help us, Senor Captain Jack Bindernagel.” “Will you ask him to come and help?”

Meldrum looked Manny in the eye as he thought “he is right, only one man would have the strength and courage to rid the village of the deadly Chupacabra and that man was Captain Jack Bindernagel’.

Meldrum’s mind was spinning, he had not spoken to Captain Jack in months. The two were friends, yes, but Captain Jack was always on some type of adventure. When one ended there would immediately be another, and it could take weeks or months to track him down. Meldrum looked at Manny and then the Chief and then “said I will try, God help me I will try”.


The men lay trembling trying to reach their 50 caliber pistols. Their camp lay in shambles as a 2000 pound Kodiak Bear, a man eater, attempted to make them its next meal. As the bear stood up on two legs over one of the campers, ready to strike, the other finally got a shot off. It merely grazed the bear and caused it to turn its attention to him. As it charged a hand appeared and pushed him out of the way. The bear then stopped and stood up on two legs staring at the man the hand belonged to. Captain Jack stared the bear in the eye, the bear paused and then came down on all fours, it began to retreat. Captain Jack then yelled “Gargamel my rifle, we can’t let this man eater get away, the Canadian Government commissioned me to do a job and Captain Jack Bindernagel always delivers”. Gargamel handed Captain Jack his rifle, the Captain took aim and the beast fell dead after only one shot.

The men slowly recovered shaking, Captain Jack looked around and said “you were lucky, we got to the beast in the nick of time, any longer and you would all be dead”.

Captain Jack took out a cigarette and lit it, he looked at Gargamel and said “Captain Jack delivers again”.

While Captain Jack was dispatching this bear, Professor Meldrum tried frantically to call him with no luck. Finally he heard a voice say “hello”. It was the voice of James “Bobo” Fay, now considered the Captain’s apprentice. Bobo continued “you know how difficult it is to reach Jack by phone”. Meldrum almost in a panic said “you must get this message to Jack” “he is needed in Puerto Rico, the Chupacabra is real and the longer it goes unstopped the more people will perish”.

Bobo promised Meldrum he would get him the message. Soon Captain Jack arrived home at his estate. As he walked in Bobo immediately stopped him and relayed Meldrum’s message. Captain Jack paused and then turned to Gargamel, “ready my private plane,” he said “We have got a Chupacabra to stop”.


The waves crashed against the beach as the sun rose. It had been two days since Meldrum’s call and a storm had prevented any further communication. As Meldrum laid sleeping in his Bungalow, he was immediately aroused by a loud voice saying “so where is this damn Chupacabra”. Meldrum awoke to see the one and only Captain Jack Bindernagel standing over him.

Meldrum immediately got out of bed and said “we believe it is in the far corner of the jungle”. Captain Jack said “well then to the far corner of the Jungle I will go”. “I have my rifle and revolver, I will need a machete, and of course a cask of rum”. Meldrum smiled and said that won’t be a problem”

Soon the party was ready to embark on the trip. There was Captain Jack, Meldrum, Gargamel, Bobo Fay, Manny and the Chief of Police, who vowed to avenge his brother. As they set out Meldrum said “Look at these tracks”. Captain Jack responded “you and your damn tracks”. “This is not a study, it is an expedition where I will face down a creature of legend”. As they progressed the jungle became thicker. Captain Jack said “I can smell the beast, we are getting closer”.

As they progressed Captain Jack became quiet, he looked around and said, stand tall men, it could strike at any moment. As they rounded the bend they saw a gruesome site. The remains of one of the hunting parties. Meldrum became sick as did Manny and the Chief. Captain Jack just stood there and then broke the silence “I make a solemn vow, that Captain Jack Bindernagel will avenge you men”.

Captain Jack then said “we must press on”. Soon the encounter the remains of another camp but this time with no bodies. Captain Jack looked around and said “its lair must be close, it must have taken the bodies there”. Just as Captain Jack said this Bobo shouted “look a cave”. Captain Jack said “this is where I shall face the mythical beast”. “Soon he will feel the might of Captain Jack Bindernagel”.

As they neared the cave they smelled the stench of human remains. Captain Jack stopped them and said “build a large fire, we will smoke out the beast and then I will dispatch him”. As they began to gather wood, the beat appeared, it was the size of the Kodiak Jack had dispatched days before with long fangs. It attempted to attack Manny who let out a blood curdling scream. As it went for the kill, Captain Jack lept on its back. “not today, you don’t” he shouted. Gargamel yelled “jack use your revolver””No” Jack replied “I will kill the beast with my bare hands”. As the beast and Captain Jack struggled Jack was thrown hard to the ground he lost consciousness for a moment and awoke to see Bobo battling the beast with a torch. The fire kept the beast at bay, until it was knocked from his hand. As the beast went for the kill, Captain Jack again jumped on its back. This time knife in hand Jack cut the beasts throat, as it lay on the ground Jack took out his revolver and shot the creature once. As he stood over the body he “yelled there is no beast alive that is a match for Captain Jack”.

Jack then sat down and took out a cigarette, he lit it and wiped the sweat off his brow. The Chief cried “you did it, you did it”. Jack took a puff of his cigarette and then said “All in a days work for Captain Jack Bindernagel”.