A/N: Welcome back, Wild Kratts fan readers, to another chapter of the beginning of a great scary story of "The Chupacabra." I want to thank you guys for reading and reviewing this story. I like your reviews and it makes me glad I could write this story for you. So are you finally ready to read the new chapter. Well then, let's read shall we?
Chapter 4: Prepare for the Night
In the hot desert where Miguel lives, there was vehicle driving through the sand road. The vehicle was a red truck with steel cages on the trunk with more barbed wires and wood panels placed comfortably. It was driving forward in 35 miles per hour towards the home of the young Wild Kratts fan. The vehicle continues to drive straight forward until there was enough length to stop close the house. Miguel was the first to witness the truck as he begin to run to the vehicle in glee.
"Mamá! Papá!" shouted Miguel as he see his parents existing out their vehicle.
His father was six feet tall wearing blue jeans, a white collar-button shirt, and black boots with a brown cap on his head. He also have tanned skin, brown eyes, and brown hair just like his son, yet he also have a moustache above his lips and was muscular. His mother was just five foot seven while wearing a light pink shirt, blue jeans, and black boots. She too has tanned skin and brown eyes, but her hair was in blonde. They open their arms to allow their son to hug the two parents.
"Hey son, did you take good care of the rest of the goats and cows?" asked Miguel's father in a pleasant tone.
"Don't worry dad, they are fine. I was just waiting for you guys to meet the Wild Kratts. The one who help out creatures and the wildlife. They could help us protect the animals," said Miguel in glee.
"Miguel, I don't know if they could help us if they are helping the creatures around the world," said his mother. "They have quite a handful of time to help every creature in Earth."
"Don't worry, we have quite some time to help you guys out," sudden said Martin as he appear behind their son. "Beside, there hasn't been a creature situation for three weeks."
The parents then see Chris and Koki beside Martin and Miguel with smile on all of their faces. It was surprising for Miguel's parents to see the group their child have be influenced to take good care of creatures and animals. It actually helps them understand how some animals lives, adopts, and survive the wildlife. They even made some homes for some lizards and desert animal passing by their home. It was like meeting with the most important people in the world.
"Oh my... It's great to meet you guys! We appreciate your appearance here. You made our son a great thinker and learner. It came in handy for some occasions," said Miguel's mother while shaking both Chris and Martin's.
"You guys know how to make kids think so much about environments and animals," said Miguel's father as he also shook the Kratt brothers' hands. "By the way, is there more people in your group? Your group looks shorter the last time we seen your show."
"Oh don't worry, Aviva and Jimmy Z are at the Tortuga HQ for particular reason," said Chris while looking at the turtle ship not far from where they are standing.
"Wow, that Tortuga of yours is larger than we suspected!" shouted out Miguel's mother. "You guys should get in the house as our guest."
"Thanks, but we got to ask you some questions for you guys from your animals," said Koki as Miguel's parents were a bit afraid to talk about it.
"Alright then, I think it would be better if we get in. I think the sun is about to go down," said Miguel while looking at the sun with his palm blocking the sun's rays from hitting his eyes.
Back from the Tortuga, Aviva was watching the rest of the group and Miguel's parents heading to the residents home. She and Jimmy were in the ship trying to set up cameras due to her paranoid attitude. It was something that couldn't be real. Something terrifying she was afraid since she was a little girl. Anything can happen from being unaware of the monster she knew she and the gang was dealing with.
"How are those cameras doing, Jimmy Z?" asked Aviva while walking out from the platform floor.
Jimmy Z was on top of a ladder as he was holding onto camears that were similar to security cameras and has the colors of the Tortuga shell. Each camera has a attachment section where you could just put the base of the camera on every surface and the cameras will be placed to work.
"The cameras are doing just fine," said Jimmy Z as he was putting just a few cameras on the shell of the Tortuga. "Aviva, is there something wrong? You've been acting a bit strange today since Miguel called us for his help. I can help you talk about it. That's what friends for."
Aviva look away to continue seeing noon now changing to evening. It was now 4:47 p.m. and she was now a bit nervous about dusk.
"There is nothing wrong with me. I'm kinda stress out Jimmy. We have been for a long time, and I'm just missing out on inventing new creature power suits," lied Aviva.
It was not stress she is feeling, it's fear she is feeling. Fear of the unknowing dusk coming up.
"Alright Aviva, just chill out for a bit and you could just get that stress out of your system. Just don't get out of control from stress."
Jimmy Z was now attaching the last camera to the Tortuga shell. He place it on the shell right and carefully and then he start going doen from the ladder. He was then walking to the platform floor to get in the Tortuga, yet he turn around to see Aviva still looking at the sun.
"Are we going to have cameras on Miguel's house?" asked Jimmy Z.
"Yeah," Aviva only responded.
Jimmy was still wonering about his friend behavior, but he then went back to the Tortuga to get more cameras for the resident. Aviva was looking at the sun, but then she heard a howling. She was startled at first, but then she notice a wolf passing through the desert.
In Miguel's house, the Kratt brothers and Koki were sitting on the chairs of the kitchen table with Miguel trying to talk with his parents to tell what was going on. The rest of the Wild Kratts crew were hearing the boy and his parents talking in Spanish. They wait for the resident to discussion either thry want to explain what was happening in their household. It was then finish as it looks like the parents nodded in agreement to explain their problem.
"Alright then, since it okay with you guys, we're going to ask the first question," said Martin as the parents were waiting for his question. "When does the problem occur?"
Thr parents look at each other to rethink when does it happens. "We don't actually know, but we believe it occur only at nights," said the mother. "The animals are okay in the morning and noon, yet at night, something is killing off our animals."
"Okay then, do you see bite marks on the animals that have died?" asked Chris.
"No, we never see bite marks on the corpse. Are there bite marks on the corpse?!" said the father in surprise.
"From our creature pods, there was a bite mark on the necks of the goats and cows. It seems there was a creature that's a predator to the animals," said Martin while showing his creature pods to the parents.
"We tried to analyze what creature is it, but there was no clear identification from where the bite marks are. It seems there's a creature out here we haven't discovered yet," said Chris.
"So, we are going to stay here for the night to help stop this creature from hurting any of your animals," said Koki.
The parents nodded in agreement before saying, "We thank you for helping us."
"You should thank your son too. He was the one who wanted us to help you guys," said Martin with a smile on his face.
The parents then hugged their son in joy and glee. They then start talk about something in Spanish that the crew couldn't get to understand. It took while to discuss before their son nodded and walk away. Miguel then walk towards the crew with concern on his face.
"My parents wants to know how are you guys going to make sure our animals don't die off anymore."
"Well, we are going to stay here and protect the animals with our creature power suits," said Martin. "If this creature on going to hurt any animals, then it have to get through me and Chris before it does."
"Also, we have Aviva and Jimmy Z setting up camera on the Tortuga and they are going to set cameras on your house. I just got the message from them in my creature pod," said Chris with glee.
"Thank you! We don't know what we would do if I haven't called you guys out."
"Don't worry Miguel, everything is going under control," said Koki as she saw Aviva and Jimmy Z walking close to the house with cameras.