Regression to the Mean 3: Apocalypse

Chupacabra

"Come on McCall keep up" Jackson yells as he, Liam, Ethan and I run back and forth between two lines marked by Sophia's crutches as the little girl sits not far off on the ground.

"Shut up Jackson" I huff as I struggle to keep up the three werewolves pace

"Hey you're the one that decided we need to keep working out" Ethan calls as he passes me, going in the opposite direction.

"That's because we need to be ready for anything that comes our way, day or night" I say looking to the side lines where Sophia sits as she watches us whilst playing with some flowers.

"Shouldn't the others be doing this, they're more of a risk than us" Jackson asks as he slows down to touch the grass before running in the other direction to do the same again.

"They're also human, we're not and they have a better chance if we are there to protect them" Liam replies as he slows down to run next me. I give him a slightly annoyed side glance which he catches and smirks as we run together.

"Lori's up" The sweet voice of Sophia calls from the side lines. I stop running and turn my head over to the camp where the older woman is walking over to Carol who hangs the washing.

"How long have we been at this exactly?" I ask the others.

"2 hours, maybe more" Ethan replies as he and Jackson stop next to Liam and I. "What you thinking?"

"I've known Lori for a few months now and I have never once seen the woman sleep in longer than anyone, she's usually one of the first up"

"Maybe she just needed to catch up on well needed sleep. Don't act like you never did it McCall" Jackson adds with a slight chuckle.

"I-"

"Grace!" Allison's voice cuts me off from replying as she walks half way down the field where we are training, waving me up to the camp.

"We finished? Cause I think Hershel has some jobs we could do" Ethan asks

"Yeah, I'll see you guys later" I reply as Liam walks over to Sophia and picks her up, carrying her on his hip so she doesn't have to walk the distance on her crutches on uneven dirt.

We walk up to the camp together and drop the little girl off at her mother and Lori before making our way to the group huddled around a map on Carols Cherokee.

"Alright, we're doing grids today, Liam said he took down a few walkers but there were more behind them, I don't know about you but I'd feel better knowing we aren't going to be over run at night" Rick begins as we all gather around.

"I'd like to help" Jimmy announces as he comes in closer "I know the area pretty well and stuff"

"Hershel's okay with this?" Rick asks wanting to make sure.

"Yeah, yeah, uh he said I should ask you" Jimmy lies. I send a side smirk to Merle as Rick believes the boys lie.

"I'm goin' to borrow a horse head up to this ridge right here, get a bird's eye view of the whole grid, see if there is anythin' to hunt. Anything worth eatin' is gonna be close to the water"

"Good idea, maybe you'll see your Chupacabra up there too" T smirks to the youngest Dixon.

"Chupacabra?" Rick questions nit entirely believing in the legend.

"What you never heard this?" Dale asks, forgetting Rick wasn't in camp at the beginning. "The first night in camp Daryl tells us the whole thing reminds him of the time he went Squirrel hunting and he saw a Chupacabra" Dale mocks and Jimmy lets out a small laugh.