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place that is well protected. If you would have me as a mentor, you just might get the opportunity to not only save a bus full of grateful passengers but get the opportunity to cure this awful sickness that’s taken so much from you and your friends.  So what say you, young man?”  Dr. Schwinn asked Simon Killbrook.
    “I would love to come with you, sir.”  Simon said with pride.
     

Chapter 4
    The Originals
     
    Over the years Simon Killbrook proved his worth to Dr. Schwinn not only physically but mentally.  However, now that they were relocating to the Moonlight District, word needed to be given to the Highwaymen as to where to report their information.  The Scavenger Program, the official name, was an idea started by Simon.  He was actually a member of the first scouting mission to retrieve information about a local herd that circled the Chicago Metro District. He rode along with Kevin Strude, Antonio Tuccione, Giselle Johnson, Jason Stone and John Masterson.  All six volunteered their service to the Scavenger Program and were selected for the first mission.  These selectees were medically screened, given appropriate vaccinations and trained for months in small arms accuracy, scavenging basics and advanced first aid.  Each member of the team needed the same skillset so they could assist survivors and could operate independently if a situation arose that needed the team to separate.  Further training was scheduled for the team but the need to investigate the herd became necessary. 
    This herd grew in size three-fold due to an outbreak that occurred in the Sunlight District south of Chicago.  The heavily fortified district made a fatal mistake when an alpha Azrael managed to lead his herd into a sewer access that led straight into the Sunlight District’s waste management plant at the center of the district.  These doors were locked, but not manned.  With hours of constant strikes and determination the herd managed to exploit a weak point in the door’s design at the hinge.  This hinge was missing a pin, a vital pin that kept the door attached to the steel hinge welded to the wall.  To add insult to injury, this attack happened at the most inopportune moment for the Sunlight District.  All hands were busy on a working party distributing stores throughout the district from a resupply shipment from Central Chicago’s Deep Store Locker.  A skeleton crew was manned in key locations set up throughout the district.  The herd moved in undetected, quiet and infected and fed on the unsuspecting patrons.  A population of nearly 14,000 were either turned Azrael or eaten.  The Sunlight District was lost and an enormous amount of resources were now unobtainable behind a herd now reaching a whopping 20,000 Azrael. 
    Simon had an idea that involved three teams of six in separate locations.  One team was stationed south on the southeast diagonal stretch of 90, while another team handled the northern highway on 55.  Both northern and southern teams coordinated with each other and relayed any movement to the ground team. 
    The infamous Highwaymen title was born as the brave six volunteers including Simon descended the Northern Highway Wall of the Sunlight District and continued on foot towards the center of the district.  The supplies operation was less than a quarter complete, so the six tractor-trailer trucks were stocked with resources to feed and supply a population of 12,000 people.  Stealth, and coordinated paths needed to be of the utmost importance.  The northern team was the first to offer a safe route to these trucks, while the southern team plotted the route and observed the Azrael traffic. 
    Simon, Jason and John found a four door coupe that had keys inside.  The fuel tank was full; however, there was a lot of blood staining the upholstery.  Simon placed three large towels across the seats and the three entered and moved through the district carefully with the quiet hybrid.  Several detours