Title: A New Duke of Hazzard
Summary: Tragedy strikes the Duke family. How will the one Duke it affected the most cope with the loss of the two people he was closest to?
OOC (Out Of Character)
Chapter 1: A Family Reunion
It was a cold winter day in Hazzard County. It had been one of the coldest winters in Hazzard since the oldest citizens of the county were children themselves. Everyone had prepared for the snowstorm that was expected to hit later that night, and therefore were all in their houses. All that is except for two people at the Duke farm.
Several people, all of which were Dukes, were having a good time at the family reunion Jesse Duke held every year. Jesse's oldest brother, who was also the last surviving brother of Jesse, was outside looking for his son, Beauregard.
Beauregard, a.k.a. Bo, had taken off and went outside after him and his oldest cousin, Luke, had gotten into one of their usual fights, leading to Bo's feelings being hurt and him in tears. Luke was almost five years older then Bo, and had always disliked his youngest cousin for reasons unknown to everyone but himself.
Jonathan went out to the large barn and went inside when he heard the unmistakable sound of crying coming from inside. Sighing, Jonathan went about looking for his son.
Bo was sitting in a corner, his knees up to his chest and his arms around his knees. His face was hidden in his knees as he cried. Jonathan found Bo, went over to him, and sat next to him. He put an arm around his 15-year-old son and hugged him.
"Hey sport, what's the matter?" Jonathan asked in a soft voice. Bo leaned against his father, and wiped his eyes.
"Luke hit me again." Bo said in a quiet voice. Jonathan sighed and looked at Bo. "You can't keep letting him do that." He said.
"How am I supposed to fight back when he's bigger and stronger then me?" Bo asked looking up at his father.
"Well, you could tell an adult nearby."
"No one listens, but you and momma."
"What about yer Uncle Jesse?"
"He's busy."
"Well, tell ya what, I'll go talk to your uncle about Luke and in the mean time, you go have a good time."
"Okay." Bo said as he wiped his eyes again. Jonathan smiled at his son and rubbed his arm.
"C'mon, let's go inside then. It's pretty cold out here." Jonathan said as he stood up. Holding out a hand, Jonathan helped Bo up and together the two of them went inside.
The inside of the farmhouse was alive with chatter. All the women were working in the kitchen, preparing dinner, while the men were in the lounge talking. Jonathan smiled at his wife as she went over to him and gave him a quick kiss.
"Hey sweetheart." Jonathan greeted after he had returned the kiss.
"Hey yourself." Sara greeted.
"Have you seen Jesse? I need to talk to him about Luke." Jonathan said.
"Last I saw he was in the lounge with the other guys. Why, is Luke being mean to Bo again?"
"Yeah, Bo told me Luke hit him again."
"I honestly don't know why those two can't get along. I mean the rest of the kids get along just fine." Sara said with a sigh. Jonathan nodded his head in response.
"Well, I best go find Jesse." Jonathan said. Sara and Jonathan kissed again before Jonathan went to find his brother.
Bo had walked over to the kitchen table and was sneaking some pieces of ham from the large tray in the middle of the table. Sara looked over, saw what Bo was doing, and sighed.
"Bo, what're you doing?" Sara asked in a kind voice. Bo looked up as he stuck a piece of ham in his mouth. Sara smiled a little and shook her head.
"Hunny, wait until dinner." Sara said. Bo looked down and sighed. "Yes ma'am." He replied. Sara smiled at him, and then went back to cooking. When Sara was not looking, Bo snuck another piece of ham before he went to find something to do. When he got to the lounge, he found his father and uncle talking about Luke. Deciding to avoid them incase they wanted to ask him questions, Bo walked behind several people until he was clear of the lounge.
Luke had been in his room, trying to calm himself down after his last fight with Bo. Once he was calm enough to be around other people, he had gotten off his bed and went to find something to do. Walking out of his room, one of the first people he saw were some of his other cousins talking and joking around. Smiling at them as he passed, Luke walked out to the living room. The next person he saw was Bo, standing by himself near the doorway to the kitchen. Frowning at him, Luke turned away and went to find something else to do.
A couple of hours later, dinner was ready. As the women called the men and kids in to eat, Bo and Luke had come through the doorway at the same time and were headed for the same seat.
Since Luke was bigger and stronger then Bo, he pushed the younger Duke out of the way, forcing him to go find another seat. Spotting a seat next to his parents, Bo headed there and luckily, he was able to get the seat.
When everyone was seated and quiet, Jesse waited for everyone to bow their heads. When they did so, he began to say grace. Not long after the Amen's were said, everyone started eating. As everyone was eating, all the men were commenting on the women's cooking. As the Dukes gossiped inside, outside, the snow had started falling as the sun set. Within an hour, there was almost a foot of snow on the ground.
As dinner wound down and the clean up started, Bo was the first to notice the snow outside. Standing by the front door, he looked outside and watched the snowfall. He watched it for a little while, before turning to go find his parents.
Jonathan and Sara were in the lounge, helping Jesse and Daisy clean up. When the youngest Duke came in, everyone looked up and smiled at him.
"Hey there sugar." Daisy greeted. Unlike him and Luke, Bo and Daisy got along just fine.
"Hi Daisy." Bo said, returning the greeting. Turning to his parents, Bo waited until they had both stopped cleaning for a minute.
"Momma, daddy?" Bo said. Jonathan and Sara looked over at him.
"Yes hun?" Sara said kindly.
"I think we'd better be going." Bo replied.
"Why's that?" Sara asked.
"There's snow on the ground and it's starting to snow harder." Bo said.
"Well, I think we better. We got a ways to go." Jonathan said standing up.
"Alright, now you guys be careful out there and call when you get home." Jesse said.
"We will." Jonathan said. Jesse nodded and finished the last bit of clean up. Sara went to Jesse's room to retrieve their coats, hats, and gloves. When she came back out, she handed Jonathan his things, then handed Bo his.
Once the three of them were ready, they bid everyone farewell and headed out. Bo and Sara got in Jonathan's old Plymouth, while Jonathan cleaned the snow off the windows. Once that task was done, he got in, started the car, and turned the heater on. Jonathan waited until the car was warm, before pulling away from the Duke farm. While Sara and Jonathan talked in the front seat, Bo looked out the windshield, watching the snow falling. He was mesmerized as he watched the snowflakes falling and flying around like bugs in the headlights.
He was brought out of his trance some time later, when he felt the car move oddly. He looked at his father, who had gotten quiet.
"What's going on?" Bo asked when he saw his father jerk the wheel.
"There's black ice on the road." Jonathan said. "Buckle up to be safe incase we slide off the road into the ditch." He finished. Bo nodded his head and proceeded to do so. He was about to fasten his seatbelt, when the car slid again. Jonathan tried to slow down, but lost control of the car. As the car skidded on the frozen road, it picked up speed as it started going down a small hill with a sharp curve at the bottom.
Jonathan tired desperately to slow the car, but unfortunately, the icy roads had taken over. Bo was so busy trying to hold on, that he had forgotten about his seatbelt. Jonathan saw the curve ahead and tried to turn the wheel so they would go around it. The car did turn, but because of the ice, it skidded sideways, and over the side of the road. The second the car hit the edge, there was no stopping it from rolling.
As the windows broke from the force of the car's weight crushing the top, Bo was thrown out and left in the snow on the embankment.
Because Jonathan and Sara were wearing their belts, they were still trapped in the car when it finally came to a stop at the bottom. Not long after the car stopped, smoke started coming from the engine and soon after, there was a small fire.
Bo was out cold for nearly ten minutes. By that time, the fire had gotten bigger and his parents were still trapped inside. When Bo did start coming around, the first thing he noticed was his body hurt and his joints were stiff. Slowly getting up onto his hands and knees, Bo waited for the world to stop spinning before he tried to move more.
The wind started to blow again and with it, it brought the smell of smoke and gasoline. When Bo got a whiff of them, he quickly turned around and his eyes got wide when he saw his father's car upside down and flames coming out of the bottom. Bo attempted to get up, but in doing so, made his world start spinning again. By the time the dizzy spell passed, the fire had gotten bigger and was close to igniting the gasoline that was leaking from the tank.
No sooner had Bo taken off down the embankment to try saving his parents, the car exploded, sending Bo flying backwards into the snow-covered ground. Once Bo was brought out of his daze, he watched in horror as what was left of the car, burned along with his parents.
A/N: Yes, I know, Bo's parents were supposed to have died when he was little in the show, and that Luke would never be mean to Bo for no reason. The reason he is though, will be made clear later in the story.
BTW, I'll try to update regulary, but I can't promise anything. Chapter 2 should be quick since it's done, along with chapter 3.
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