Thank you all for reading my first chapter and a big thank you to Jeremy Duke, DixieDavenport, and bonanza4life for reviewing, I appreciate it a lot! XD I want to correct something though. I'm changing Vance and Coy's run car. I said it was a dodge but I'm going to change it to a 1970 Plymouth Fury. Hope no one minds.
Vance and Coy woke up early Saturday morning. They looked around their little room. All four boys shared a single room. Vance and Coy had one set of bunk beds and Bo and Jeb had the other. There was also Luke's bed, which was off by itself. Out of habit Vance looked over to check on his cousins. Jeb was gone, probably out helping Daisy make breakfast, but Bo's bed was empty too. Knowing Cooter brought him back last night and that Bo never gets up early by himself Vance looked around the room, only to spot Bo's sleeping form on Luke's bed. He nearly laughed. Anytime Bo was having a particularly hard day or something really reminded him of Luke, he'd sleep in the eldest cousin's bed since it was the closest he could get to him. Vance and Coy left the room carefully so they wouldn't disturb the youngest cousin and went out into the sitting room. Jesse was reading a paper at the kitchen table, but Daisy and Jeb were no where to be seen. "Where'd Daisy and Jeb run off to?" Coy asked.
"Daisy went into town to pick up some groceries and Jeb is out doin' his chores." Jesse said. They caught the last part without Jesse needing to say it. 'That's where you two should be too!'
"Yes Uncle Jesse." Vance said with a grin as the two went outside.
"Breakfast will be done by time Daisy gets back so don't be long." Jesse called after them. The boy's went out into the barn to collect eggs and muck out the stalls.
"So, who you goin' out with tonight?" Vance asked, seeing the sheepish grin on Coy's face.
"Sue Ann Schmitt." Coy said. Vance smirked. "Why, who are you going out with?" Coy retorted.
"Bobby Lynn Carter." Vance said. Because the boy's ran shine on Friday, and it was a busy enough day at the Duke farm, the Duke boy's usually had dates on Saturday evenings. Vance, Coy, Jeb, and used to be Luke usually had a different gal every week. Bo didn't get to go very often since he was still eighteen. Even though the drinking age was eighteen at the time, Jesse wouldn't allow Bo to drink at all until he was older. Bo really couldn't go along yet anyway since he had no way to get there, but they knew that when he'd get a car he'd be doing the same thing. Bo wasn't bad looking and the girls already began to notice, like Jill Dawson. Coy laughed.
"Not bad cousin." he teased, as if Sue Ann was prettier. Vance laughed.
"Hey, are you boys gonna actually work today or just make fun of each other?" Jeb asked, coming around the corner.
"Why, who are you going out with?" Coy asked. Jeb looked down at the ground, as if he was slightly embarrassed for a minute, but when he looked at his cousins there was triumph in his face.
"Mary Kay Porter." he said. Both of their mouths fell open. Mary Key was prettier than Sue Ann and Bobby Lynn. Jeb smirked and went back to work as the two boy's laughed.
"Think we should have woken Bo up, then he could come out and help?!" asked Coy. Vance shock his head.
"No, Bo does the daily chores himself on weekdays, least we can do is do it on the weekends." Vance said.
"Yeah, I guess your right." Coy added. He smirked as Vance tried to gather eggs from one of the more stubborn chickens.
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Daisy pulled in in her yellow Road Runner and climbed out with a paper bag full of food. The boys smiled, realizing work was done for now and they could go eat breakfast. They headed inside to wash up as Bo came out of the bedroom. "It's about time you woke up." Jesse teased him. Bo looked down, slightly embarrassed. Jesse however wasn't really mad. "Alright, time to eat." he said. The kids gathered around the table as Jesse said grace. "So what are you plannin' on today?" he asked, genuinely curious.
"Well, me and Enos were going to go out today since he just got home." Daisy said. Enos was a young man, Daisy's and Jeb's age, and the son of a ridge runner from Hazzard. He was a good kid, honest and hard working. When he turned sixteen he went off the join the Police Academy wanting to be a cop. Jesse of course was supportive of this, saying it would be good to have an honest cop in the area. Enos had actually started out as Daisy's and Jeb's friend in school, with a huge crush on Daisy since the seventh grade. However when he met Luke he really hit it off with him, and he knew Vance, Coy, and Bo since they were always with Luke. Neither Luke or Enos seemed to mind and he ended up developing a strong friendship with all three of the boys as well.
"That's not a surprise." Vance teased.
"It's not a surprise either that you three have dates tonight." Daisy pointed out. The boy's gave her sheepish grins.
"So Bo, what do you got in mind to do?" Jesse asked. Bo sat there with a thoughtful look on his face. He didn't want to tag along with the others, he didn't like to when they were having dates. However it seemed as though he'd be stuck at the farm again. Bo shrugged.
"I don't know Uncle Jesse, there's probably something I can do." he said. Jesse gave a nod to show that he understood. The other Duke cousin's looked at each other, all feeling the same thing they had thought before, Bo needed a car of his own. Jesse smiled.
"Tell ya what Bo, I need someone to run to town to pick up some tractor parts. Why don't you go pick them up after we eat?" Jesse asked. Bo grinned in agreement at the prospect.
"Yessir Uncle Jesse!" he said. Vance reached into his pocket and withdrew the key's to his and Coy's 1970 Plymouth Fury, then tossing them to Bo, who barley caught them in surprise.
"Go ahead and take our car Bo. If old Rosco tries to give you any trouble you won't be able to outrun him in Uncle Jesses' truck." Vance said. Bo's grin grew larger as he nodded his thanks and began to devour his food quickly so he could go. He didn't really care about what it was he was going to do, but he loved the idea of getting to go out for the day. It only tock Bo a few minutes to finish and stand up. He then went out the door, grabbing his hat as he did and sliding out of the door. The others smiled as they heard the car slid out of the driveway.
Bo drove along the road, careful to follow the speed limit. Rosco P. Coltrane sat along the road in his seventy-four Dodge Monaco patrol car, brushing his black mustache. Bo cruised by, causing Rosco tearing out behind him. "Hey Sheriff Coltrane, what is it that I am supposed to have done this time?!" Bo asked threw the C.B. at the perusing officer.
"You ran the stop sign back there, that's a no no." Rosco's voice came threw. Bo laughed.
"Sheriff have you blown a fuse? There ain't no stop sign there." said Bo. Rosco's laugh came over the C.B.
"Well that don't make no never mind, I'm gonna give ya a ticket any how." Rosco said. Bo looked at him in surprise.
"Rosco, you can't..." he started but Rosco cut him off.
"Just pull it over Bo Duke!" he yelled. Bo sighed, but then a mischievous grin went over his face.
"Alright Sheriff, I'll pull over." he said, then Bo stood on the accelerator, propelling the Fury ahead and leaving Rosco behind. Rosco tock a second to recover from Bo's head start. Bo hadn't really ever tried to run from him before, he'd pull over and take the ticket, but with so many ticket's he couldn't afford to pay, he wasn't willing to get another one. Bo slid around a bend and straightened out the vehicle, Rosco closing in. Bo then made a split decision of going down a dirt road, Rosco spinning out in his haste to follow. Bo turned the wheel hard again, pulling the car between a series of trees. Rosco, having not seen it, blew past him. Bo grinned as he watched Rosco's patrol car disappeared around the bend. He backed out and headed the opposite direction, going toward town.
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Coy, Vance, and Jeb were finishing up their chores as Bo pulled into the farm. "That tock ya a bit longer than we expected." Coy teased.
"Sorry, the Sheriff was chasing me." Bo explained. Vance gave a soft laugh.
"So how much was it this time?" he asked. Bo shock his head with a huge grin.
"Nothin', I lost him!" Bo said. Vance, Coy, and Jeb all gave him surprised looks.
"You outran Rosco?" Jeb asked. Bo nodded. Vance shock his head with a smile on his face while Coy patted Bo's back and Jeb laughed.
"How'd you do that?!" he asked. Bo grinned and shock his head to show that he wasn't about to tell them. Bo then pulled out the key's and handed them to Vance.
"Well, Mary Kay's waiting. I'll see you boy's later." said Jeb as he left to get his motorcycle.
"Yeah, we'll see you later Bo." said Vance and Coy and they tock off. Bo gave a sad smile and went into the house. Daisy was already gone and Jesse was still out making shine, so he sat down on the couch and picked up one of Luke's car magazines.
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Coy, Vance, Jeb, Daisy, and their dates were around the Boar's nest. Daisy and Enos sat at a corner table talking while Coy and Sue Ann danced in the center of the floor and Vance and Bobby Lynn were sharing drinks. Jeb and Mary Kay were talking by the bar, watching the multiple other dates that came that evening. "It's so great to be back Daisy." Enos said.
"It's so great to have you back too Enos. So what are you going to do now?" she asked. Enos blushed.
"Well I was thinking about joining the Hazzard Police department." he told her. Daisy grinned.
"Oh Enos, you'll make an amazing deputy! I think you probably would have even be able to solve that hijack that happened last year!" Daisy said. Last year a million dollar's had been stolen in Hazzard and soon after that the swamp lands were it was said to have headed too were flooded. They never found out who it was. Treasure hunters still went out looking every so often though.
"Awww shucks Daisy, I'm not that good." he said as he blushed. Daisy just smiled and patted his hand. Coy meanwhile spun Sue Ann around and pulled her close. Then a man came up behind him, tapping his shoulder.
"Mind moving aside pal? Hey sweetheart, how about coming out on a date with a real man?" he asked. Coy looked at him, highly offended.
"Sorry but that's what I'm already doing. Move on boy." Sue Ann said. The man didn't take to that very kindly and reached for her arm.
"Hey, the lady said to walk away." Coy said. The man glared at Coy, then he tock a swing. Coy got hit in the face and stumbled back, then he launched his body forward, putting everything he had into a punch that landed square on the other man's face, causing him to fall back on the table Daisy and Enos were using, breaking it. The man climbed to his feet to have Daisy hit him with a left hook, knocking him out. Four men stood up, apparently the man's friends wanting to settle the score. Vance and Jeb apologized to the girls and walked over to have Coy's back. Enos got up to stand with his friends too. He couldn't really fight but that didn't matter, he would stand by them all no matter what. The one tock a swing at Coy. Coy ducked from the punch and Vance hit down the unsuspecting man. As the man fell back into one of his buddies the Boar's Nest broke out into a full brawl. Jeb punched one of the men in the face, then turned to slug a second man, only to get someone to jump on his back. Enos pulled the guy off and then spun him around to face him, hitting the man hard. Vance threw aside two of the guys and ducked from a bar stool someone threw. Then shots were fired, everyone turning to see Rosco standing in the door way.
"NOW QUIT!" he yelled. Order fell over the bar as everyone went back to their former seats. Rosco walked up to the Dukes. "Alright you Dukes, now I know you started this, which one was it so I can cuff ya and stuff ya! coo coo!" Rosco laughed. They all looked at him like he had two heads.
"Rosco are you crazy?! We didn't start this!" Vance said.
"Oh, is that so?" Rosco asked.
"Yeah! I saw the whole thing Sheriff, it was that guy over there." Enos said, stepping up and pointing to the guy who hit Coy.
"Well I'm gonna just arrest him anyhow and there's nothing that you can say to change my mind Enos Strait...Enos?!" Rosco asked doing a double take. If Rosco had to be honest, he really did like the Dukes, but he also was found of young Enos. He was a good kid who was around the police station a lot as a kid to learn how to be an officer. He had a huge soft spot for the boy, but that didn't top him from saying what he thought. "Well when did you get back you dipstick?!" he asked.
"Just today Sheriff." said Enos with a huge grin on his face. Rosco grinned.
"Coo Coo, good news, good news." he said. Everyone laughed and the bar fight was seemingly forgotten.