"I need a hero to save me now; I need a hero to save my life; A hero will save me just in time." - Skillet
Chapter 4: We're Going to Kill You
Back at the house, Bo and Luke were still tied up, but they had bruises EVERYWHERE. Every chance Floyd and Ben had, they would torture the Duke boys. Luke did everything to make them stop punching and kicking Bo, but they wouldn't listen. It hurt him to see his baby cousin get hurt, especially since he was right there and couldn't do anything about it. One day, they went up to Luke and took off his gag. He just sat there and stared at them with pure hatred in his eyes. "What's wrong plow-boy ---- cat got your tongue?" Ben asked, smiling. Luke still wouldn't say anything.
"Come on plow-boy. You yell all the time when we're beating on your cousin. Now you decide to be quiet?" Floyd asked him. But Luke still wouldn't budge. He just kept on staring out in front of him. Floyd started to get mad. He left the room and came back a few minutes later, but this time, he had a baseball bat with him. Luke clenched his jaw, but kept his mouth shut. "Now, you gonna talk or am I gonna beat it out of you?" Floyd asked, ready to strike. When Luke didn't answer, Floyd swung his bat and aimed for Luke's torso.
Luke flinched in pain, but still wouldn't speak. 'Better me then Bo,' he thought when Floyd swung his bat again. After a few more swings, Floyd gave up. Then he thought of an idea.
"If you don't say something in one minute, then what I just did to you, I'll do to Blondie," he said, pointing at Bo. Luke looked at Floyd and then at Bo. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"What do you want me to say?" he said, quietly. "You're not gonna let us go, no matter what I say."
"That's true. But if Hogg pays us that money, then maybe we'll let you go."
"What if you don't let us go, then what?" Luke asked, knowing what the answer would be.
"What do you think?" asked Ben, laughing. "We're going to kill you."
Luke just sat there, not knowing what to say. Floyd put the gag back in Luke's mouth. "Don't worry," he said to him. "We'll make sure to kill Blondie first so you can watch." Floyd smiled when he saw Luke glare at him. Then, Floyd and Ben walked out. Luke watched them leave, and turned to look at Bo. He could see the fear in Bo's eyes.....the fear he didn't want to put on him. But by the look of it, he could tell Bo heard everything that was just said. The last thing Luke wanted was to worry Bo; but he was too late.
Back in town, Jesse, Daisy, and Cooter were walking into Boss' office, trying to push through people that were still there. Boss jumped a little when he heard the door open, but relaxed when he saw who it was. "Listen Jesse, I can't talk right now. I got one day to get those men the $500,000 and I only have $200,000."
The Dukes and Cooter looked at each other, confused. "Why are you doin' this JD?" asked Jesse, eyeing Boss.
Boss let out a breath of fresh air before answering. "Because I got them brothers for starters. I also got the whole city of Hazzard and my wife, Lulu on my back. They won't leave me alone until I pay the brothers all the money, as you can tell," he told them, pointing towards the crowd of people that were behind his office door.
Then his door opened again and Rosco walked in. "Good Rosco, you're here. Did you get the money?" Boss asked his sheriff.
"I got good news and I got bad news," Rosco said, handing the bag that was in his hands to Boss. "The good news is, I got the money, kew-kew-kew! The bad news is, I only got $200,000."
Boss looked in the bag and saw the money. "Only $200,000?! Rosco, I told you $300,000!"
"I'm sorry Boss, but that's all they gave me!" explained Rosco.
Boss sat down in his chair. "Now what am I gonna do?" he said.
"That's why we're here Boss," Daisy said.
Boss looked up. "What are you talkin' 'bout?"
"We were able to come up with $100,000," Jesse told Boss, handing him the money.
"Now you have $500,000," added a happy Cooter.
"Thank you Jesse. Now I can pay those brothers and everyone can leave me alone," said Boss.
So the Dukes and Cooter left a few minutes later while Boss and Rosco waited for the phone call. This was going to be the longest 24 hours of their lives.
Luke, on the other hand, couldn't come up with a plan. All of his ideas either had one of them dead or both of them dead. He was still thinking of one, when Floyd and Ben walked in.......again. "Well," Floyd said, stopping in the middle of the room so he could see the both of them. "The good news is, Hogg got the money and we'll be calling him soon. The bad news is, you two aren't going anywhere for a long time."
"Yeah," Bo continued. "Even if we get the money, you two are staying here." The boys glared at the brothers while they walked out. Then, they looked at each other. They both knew they couldn't escape and that they were going to die.
A/N:Yay!!!!! 2 chapters today!!!!!!!!! Hope you're enjoying it and keep reading and reviewing!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
