Warning: Not beta-ed and I'm very sure there will be grammatical and probably spelling errors in this one, so once again I apologise in advance.

Disclaimer: As much as I would love to own Bo and Luke Duke, I don't and neither do I own any of the other characters in the Dukes of Hazzard. The Song in chapter four is Brotherly Love which was written by Jimmy Stewart and Tim Nichols, and performed by Moe Bandy as well as Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley. It was first recorded in 1989 and therefore not in the Dukes' timeline but I love the lyrics and I think it describes the Duke boys beautifully.

The next morning...

Luke woke up early to speak to his uncle. He quickly checked on Bo and pulled his covers back up before leaving the room. Jesse was outside feeding a piglet when Luke came out. "You're early."

"Yeah, wanted to speak to you about something."

"About Bo?" Jesse said knowingly.

"Yeah, um, we were talking with Cooter about the car thefts. Boss has something to do with it."

Jesse shrugged, "Nothing new there."

"I know, Bo actually pointed it out."

Jesse grinned, "You woke up early to complain that your cousin is smarter than you with his amnesia?"

"You're real funny, Uncle Jesse." Luke smirked before saying seriously, "We need to get these guys before they leave town. If Boss Hogg is working with these men then it's probably his property that they're hiding out on. We've eliminated the possibilities to 3 places. Thought we'd go out today to check the places out."

"When you say we, you mean you and Cooter." Luke was thinking that sounded more like a statement than a question.

"You can be the one to tell Bo he has to stay here." That wasn't a question either.

"Luke, you weren't seriously considering taking him." Jesse thought Luke was out of his mind.

"Uncle Jesse, aside from the amnesia and the occasional cough, Bo's pretty much himself. I can't keep him here. You know how he gets when I order him around."

"But he listens to you." Jesse reasoned.

"But he obeys you." Luke returned.

Uncle Jesse sighed and concentrated on feeding the pig. Luke started chopping the wood. It seemed none of them were giving in. They both wanted to protect Bo but neither of them wanted to be one to coddle him, even though, if they thought about it, that was what they have been doing since they found him. Of course, he was sick then, so Bo would accept being looked after. Now, he'll be arguing back and with reason, because as much as Luke and Jesse didn't like to admit. Bo could look after himself. Yes, he may act like a big 10 year old and yes, he tended to jump head first into everything, but when it came down to it. Bo could take care of himself. The older Dukes just couldn't seem to stop feeling protective over their youngest.

Luke stopped chopping, "What if I promise to never leave his side?"

Jesse rolled his eyes, "You don't need to make that promise, I know you'll never leave his side."

Luke shrugged, it was true. "Okay, how about if I make him promise to never leave the General Lee." Jesse gave him a 'you're kidding me look.' "Yeah, okay, that'll never work. Guess we're back to you telling him he can't come along." Jesse's expression made Luke crack up laughing. "We're going to have to think of something before he wakes up."

"Before who wakes up?" Bo grinned at them from the porch, knowing they were talking about him.

"Morning, Bo. How're ya feelin'?" Jesse asked him, trying to avoid the issue of going after the car thieves.

"Great! Haven't had such a good sleep in a while." Bo beamed, "Can I help with anything?"

Luke stopped himself short of yelling out 'no!', instead he just said, "Why don't we wait one more day before you start doing chores?"

Bo shrugged and sat down on the steps. He already guessed what the answer would be. "So what's the plan for today?"

Luke tried to catch Jesse's eyes but Jesse pretended he didn't hear anything. He gave up trying. Looks like it's up to him. "We've narrowed down the possibilities of the hideouts to 3 places. Cooter and I were gonna go out and check the places out." Luke said as he continued chopping the wood, waiting for Bo to ask the question he knew he couldn't avoid.

Bo had a feeling his cousin wanted him to stay home, but there was no way he was sitting this one out. After all, he was the one they were trying to frame, even if he didn't remember it. Not to mention, they almost ruined Luke's birthday. "I'm comin' with ya." Not exactly a question but still the same. Luke put down his axe and walked over to his cousin on the porch.

"Uncle Jesse and I," because there was no way Luke was taking full responsibility for this one, "thought it would be better for you to sit this one out."

Bo frowned and moved his head to the side to peer at his uncle who was still not looking at them. "You know you can't keep me here forever."

"We ain't trying to keep you here, but what we're doing might get dangerous and I'm not sure you're up to it yet." Luke explained, "We almost lost you a few days ago. We ain't ready to go through that again."

Bo understood where Luke was coming from, but from what he understood he use to do this every day with Luke. "Will you ever be ready?"

"Bo." Luke said in a tone which asked him to be reasonable.

"What? If you don't let me go with you I'll just go off by myself somewhere else. Maybe into town." It was a threat and they all knew it. Bo just wanted them to know that he was old enough to whatever he wanted, whether he actually wanted to do it was another thing. Bo wasn't ready to go out on his own when he didn't remember anyone or anything.

Luke was relieved when Jesse finally spoke up. "Beauregard Duke! Don't you even think about it. Just because you're sick, doesn't mean I can't give you a switchin'!"

Bo's expression was a cross between disgust and shock. "Beauregard? Who in the world would name their kid Beauregard?" As serious as Jesse and Luke was up until then, they burst out laughing. It was such a typical reaction from Bo and yet his amnesia just made it so much more funnier. "It ain't funny! I must've got tease like crazy in school."

"Nah, they had me to deal with if they dared to tease you." Luke said after getting his laughing under control, "Anyway, you made sure everyone knew to call you Bo."

"I can see why? Beauregard." Bo shook his head.

"Seriously, Bo. You should sit this one out." Luke said, looking Bo in the eye.

Bo sighed, "Alright, fine. I'll stay home today, but you have to keep me in the loop. I ain't gonna be sidelined forever. You're gonna have to trust me to look after myself sometime."

"I will," Luke smiled, "Just not so soon. Let me show you around Hazzard first."

Bo nodded and Jesse went back to tending to the farm animals, relieved that Bo didn't put up too much of a fight. "I told ya he listens to you." He called out before entering Maudine's stall.


Luke left the farm straight after breakfast. Bo made him promise that he would be careful and wouldn't confront the thieves if he finds them. He met up with Cooter at Still site four. Looking at the map they decided to split up and check out the first two areas closest to where they were. "Okay, I'll check out the old saw-mill up on Boundary Rd and you take a look at Rochford's factory. Stay on the CB and call me if you find anything."

"Don't forget your promise to Bo." Cooter reminded him.

"Cooter, I've never broken a promise to Bo yet." Luke replied. "I don't plan to start. Let's go. Told Uncle Jesse I'll be home by dinner."

Luke drove up to the abandoned saw-mill, parking the General behind the bushes, he sneaked up to the mill. This place was well hidden with all the trees growing around it after years of noone maintaining it. It didn't take Luke long to deduce that this was the place and why Enos couldn't find it. For one thing, Boss wouldn't have allowed Enos anywhere near this place and two, there was only a very small road leading up to it. Barely visible from the main road. Luke could see that trees along the driveway was only recently cut back and there was a lot of tyre marks. He could also hear work inside the mill. "This is the place." Luke said to himself. He was going to go up to take a better look when he remembered his promise. Quietly, he got up.

"Make one move, Hayseed and you're gone." Luke felt the barrel of the gun against his neck. "Put your hands up where I can see them." Luke did as he was told. "Get up!" The man shoved Luke out of the bushes.

"I'm going!" Luke complained as he was shoved again, "You know, ya ain't gonna get away with this."

"Mister, we're already getting away with it. One more night and we're out of this dirt town. Stop!" Luke stopped just short of the saw-mill door. He could hear the man pull something out of his pocket. The next thing Luke knew, a red bandanna appeared in front of him and tied around his eyes. He nuzzle of the gun poked him in the back to nudge him forward.

"Randy, who's this?" Luke heard another man ask. He had a rougher voice, sounding older and more experienced. He must be the one running this operation.

"Found him snooping around outside. Don't think he saw much though." Randy reported, "What should we do with him, Jackson?"

"Tie him up and throw him in the back. Make sure he's secured. We're too close to getting out of here. I don't want any trouble." Luke grimaced as his hands were pulled behind him and tied to a post.

"Hey, you tryin' to stop my circulation?" Luke complained before a rag was tied around his mouth.

"You stay quiet and don't cause any trouble, you'll get out of this alive." Randy warned before shutting the door. Luke took a deep breath and tested the bond.

"Dang it, these are tight." Luke sighed and lean his head back against the post, "Man, Bo's gonna kill me!"


Cooter was waiting at Still Site 4 for Luke. He had been waiting for about an hour now. There had to be something wrong. If there was nothing there, he would've been back before Cooter, if he had found something he would've been back to report. Whichever way, he should be back! "Luke, buddy, you better have a good excuse for why ya ain't back. He gave Luke another half an hour before deciding to call it in. He blew at his hair. "Man, Bo's gonna kill me." Hesitantly, he picked up the CB, "Breaker one, breaker one. This is Crazy Cooter calling the Duke farm. Anyone got their ears on? Come back."

"Cooter! Where are you? Where's Luke?"

Cooter grimaced at the volume of Bo's voice. "Yep, Bo's gonna kill me." He said before pressing the transmit button. "Bo, I lost contact with Luke."


Back at the farm, Bo was holding the CB transmitter like it was his lifeline. Jesse came into the kitchen and saw the panicked look on Bo's face, "What? Where is he?" Bo was short of screaming into the CB. Jesse put a gentle hand on Bo's shoulder and pried the transmitter from Bo's hand. Jesse leaned Bo against the cupboards and kept his hand on Bo. "Cooter, tell us what happened?"

"Luke and I decided to split up. I checked out Rochford's factory but there was nothing there. Luke went over to the old saw-mill on Boundry Rd. He wasn't suppose to do anything even if he found anything. I've been waiting over an hour now."

"Where are you now, Cooter?" Jesse asked as he squeezed Bo's shoulder, trying to keep him calm.

"I'm at Still Site 4."

"Okay, stay there. We'll be there soon. I'm gone." Jesse put down the CB.

"Let's go!" Bo went for the door, but Jesse pulled him back.

"Calm down, Bo. Let me call Daisy at the Boar's Nest to meet us there." Jesse told him. As Jesse spoke on the phone, Bo was almost jumping out of his skin with anxiety. He didn't understand why they were calling Daisy. Luke and Jesse wouldn't even let Bo go with them, why would they be involving Daisy. It didn't matter though, because he just wanted to get to Luke. Jesse put the phone down. "Okay, Bo. Let's go." Bo didn't hesitate. He ran out the door and jumped into Jesse's pick-up. "Bo, let me drive."

"Uncle Jesse, just get in! I've got amnesia, but I still know how to drive." Jesse nodded and got into the passenger seat.

"Once you're out the driveway turn left and go straight." Jesse instructed.

Daisy arrived at the Still site just before they did. Bo listened as they went over what had happened again, making him impatient. "Can we just go to the saw-mill? We know he's there. He could be hurt. We already know what happened!"

"Bo, we can't just barge in there. We could put Luke in further danger if we don't think about it carefully." Jesse told him. "I know you're worried, but Luke can take care of himself. He's been in so many of these situations, he'll be fine."

Bo tried to calm himself but he couldn't keep the images of Luke hurt, or worse, out of his head. Jesse's heart went out to his nephew. He and Luke had been saying that Bo wasn't any different from his usual self aside from the amnesia, but Jesse could see how big an effect it really has on Bo. Bo rarely worried this way for his cousin, because he knew Luke could handle himself, but right now, Bo didn't have those memories to fall back on. "Bo, we know where Luke is and we have the element of surprise on our side. We'll get Luke out of this." Bo looked at his uncle and gave a small nod. Jesse smiled, "Okay, now. I know this place and there's a main entrance and emergency exits along the side and back. I'm guessing Luke parked the General down the road and went the rest of the way on foot. "We'll do the same, but we'll sneak around to the other exits. We can sneak in through those doors, but we'll have to see how many people we're dealing with." They nodded as Jesse went over the plans.


Luke has been working on his bonds since Randy tied him up. They were tight, but someone has yet to tie Luke up without him getting free. He could feel the bonds giving way. A minute longer of struggling and he was free. He pulled off the blindfold and untied the knot behind his head. Looking around the room, it was only small. Probably a storage room back when the mill was working. Luke looked through a gap in the door and saw six men working on cars that have pretty much been stripped off every part. They were basically just shells. He slowly opened the door, cringing at the creaking it caused but no one noticed over the sounds they were making. Slowly, he slipped through the door and ran behind a car which had already been stripped of everything. Getting down on the ground he looked to see if there was anybody he might have missed. Still six for now. Luke risked peeking his head over the hood over the car and saw that there was a man standing at the other end of the saw-mill, picking up the phone. He decided he'll needed to hear what the man was talking about or who he was talking to. Luke moved to the trunk of the car, checking if there was anybody watching, he bolted to the next car. Stay as close to the cars as possible, Luke continued bolting behind each car until he reached the front of the saw-mill. He was close enough now to hear what the man was saying. "You listen to me, Hogg. We did all the work. All you did was provide us with a place to work. Now I want seventy percent of the profits." Luke had already known that it was Boss Hogg behind this, but now he got it confirmed. "I said seventy percent. I have five other people working with me and they need to be paid as well!" Boss was obviously not happy with getting the lower end of the profits. "You know what I'm capable of, Hogg. If you don't meet me here tonight with my share, you and you fat wife, Lulu, will be having bullets for supper!" Luke shook his head. Trust Boss to go into partnership with crooks he had no control over. "If I don't see you here at 9.00 sharp, I'll find you and believe me, you don't want to make me look for you!" He slammed the phone back on the hook. Luke took out his pocket watch. It was only quarter past four right now. He needed to get out of here and contact Cooter.


Bo was hiding behind the bushes. He could hear the noise coming from inside the saw-mill as well as someone yelling. Luke was in there somewhere, but the place was massive. "Daisy and I are going to run around to the back of the mill. Cooter and Bo, you each take one side. Keep low!" Jesse ordered, he had his shotgun. Bo and Cooter nodded.


Luke turned and saw that there was a door not far from him. He turned around and made his way over to it. His attention was on keeping out of sight and didn't see the jack on the floor. Luke cringed at the sound it made as he kicked it. So much for getting out of there without being seen.


Bo was sneaking his way along the side of the mill. He peeked in a gap between the timber but couldn't get a good view of anything. He kept making his way, stopping only to take peeks. He smiled when he spotted Luke just when he was nearing the door he was going to use. His smile faded when Luke slowly put his hand above his head. "Didn't Randy tell you, plowboy, to stay where you were. I would've let you live but now that you've seen us, we can't leave any witnesses." It was the leader of the group, Jackson, and he was holding a handgun to Luke's head. He drew back the hammer. Bo wasn't going to wait any longer. He kicked in the door, hoping the noise would cause enough of a distraction for Luke to get away.


Luke watched the man draw back the hammer of the gun. He couldn't see how he could get out of this one when the door came off it's hinges with a loud crash. Jackson took his eyes off Luke and that was all that was needed. Luke kicked the gun out of Jackson's hand and punched him in the face.


Bo came through the door and was about to go to Luke's aide when Randy came up behind Bo, about to slam him over the head with the butt of his shotgun, but Bo saw the movement of the shadow on the ground and turned around just in time to grab the gun. He wrestled with Randy for the gun.


In the mean time, Cooter had heard the commotion from his side and slid through the door to find two men distracted by the fighting on the other side of the mill. Obviously, their minds didn't work that fast, because if it did, they would be helping their boss right now, not standing around scratching their heads. Cooter picked up a wrench and made quick work of the pair, knocking them over the head. He moved out further to see who else there was. He smiled as he saw Daisy flirting with the other two men. Strutting her beauty in front of them while Jesse came up behind them. Cooter shook his head, those boys had no chance against Daisy. Seeing that Jesse and Daisy had those two under control, he turned back to his two and looked around for something to tie them up with.


Bo finally got control of the shot gun and threw it out of the way, remembering Luke telling him that he was on probation. He punched Randy across the jaw once, twice, three times before Randy finally passed out. Bo got up, shaking out the pain in his right hand. He turned and headed back to where Luke was.


Luke was having a harder time with Jackson, who was a much more experienced fighter than Randy. It was a good thing that Luke was an experienced fighter as well. They were quite well matched, and if this wasn't a life and death situation, Luke might have enjoyed it. They traded punches until Luke finally saw an opening when Jackson stumbled on the same jack Luke did. Luke sent a right hook across Jackson's face and sent him sprawling on the ground. Luke, thinking he had finally taken Jackson out, rested his hands on his knees, trying to get his breath back.

Jackson, who wasn't unconscious, just winded, saw his gun just out of reach. Without even hesitating he got up and grabbed it. Spinning around he pointed the gun at Luke. Luke looked at him with wide eyes, standing back up, but he knew there was nothing he could do as Jackson pulled the trigger. The sound of the shot echoed throughout the large mill. Luke was forced backward as the bullet impacted with the left of his chest.