DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own The Dukes of Hazard.

I got this idea after re-watching The Ghost General Lee on You Tube.

Author's note: Due to a few things I did not have time to go through one episode after another to find out what roads were named what. Also the character that appears in 'plan B'? He is NOT my character. That character is actually on the show but I'm unsure what time frame he appeared in. If he happens to be waiting 'on the wrong road' or a non existent one? Or if 'the time period is wrong'...All I can say is...writer's liberty? ;)

Ch. 11

Scene Nineteen

Paula sat on the steps leading to the junkyard's small office. She couldn't help but wonder if Roy would really fall for the lies contained in the envelope. After all, Jake had been quite wild at one time but she'd never strayed too far off. Guess all she could do was hope the man would be crazy enough to think she'd fallen for the old line 'if you can't beat them join them'.

Having Jake and Luke's friend show up as the prospective buyer only to arrest Roy 'and Paula' (that part would be to fool Roy, of course) sounded easy; still, if anything went wrong she'd still land up in prison. That idea was not at all acceptable.

As she waited she thought on Luke. The fact that she had fallen for him was as clear as the noonday sun; only,did she love him enough to marry him? She might not have been thinking along those lines except she'd overheard Jesse talking to Luke about her. Luke had admitted he was actually thinking of settling down.

When she saw both Jake's car and 'Roadkill's' Paula's thoughts were forced onto the business on hand. She stood up and tried to see how many people were in roadkill's vehicle. Both cars parked within feet of her. She sighed with relief when they parked the car and exited the vehicle. Roy had indeed only brought two men with him.

Jake and the 'buyer' were soon standing near Roy and his men. However, the look of concern that flashed over one of Roy's men's face did not pass her by. Actually, it might have but the same look had flashed over 'the buyer's'. Paula's heart skipped a beat. Did the two men know each other?

Had their 'business' not been so serious the look on her ex's face would have made her laugh. "I don't believe it!" Roy leaned up against his car, "You are here. Since when did you get into the moonshine business?"

Paula shrugged her shoulders and looked at Jake, "Since he helped me 'see the light'."

"And you are the gentleman whose willing to pay such a high price for my moonshine?"

"If it's good enough," 'Lee' answered, "Let's have a small taste. You don't mind that do you?"

Just as Roy went to unlock the trunk his partner, Allan (who'd been racking his brain the whole time) exclaimed, "This is a set up! You're not a buyer! You're Brayden Jackson and you work at the Internal Revenue Service!"

Before Paula knew what happened Roy's 'friends' had pulled pistols out and held the men off while Roy grabbed her and shoved her in the car. As they peeled out Jake and Mr. Jackson jumped into their car and took up pursuit. Luke and Bo also darted out from their hiding places and hurried over to where Bo had hidden General Lee.

Scene Twenty

"Lost Shepherd, Bo Beep," it was all Luke could do to keep from yelling; as it was he did not try to hide the urgency in his voice, "ya got yer ears on?"

"Sure do, cuz," Daisy, who was still leading Rosco on a wild goose choose, answered, "What's wrong?"

"Brayden was recognized, they grabbed Paula and we're chasing them right now. Can ya ditch Rosco and help us force him onto Millard road?"

"Can do but why not just block him off and stop him?" she thought it made more sense anyway.

"Let's jist say plan B is waitin' for us!"' Luke answered as he thought, 'You'd better not hurt Paula, roadkill or ya'll never hear the end of it from me!"

"Lost sheep, this is Lost Shepherd," Jesse's voice came over the radio, "I jist ditched Enos; I'm headin' that way too!"

Bo, who'd been silent the whole time spoke up, "Just what is plan B?"

Luke grinned, "Let's just if you get the right little bird to talking someone just might catch wind of it."

Roy pushed on the gas pedal as hard as he could. He couldn't believe he'd fallen for such a trap! He should have known his ex brother in law would never endanger his law career nor would Paula risk going to live behind bars. He would love to turn the car around and deal with Jake himself but he didn't have time. First off he needed to dump Paula off with the moonshine somewhere.

"Boss! Look!" Allan pointed towards Daisy's jeep and Jesse's truck-each one of them had taken a lane and were heading STRAIGHT AT THEM!

Roy had no choice but to turn onto Millard Road. Hitting more than one bump caused some choice words to come out of everyone but Paula's mouth. Even with four vehicles pursing them Roy figured he could shake them if he could only get onto of the side roads he'd become familiar with over the past few months.

Just as he turned around a bend in the road he was horrified to see the officer everyone referred to as 'Spike' and other officers blocking every inch of road there was. At the speed Roy was going all he could do was slam on his breaks and turn the wheel hard.

The noise of metal hitting metal rang through the air as his car hit into the lawman's vehicle. The sound of all the vehicles chasing him coming to a screeching halt sounded through the air. Luke ran over and helped Paula out of the car. 'Roadkill' and his men were too busy giving Spike's men fits to stop him.

CLOSING SCENE

"You knew all along Spike and his men were there, didn't you?" Paula sat on the porch along side Luke. The rest of the Dukes were either on the steps or in the yard talking to Nicolas and Jake.

"Despite what Jake and I told Brayden the man insisted on pulling some strings and having a back up," Luke put his arm around Paula, "I'm glad he did."

Jake walked up the stairs, "Guess we see you again in six months?" He grinned as he looked at the ring on Paula's hand. It was about time his sister found a good man.

"We'd better." Paula stood up and gave her brother a hug.

"Take care of yerselves and ya know," Jesse was all smiles as he looked on the newly engaged couple and the Mill brothers, "Ya don't have to wait 'til the weddin' to drop in ya hear?"

BALLADEER: Same goes for ya all. Never a time ya can't drop in on the Dukes. The door to Hazzard always open!