Chapter One--A Race In Time

Lucy and Bo stood out in front of Cooter's Garage saying goodbye to each other before Bo and Luke left to go on the Nascar racing circuit. "Bo, please don't go." Lucy begged, looking into his eyes, the pain in her eyes mirroring his. Bo tightened his arms around her waist and pulled her tighter against him. "Lucy, this is my dream, I have to at least try it." He said.

Lucy sighed and pulled away from him and turned to walk away but he grabbed her arm and spun her back around. "I'll come back, there's no way I'm gonna leave you here." He said, and then kissed her hard on the lips. When they seperated Bo took her hand and forced something into it and then quickly pulled away and walked across the drive to the car they'd borrowed from Cooter and slid through the window.

Lucy stayed where she was but looked at what was in her hand and did a double take. Bo had given her the keys to The General Lee, the big Orange stock car that he shared ownership of with his cousin Luke.

She turned and looked over at Luke and his girlfriend Amy Jo as they said goodbye and then after one last kiss Luke went over and got in the car, waving goodbye to the two girl's and Cooter.

Lucy watched as Bo pulled out onto the street and honked once more,waving as he did so. She turned to go to Amy Jo and that's when she spotted a car pull out and start to follow Bo and Luke. She ran over and climbed up on the door, sliding through the open window and settling herself behind the wheel.

"Lucy, where are you going?" Amy Jo yelled, as the engine roared to life. "Someone's following Bo n' Luke." Lucy yelled back and spun the wheel. "Wait for me." Amy Jo yelled and ran over to the passenger side, hopping up and sliding inside. Lucy roared out of Hazzard, afraid that something bad was going to happen to the two Dukes.

Bo and Luke were both silent as Bo drove,heading towards Rainbow Canyon, each one lost in his own thoughts. Suddenly a car swept up from behind them and rammed them, Bo straightebned the wheel and fought for control as the car slammed them again. "Step on it Bo." Luke yelled, half wishing Lucy had followed them out of town, her being the more daring of the two girl's. In a lot of ways she was just like Bo, maybe that's why she and Bo were so close.

Bo swept the car over and rammed the other car and then felt the other car retaliate by ramming them again, causing Bo to lose control of the car. "Hang on Luke,we're gonna go over." He yelled, and silently regreted not telling Lucy that he loved her. The car plunged over the edge of the canyon. Lucy was Bo's last thought before he lost conciousness. The car hit a slight embankment and flipped and then rolled back upright.

The two men that had run them off the road stopped their car and opened the doors to get out and go check on the Duke's until they heard a car approaching at a fast speed. "C'mon Tex let's get outta here, we can't let anyone see us here." Sam yelled. They both jumped in the car and spun the wheel heading away from Hazzard.

Tex looked in the rearview mirror and caught sight of a familar Orange stock car as it roared into view. "Hey ain't that the Dukes car, the General Lee?" He asked Sam. The other guy looked behind them and nodded. "Yeah it's them two broads." He said and sped up a little in case they decided to give chase.

Lucy saw the retreating car and fought the urge to chase them until she heard Amy Jo scream. "Lucy stop." She cried and pointed at something over the edge of the ravine. Lucy stepped hard on the brakes, sending the General into a partial skid. She slid out the window and joined Amy Jo on the other side.

"Bo." Lucy screamed, when she realized just what it was that Amy Jo had seen. The car rested precariously over the side. Lucy went to the edge and slid down not really caring if she got any injuries, her main concern at the moment was Bo and Luke. She could hear Amy Jo scrabbling behind her, both girl's desperate to get to the men they loved.

When they reached the bottom Amy Jo screamed again, starting to panic and though Lucy wanted to scream too she fought the urge and kept a cool head. As she started forward she tripped and fell forward landing hard on the ground at someone's feet.

When Bo regained conciousness he heard voices outside and tensed afraid that whoever had run them off the road had returned to finish the job. Bo crawled out of the car and then slowly got to his feet, tensing when he heard another noise. He felt the fiery pain in his knee and his shoulder hurt bad, but he got quite a surprise when someone fell at his feet. "Lucy." He said in surprise watching the feisty blond as she scrambled to her feet. "Bo." She gasped and looked at Amy Jo as she joined them.

"What happened?" Amy Jo asked. "Someone ran us off the road, Luke's still trapped in the car." He cried. Lucy looked over at the severely damaged car and then back at Amy Jo. "Go up to the road and flag down some help." She said. Amy Jo nodded and ran up the steep embankment to the road as Lucy helped Bo over to a nearby stump and eased him down on it.

She knelt down in front of him and cupped his face in her hands. "I'm gonna go check on Luke." Bo nodded and she reached up kissing him gently on the lips and then ran for the car. Her eyes widened in horror when she got a good look at the other Duke boy. Luke's forehead was cut and bleeding pretty bad and his face was quite pale.

Balladeer: Now why would those fella's wanna run them good ol' boys off the road? Is this Bo and Luke's last ride? Stick around now ya hear.