Bo's Nightmare
Mike watched as Bo struggled trying to free himself, unaware of
Mike's presence. "You know," Bo jumped at the sound of Mike's voice,
"all you'll accomplish is to hurt yourself. Everytime you struggle
you only make the knots tighter." Mike told him, coming to stand in
front of Bo. Bo looked at Mike with anger filled blue eyes, "Who are
you mister, what do you think you're doing?" When Mike only smiled in
response Bo kept on, "Let me go, you got no right keeping me here like
this. My family ain't got no money if that's what you're after, so
you might as well let me go." Bo stopped speaking in surprise when
Mike slapped his face. As his captor walked around him, saying nothing,
only looking him up and down like a wolf eyeing a tempting piece of
meat Bo's anger began to be replaced by fear. Bo gasped in pain when
Mike's fist suddenly landed in his gut, before he had a chance to recover
he felt another hit connect with his ribs. As the blows fell Bo began
to moan in pain, he hated giving this man the satisfaction but he
couldn't help himself. As suddenly as the beating had began it stopped
and Bo was left alone once again. Bo spent the next several hours
hanging by his wrists, wondering who this guy was and why he was doing
this. When Mike had left the barn, Bo had at first tried to get loose,
it didn't take him long to discover that Mike was telling the truth.
All he did was mike his wrists bleed, while making the knots tighter.
"I'll bet you're wondering who I am and why this is happening to you,
aren't you?" the voice of Bo's captor suddenly asked, laughing as Bo
jumped at his unexpected return. "Tell you what I'll give you a hint.
..your suffering is Luke's fault."
"No, I don't know what game you're playing mister, but I know this
ain't Luke's fault. You're the one who decided to do this, mabye it's
some kind of twisted revenge against Luke, but that don't make it his
fault." Bo protested his words as Mike simply shook his head at Bo's
innocence. But he would destroy that innocence and in destroying Bo
he would weaken Luke to the point that he could be killed, and so lift
the curse. Bo's eyes widened in fear when Mike pulled out a knife,
sighing with relief when all he did was cut Bo's shirt from his body.
His relief was short lived as he saw the man reach into a bag and pull
out a whip, it only took a few lashes for Bo's back to feel as though
it were on fire. The whipping continued for what seemed like forever
to Bo, he lost count of the number of strikes after fifteen. Mike was
surprised Bo had lasted as long as he did, twenty-five lashes before he
passed out, of course long before that the boy was screaming in pain.
He allowed Bo to remain unconscious for a few minutes and then he woke
him by rubbing salt into the wounds left by the whip. Bo awoke with a
scream, the feel of burning starting again, he quickly realized his
captor was putting something on his back that was causing him to feel
even worse than he had before. When he finished Mike told Bo he would
see him in the morning and left him to his suffering. After the man
left all Bo could do was moan in pain, his back felt on fire, his
wrists hurt where the ropes had cut them and his arms felt as though
they had been pulled from their sockets. "God please help me, please
let Luke find me soon." Bo prayed barely able to whisper, his voice
was so strained from all the screaming he had done earlier.
All too soon morning arrived and with it more agony for poor Bo,
on this second day his captor decided to focus on Bo's chest. Repeatedly
burning him with cigarettes and the blade of his knife which he had
heated until it was red hot. Mike would torture Bo like this for hours
finally leaving him alone, only to return later. In the evening he
began to use his knife for it's intended purpose, inflicting numerouse
small cuts on Bo's chest and back. None of the cuts were deep or life
threatening, they were made for the sole purpose of causing pain. Again
he left Bo to spend the night suffering, barely able to get any sleep.
The lack of sleep only adding to his misery, Bo was trying to keep faith
but the longer he was made to suffer the harder that became.
On the morning of the third day Bo couldn't imagine what else this
man could possible do to him, and he still didn't know why. He knew it
had to do with Luke but had no idea why thim man hated Luke, or how his
suffering played into it. And right on schedule here was his tormentor,
"I think it's time we were properly introduced, my name is Mike Wilson
and you are Bo Duke. I was in the Marines with Luke, but I'm afraid I
didn't do as well as your cousin, took me awhile but I finally figured
out why. See Luke had cursed me, that's why he succeeded where I failed,
I tried to end the curse then, but he was too strong. That's why I
failed and that's why you have to suffer, by the time I'm done Luke will
be so weakened by grief he'll be easy to kill." Bo was horrified as Mike
continued telling him in detail what he had planned for him and Luke.
Mike reached into his bag and got a police baton which he proceeded to
beat Bo with, finally stopping when Bo passed out. Leaving Bo alone for
a couple of hours Mike returned ready for the next step, slapping Bo
until he woke up so he could start. "Ah, you're awake, good, now we can
get to the next part." Holding up a container filled with a white powder
Mike went on. "This is the poison I told you about earlier, I made it
myself so I know it's fresh. Oh don't be scared Bo, I'm sure it won't
be that bad." So saying Mike scooped some of the powder into his hand,
hitting Bo in the gut he blew the powder into his face at the same time.
Waiting until Bo had stopped gasping for air he quickly cut him down.
Carrying Bo to his car he soon arrived at his destination, removing Bo
from the car he left him there and drove off.
Returning home from another day of searching Luke, Jesse and Daisy were surprised to see Bo laying on the porch. Quickly running up to the porch they were horrified at the condition Bo was in, but the worst was his eyes which were open in a lifeless stare. Shakily reaching to touch the side of Bo's neck, afraid of what he would find, Luke gave a cry of pure agony and denial, "Nooooooo!" his baby cousin was dead.
A/N: No you didn't miss Mike telling Bo about the poison you just weren't privy to that conversation.
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