Chapter 8
"Lost Sheep ta Shepard, come in Shepard, come in!" Luke cried frantically over the CB.
"Shepard here," Uncle Jesse's voice came in over the CB. "Whatcha need, Lost Sheep? Come back."
"Bo's bin hurt, I don't know what he's got left in 'im, Uncle Jesse," Luke said in a defeated tone.
"Well now," Jesse began, "don't you be givin' up on 'im, I'm sure he ain't done fightin' quite yet. Is he awake?"
"No," Luke sighed.
"Well, you just git 'im on over ta Tri County, and I'll be there as soon s'I can. Shepard out."
"Lost Sheep over and out," Luke replied. "Step on it, Enos."
Enos pushed on the gas even harder, putting his foot practically on the floor.
Rosco heard the CB conversation between Luke and Jesse. As much as he wanted the Duke boys behind bars, he would never want any of them dead. He decided that if Bo was going to die, then he'd at least capture the guys responsible for Bo's six-week early death.
"Flash," he began sadly "We're gonna let poor Bo Duke die happy. First we gotta catch some meanies in my patrol car."
As if on cue, Rosco's patrol car (even thought it's actually Enos's) came barreling around the corner. Rosco slammed on his brakes and went into a power slide.
"Ooo, that was almost a horrendous crash," Rosco muttered quietly to himself before opening the door to his car.
"Alright!" he yelled at Charlie and Nicodemus. "Freeeeeeeeeeeze!" He pulled out his gun and held it straight out in front of him with both hands. "Both o' you, git in the car."
Charlie and Nicodemus, with their hands held up, hesitantly eased their way into the back seat, and Flash growled at them.
Rosco got into the driver's seat, real happy because he had caught the bad guys (the real ones).
"Now Flash, you guard them real close like now, an if they try ta do anything funny, you show no mercy now, ya hear?" Flash simply blinked in response.
Fifteen minutes later, he arrived with Charlie and Nicodemus back at the Sheriff's station. He was still bubbling with excitement.
"I cuffed ya, now I'm gonna stuff ya, I love it, I love it! Khew, khew!" Rosco laughed. Even Flash let out a bark.
Ain't it nice ta see Rosco gettin' excited over catchin' some one who ain't a Duke fer once?
The putrid stench of disinfectant hung over Luke's head like a dark cloud as he sat quite impatiently in the waiting room waiting for word on his cousin's condition. He was left in his own thoughts, which was a place where he didn't want to be right then. He wanted to talk with someone; he couldn't take the silence.
Cooter and Jesse had not yet arrived. And through the events of the past 24 hours, and the worry over her cousin, Daisy had fallen asleep. Enos had gone to get himself and Luke some coffee. So no one was there to break the silence. Until he remembered Perkins, who was still tied up down in the cellar at the Kasan farm. He got up and went to go find Enos. He found him in the cafeteria, getting coffee.
"Enos!" he called. "We forgot someone."
Enos looked at him, confused.
"Perkins, or Figgs, whatever his name is, is still in the basement at the Kasan farm."
Enos handed the coffees to Luke. "I'll go git 'im and arrest 'im."
Luke half-smiled gratefully. "Thanks Enos." No sooner had he uttered the thanks than he was standing there alone, with two coffees.
When he returned to the waiting room, Cooter and Jesse were there. "Any word?" Luke asked them.
Jesse was sitting in a chair next to the still sleeping Daisy. "I was just bout ta ask ya the same thing."
"Ya want this extra coffee? It was supposed ta be Enos's."
Jesse nodded and took the coffee. "Where is Enos?"
"Out takin' care o' the bad guys," Luke answered.
When Enos got to his car, the first thing he did was call Rosco on the CB.
"Sheriff, are ya there? This is Enos callin' the sheriff, come back," he said.
"What do ya want, Enos?" Rosco sounded annoyed, but happy all at the same time. "I'm busy."
"Well, I was just tryin' ta tell ya that one of the guys that kidnapped Doc Watson is tied up in the basement at the Kasan Farm."
Rosco made some incoherent mumbling sound. "Well I got the other two, so you come here an' guard 'em, and I'll go git the other guy and cuff 'im and stuff 'im."
"Ten-four Sheriff," Enos confirmed. "I'm gone."
One eternity later, or at least that's how it seemed to the Dukes, but it was really only an hour, a doctor finally came out from the hallway out yonder.
"Is there a Duke family here?" the doctor asked the Dukes and everybody else that was in the waiting room.
Jesse, Daisy, Luke, and Cooter stood up. "We're the Dukes," Jesse announced.
The doctor introduced himself as Dr. Halley, shook each Duke's hand, plus Cooter's.
"How's Bo?" Luke finally worked up the nerve to ask.
"I have good news, and bad news. I don't care what you would rather I give you first," Dr. Halley said with a smile. "I'm gonna give you the good news first whether ya'll like it or not, because otherwise the bad news won't make sense.
He's stalling, Jesse thought. Stalling ain't a good sign.
"The good news is, Bo's gonna be okay. I took a look at Bo's charts, and I saw that he came in for a physical the other day, and his doctor though he was dying. He musta made a mistake. There's nothin' wrong with Bo."
Daisy comprehended this statement before anyone else. "Ya mean he ain't gonna die?"
Dr. Halley smiled. "Nope."
Phew. For a minute er two there they really had me fooled.
All of them breathed a major sigh of relief. Then they smiled.
"Does Bo know yet?" Luke asked.
Dr. Halley shook his head. "He's not up yet."
That reminded Luke of something. "Wait a minute. Earlier, Bo kept feelin' sick and stuff. If he ain't dyin', then how do ya explain that?"
Dr. Halley smiled, yet again. " I believe the word is 'psychosomatic.' It means that since his brain thought he was sick, it made his body be in pain so it would believe he was dyin' too."
Cooter was somewhat confused, but he kind of knew what he was talking about. "Ya mean since he believed it strongly enough, he sorta made it happen?"
Dr. Halley nodded. "That's exactly right."
All the Dukes were really happy to hear this (plus Cooter). Daisy had one question, however.
"If that's the good news, then what's the bad news?" she asked.
"The bad news is nothin' compared to the good news. He's got a couple a broken bones and a concussion, but nothin' that ain't gonna heal over time."
"What'd he break?" Jesse asked.
"Not much actually, just a couple a ribs, and his lower left leg," Dr. Halley explained. "If you want, ya'll can go see him."
"Even me?" Cooter asked. "I ain't family."
"Well, normally I wouldn't allow it, but I'll make an exception this time," Dr. Halley said.
Guess I was wrong bout the stallin', Jesse thought, happy his youngest nephew was going to be okay.
Bo was still asleep when the Dukes, Cooter, and Dr. Halley entered his room. Luke immediately pulled up a chair and sat down.
"Bo?" he said softly. He reached down and pushed a lock of his cousin's hair out of his face. Before he knew it, Bo was stirring.
Bo moaned softly. "Luke?" he said even more softly than Luke had spoken.
"How d'ya feel, cousin?" Luke asked.
"Like I jumped out of a movin' car," Bo said jokingly.
Everyone smiled. Jesse stepped up and told Bo the good news. Bo seemed relieved.
"That's good, cause I wasn't ready ta leave ya'll. Ya'll'd prob'ly have too much fun without me," Bo said in "pouting" manner.
"We could never do that," Daisy said, tears of joy streaming down her face.
The Dukes and Cooter shared more time together until Dr. Halley had to almost literally kick them all out so Bo could get some rest.
Rosco was driving along and talking to Flash. "Don't you worry, Flash, we'll get that meanie. He ain't gonna get away. 'Specially cause he's all tied up! Khew, khew!" He was grinning so much that his cheeks were all shiny.
When he arrived at the Kasan Farm, he went inside to retrieve his prisoner, and amazingly enough Flash was trotting right along side him, which was a rare sight.
Looks like Flash wants to avenge ol' Bo, too.
Rosco and Flash made it downstairs with ease. There was Perkins, or whatever it is he's called these days, sitting there, now conscious and all tied up.
"Alright!" Rosco said. "Freeeeeeeeeze!"
Perkins simply blinked because that's about all he could do.
"Well, I guess y'are already frozen," Rosco said. He untied Perkins, except for his wrist, and he didn't even bother to read the man his rights before heading out to the patrol car, Flash in tow.
Well, that settles that. Perkins, Charlie, and Nicodemus were sent to the state penitentiary. The day Bo got out o' the hospital, the Dukes took 'im ta the Boar's Nest ta celebrate, an almost everyone in Hazzard was there. But don't ya'll leave yet; this here story ain't quite over.
Bo sat on a hammock that Jesse put out so he could sit outside and be comfortable, what with his leg in a plaster cast and all. It was really close to the barn, and Luke had pulled the General over close to Bo while he tuned him up. Cooter had fixed the carburetor, but Luke wanted to make it even better.
"I cannot wait till I get outta this stupid thing," Bo said as he tapped the piece of plaster that surrounded his injured limb. "I can't stand just sittin' here all day, an' never gettin' ta drive anywhere."
Luke looked up at Bo. "Well, it's better than the alternative," he said.
Bo looked at Luke, confused. Luke elaborated on this thought.
"We thought you were gonna die, Bo," he said. "I still can't wrap my mind around that one." He was getting a little choked up.
Bo looked down at the ground. "I know I'd prob'ly feel the same way if it was you."
Luke smiled half-heartedly. "Thanks, Bo," he said softly. "But that don't matter now. All that matters is that yer alright."
Bo nodded. "I guess I'd rather be sittin' here bored than not be sittin' here at all."
Luke nodded. "That's right. An' ya don't have ta be bored. Ya can help me wash the General."
"Gee thanks," Bo said as he reached over to where his crutches were leaning against a tree.
A few minutes later, Jesse looked out the window to see his two nephews washing their car. They looked to be having fun.
Then Bo "accidentally" sprayed Luke with the hose. Luke pretended to be mad at his younger cousin.
"Two can play this game, cousin!" Jesse heard Luke yell. He then took the bucket of soapy water and splashed it all over Bo.
"Oh!" Bo yelled in surprise. "Now yer in for it Luke!" He aimed the hose directly at Luke.
Yup, Jesse thought to himself. Things is back ta normal.
An' that's the end o' this here tale. Ya'll come back now, ya hear?
THE END
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