The next day Luke and Jesse got up early and searched all over Hazzard for any sign of Bo, but found nothing. They decided to head back to the farm incase Bo came back. They were disappointed to find that he wasn't there.
"Uncle Jesse, I'm worried about him. He should have come back by now. I think Bo might be in some kind of trouble."
"I think yer right Luke. C'mon there's nothing we can do other then keep looking for him. I'm going to go into town to file that missing person's report."
"Okay Uncle Jesse. I'm going to go look in the woods and see if I can find anything that may help us find him."
"Alright Luke. You be careful."
"I will Uncle Jesse." Jesse nodded his head and Luke headed off into the woods. Jesse got back into his truck and headed into town.
Barney and Fred had come back earlier that morning to check on Bo. Bo had managed to find a comfortable position at some point in the night.
"Well I sees that you's is awake. You's gets to meet the Boss' today. They will be here in a little while. Here we's brought you more scraps." Barney said as he reached into a bag and pulled out some old food scraps. He tossed the scraps into the cage that Bo was in. Bo sat up against the furthest corner of the cage looking at Fred and Barney.
"What the matter? Don't ya like yer breakfast?" Fred asked.
"No, I prefer fresh food."
"What the matter with scraps? Dogs eat them."
"Well I'm not a dog now am I? I ain't gonna eat that junk so don't even try to make me." That last comment seemed to make something snap in Barney's brain, or what little brain he seemed to have.
"Fred can I's teach him a lesson about wastin' food?"
"Hmm…Sure why's not. Knock yerself out Barn."
"Tank you Fred." Barney said as he walked over to the cage, cracking his knuckles as he walked. Bo looked at the large man with anger filled eyes. Barney opened the door and reached his large arm inside. Bo was thankful that the cage was very large and that he had enough room to move out of the large man's reach. Every muscle in Bo's body was throbbing as he moved around the cage to avoid getting caught again. Fred decided to help Barney out some.
"Watch out Barney. I'm goin' to get in and chase him over to you's."
"Okay Fred." Fred got in the cage with Bo and pulled out a knife.
"Uh oh. I'm in trouble."
"You got that right, ya freak." Fred said as he cornered Bo. "Now you's can either go to Barney the easy way or you's can go the hard way. Yer choice."
"I think I'll do this." Bo said as he kicked the knife out of Fred's hand. Ignoring the sharp pain going through his entire body, Bo made a dash for the door. Barney having the IQ of a Dum Dum Pop was distracted by Fred's sudden out burst from when Bo kicked his hand. Bo ran out the door as fast as he could and ran down the hall. He ran down a flight of stairs and managed to find the front door. He ran out the door and found that he was still in town.
Seeing Cooter's garage down the street, Bo made a mad dash for the small building. He ignored all the screams and stares that were cast his way as he made his way inside the garage. Cooter had been working on an old clunker car, and was startled when the front doors to the garage opened and then slammed shut. He hit his head on the hood of the car he was working on and jumped when he saw someone run by and jump on the ladder and then climb up it to the loft that Cooter called his storage loft.
Thinking that it was probably Luke or Bo, he went up to investigate. Cooter jumped a little when he saw a long fuzzy tail sticking out from behind some of the boxes. Not having heard about Bo's little predicament, Cooter thought it a strange sight and he didn't know what to expect when he looked behind the boxes.
"Bo? Luke? Is that you?" The only response that met Cooter's ears were continuous raspy gasps.
"Hello?" Cooter slowly made his way over to the source of the sounds. He slowly moved the boxes out of the way and was surprised to see Bo sitting crossed legged against some other boxes. He was breathing real hard and his breathing was raspy. He had his eyes closed, and Cooter noticed tears were making their way down the sides of Bo's face. Cooter could tell instantly that his young friend was in a lot of pain and dang near scared to death.
"Bo! Oh my God! What in the world happened to ya?" Cooter asked the concern visible in his voice. "Jesse and Luke have been worried sick about ya." Bo didn't respond to what Cooter said. Cooter knew that he had to call Jesse and let him know that he had found Bo.
"You wait here buddyroo." Cooter said as he ran down the ladder and his dirty black phone. Cooter dialed the number to the Duke farm. After the third ring, Luke's voice came from the other end.
'Duke Residence. Luke Duke speaking.'
"Luke am I glad yer home. I need ya to come over to the garage and fast."
'Alright Coot. I'll be there soon. See ya soon.' Luke hung up his end of the line, completely confused. Cooter hung up the phone and went back up to check on Bo. When Cooter got to where Bo was hiding, he could tell that his young friend had calmed down a little and breathing a little easier then before, but he still had the same look of terror that he had before. Cooter sat down next to Bo and put his hand on Bo's shoulder. Bo flinched a little at Cooter's hand on his shoulder, and that caused Cooter to grow even more concerned.
About ten minutes later, Luke came in through the front door of the garage.
"Hey Cooter! Were are you?" Luke called.
"Up here!" Cooter called from the loft. Luke walked over to the ladder and started to climb up the ladder. Once he was at the top, he looked around and spotted Cooter. Luke made his way over to where the mechanic sat. Luke could see the look of worry spread across his face.
"What's the matter Cooter?" Luke asked as he walked closer. Once Luke was able to see what Cooter was so worried about, it about made his heart stop.
"Oh God, Bo! What in the world happened to him?" Luke asked, suddenly filled with worry for his younger cousin.
"I don't know. He came running in here like the Grim Reaper was on his tail. He acted like he was having trouble breathing when I found him." Cooter explained. Luke looked from Cooter to Bo, the worry never leaving his features.
"How'd he get all these bruises? Do you know?" Luke asked.
"I don't know, but whoever or whatever he ran into sure did a number on him. Whatever happened to him must've been real bad, 'cause when I put my hand on his shoulder, he flinched a little. He acted like I was gonna hit him or something. He hasn't said a word since he got here." Cooter told Luke. Luke nodded his head and reached over and gently shook Bo's shoulder in an attempt to wake him up.
"Bo, c'mon Bo wake up. We gotta get you to the doctor." Luke said to his cousin. Bo slowly opened his eyes and looked at Luke. Luke could tell that Bo was fighting to keep from crying in front of him.
"Hey there Bo. Can you tell me what in the world happened to you?" Luke asked gently. Bo looked at Luke with pain and fear filled eyes. Bo didn't say anything, which caused Luke to grow even more concerned about Bo. Ignoring the severe pains going through his body, Bo flung himself forward and put his arms around Luke's neck and started to cry uncontrollably on his shoulder. The impact caused Luke to fall backwards on the floor. Luke regained his senses real fast and put his arms around Bo's shoulders, returning the hug, and bringing some comfort to his young cousin.
"It's alright Bo." Luke said trying to calm his cousin down. After about five minutes, Bo finally started to calm down enough to where he could talk to Luke.
"Can you tell me what happened to you?" Luke asked again.
"Th-these two p-people kidnapped me yesterday." Bo managed to say between sobs. Luke put his hands on Bo's shoulders and made Bo look at him in the face.
"Now can you tell me exactly what all happened?" Luke asked gently. Bo looked at Luke and just shook his head.
"Alright, I understand if you don't want to tell me right now. But remember that I'm always here for you if you need to talk. Okay?" Bo looked at Luke and nodded his head. "Now we need to get you to a doctor. C'mon, I'll take you to Doc Applebee's." Luke said as he helped Bo stand up. Bo hissed in pain as he struggled to stand up.
"Sorry 'bout that Bo." Luke said apologetically. Bo nodded his head letting Luke know he forgave him. Luke slowly helped Bo down the ladder and into Cooter's office. Luke helped Bo sit down in Cooter's chair. Once Bo was sitting down and as comfortable as he could get, Luke unfolded an old folding chair that Cooter had, and sat on it.
"Cooter, can you call doc Applebee?" Cooter nodded his head and headed towards the phone. "Now Bo can you tell me what in the world happened to ya?" Luke asked, his voice full of concern for his younger cousin. Bo took a painful deep breath before he started talking.
"Luke, I'm scared…I don't want them to get me again…" Bo said between painful breaths. Luke looked at Bo confused.
"What do you mean? Who don't you want to find you?"
"Fred and Barney…"
"From the Flintstones?" Luke asked still confused. Bo shook his head weakly.
"No…they hurt me Luke. They beat me like a dog…they kept me in a cage and forced me to eat table scraps…I don't wanna go back…" Bo said in an almost pleading voice. Luke looked at Bo, even more concerned and now very angry as well.
"What kind of sicko would do something like that to someone like you? I mean treating you like a dog and not a human. Why I outta beat their faces in." Cooter came back in just as Luke finished his last sentence.
"Doc will be here as soon as he can. What's the matter Luke?" Cooter asked noticing the angry expression on his friend's face.
"I gotta take care of something." Luke said, the anger clear in his voice. Luke put his hand on Bo's shoulder.
"I'll be back soon, okay Bo?"
"Okay Luke…" Bo said weakly. Luke smiled at Bo and stood up. Cooter watched as Luke walked out of the office doors and then out of the garage.
well thats that. i hope ya'll enjoyed this chapter. makes you start to wonder what Luke's gonna go do, don't it? well if ya'll wanna find out, stick around to read the next chapter! oh and please, please R&R!