Rosco and Davis made it to the Duke farm about an hour after they got the call about Bo and Luke. Martha was in the kitchen with Daisy when there was a knock at the door. Martha got up, already knowing who it was, let the sheriff and his deputy inside.
"Hello Martha. Where's Jesse?" Rosco asked.
"He went out looking for Bo and Luke already. He's been gone almost an hour. Oh Rosco, I'm so worried about the boys. They've been missing since this morning." Martha said on the verge of tears. She knew that she couldn't cry in front of Daisy, because she had to be strong for her until Jesse and the boys came home.
"Don't worry none Martha, we'll help you find Bo and Luke. We had best get going now. The sooner we find them, the better. C'mon Davis."
"Yes sir sheriff." Davis said. Rosco and Davis headed out the door and into the woods in an attempt to find the missing Duke kids.
Meanwhile Jesse wasn't having any luck in finding the slightest clue as to where Bo and Luke could be.
"Bo! Luke! WHERE ARE YOU!" Jesse called as loud as he could hoping that he would get a response. Jesse was disappointed when he didn't get one. Jesse kept going not realizing that he was getting closer to where the boys were.
Luke was awaken from the light sleep he was in by shivering. He looked down at Bo and saw that he was the one shivering. Luke pulled his coat tighter around Bo and pulled Bo closer to him in an attempt to keep him warm.
"L-Luke?"
"Y-yeah Bo?"
"I'm cold. I w-wanna go home…"
"I know Bo, I wanna go home too. But it's still snowing outside. And we shouldn't go outside while it's still snowing."
"O-okay. Luke?"
"Yeah Bo?"
"I love you Luke."
"Love ya too Bo."
"Thanks Luke."
"No problem lil' cuz."
"Sheriff?"
"What do you want Davis?"
"I think we should split up, then that way we can cover more ground. I got a couple of walkie-talkies in my patrol car. We can use them to talk to each other and to let the other know if we found anything."
"Davis?"
"Yes sheriff?"
"That's a good idea. Run and get them real fast. I'll wait here."
"Alright sheriff. Be right back." Davis took off running towards his patrol car to get the walkie-talkies. A couple minutes later, Davis came back carrying two small black walkie-talkies.
"These have a three mile wide range. We will be able to talk to each other up to three miles away."
"Okay Davis. Report in every twenty minutes so that I know you're alright."
"Alright sheriff, will do." Davis said. Both men split up going in different direction.
Jesse continued walking around, trying to find any kind of sign of his nephews. The snow was starting to let up some, and the wind had died down to a light breeze. Jesse saw an old shack over to the right that was half buried in the snow. He rushed over to it, careful about where he stepped as not to fall in a deep patch of snow. Once he got up to the window, he looked inside.
He didn't see anything other then dust and old furniture. He could tell that no one had been in the shack for a long time due to the fact the thick layer of dust on the floor hadn't been disturbed. Jesse's hopes started to vanish along with the falling snow, which was now only coming down in a light snow shower. Jesse looked around for a minute trying to find some evidence that the boys had been through there. After seeing nothing that could help him, he started walking again.
Rosco wasn't having any luck finding the boys either. Davis had reported in once to let Rosco know that he was alright, but that was all he'd heard for a good fifteen minutes. Rosco kept saying silent prayers that Bo and Luke would be alive when they found them. Rosco had been so deep in prayer for the lost Duke boys, that he almost missed the footprints in the snow.
"Hmmm, wonder whose footprints these are." Rosco said to himself. Rosco decided to follow them in hopes that they would help lead him to Bo and Luke.
Luke was woken up by the sound of raspy coughing coming from the small child beside him.
"Bo? Are you okay?" Luke asked his young cousin. All Bo could manage to do was shake his head. Luke instantly grew worried once again. He knew that if Bo kept coughing like he was, he could cause himself to have an asthma attack. Luke was just about to say something when he started coughing as well. Luke's coughing fit wasn't as bad as Bo's was due to the fact he didn't have asthma, but it was still bad.
Luke knew that he had to get Bo back to the farm or somewhere else warmer then the shack that they were in, before Bo had a serious attack. Luke looked out the window and noticed that the snow had almost stopped, and that it was clear enough to go outside again. Luke reached into his coat pocket and pulled out Bo's inhaler. He helped Bo take a couple of sprays of the medicine, before he stood up. Luke found that it was hard to stand up because his joints were stiff from the cold. Ignoring the dull ache in his knees, Luke bent down in front of Bo.
"Okay Bo, can you stand up for me?" Luke asked gently. Bo looked at Luke for a couple of seconds before making any kind of attempt to stand up. Bo had a lot of trouble standing up due to the cold, so Luke helped him stand up.
"L-Luke, I-I'm cold…" Bo whispered.
"Don't worry Bo. We'll be alright. I promise you that." Luke said trying to encourage Bo. "Here climb on my back and I'll carry you." Luke said as he bent down enough so Bo wouldn't have any trouble climbing on Luke's back. Once Bo was set, Luke picked up his coat and handed it to Bo. Bo took it and slowly wrapped it around his shoulders, hugging it close to him in an attempt to stay warm.
Once Luke was sure Bo was ready, he went to the door and pulled it open. Luke was glad that Bo had stopped coughing for the moment. Luke kept trying to hold back his coughs, but found it next to impossible as he walked. Luke could feel Bo's small body shivering against his back. Luke wanted nothing more then to get Bo someplace warm.
well thats that. hope luke can get help for bo and himself. stick around for the next chapter! please R&R!
