here's chapter 5! hope ya'll enjoy and please R&R at the end!

Bo is 5, Daisy is 7, and Luke is 9.


Luke's coughing fit had subsided some since he and Bo left the shack, but he was starting to feel sicker with each passing minute. But Luke knew that he couldn't stop no matter how bad he felt, for Bo's sake. Luke was suddenly jerked out of his thoughts by a small voice coming from behind him.

"Luke, if you wanna stop for a few minutes, you can." Bo said slowly. Luke could tell that the cold was starting to take its toll on his young cousin, and that meant that he couldn't stop no matter what.

"That's okay Bo, I'll be fine. But thanks for the concern." Luke said reassuringly. Bo nodded and layed his head on Luke's shoulder. Luke knew that Bo was on the verge of going to sleep, and he knew that he couldn't let Bo go to sleep, no matter how much he wanted to.

"Hey Bo, look. It's a little bunny rabbit." Luke said looking towards a wild rabbit. Bo lifted his head up and looked at what Luke was talking about. Bo's eyes seemed to light up some at seeing the little rabbit hopping around not even caring that Bo and Luke were near it.

Meanwhile Rosco was following some human footprints that he had found. He had been following them for nearly an hour before he saw the outline of a person. A man to be precise. Rosco immediately recognized who it was. Jesse Duke.

"Jesse!" Rosco shouted. Jesse stopped and turned around to face the local sheriff.

"Oh Rosco, am I glad to see you. The boys are missin'"

"I know Jesse, Martha called us and told us that you was out here lookin' for 'em."

"Oh thank you so much Rosco. Have you had any kind of luck yet?"

"No I'm afraid not Jesse. Davis is out looking for them as well. He should be checking in soon."

"Alright Rosco." Jesse said as he and the sheriff went off in opposite directions.

Davis meanwhile had come upon an old shack that was half buried in snow. Thinking that Bo and Luke might be there, he made his way to the front door. Finding that the door was unlocked, he slowly pushed the door open and walked inside.

"Bo, Luke. Are ya'll in here?" Davis called out. He heard a shuffling noise coming from somewhere up ahead. He shown his flashlight in the direction of the noise. Davis was disappointed when all he saw was a couple of mice running along the floor. He continued to search through out the rest of the cabin, but to no avail. He was just about to turn around and leave when he noticed that the back door was open some. Davis decided to check it out thinking that maybe the boys had been in the shack and then left again. He opened the door further and saw a single pair of footprints in the snow. Davis could immediately tell that they were from a child, but how old he couldn't tell. Davis decided to follow them and see where they lead to.

Luke and Bo had made it to the old Indian caves were they liked to play in the summer time. Luke knew that him and Bo could stay in there and stay a little warmer then before. Once they were inside the cave, deep enough to stay warm, Luke gently sat o down on the ground and quickly wrapped his coat around Bo's small body. Luke sat down next to him and pulled Bo closer to him in an attempt to keep his young cousin warm. Bo had fallen asleep almost instantly after Luke sat down next to him. Luke gave a small sigh. The day hadn't gone exactly as he had hoped it would and right now all he was concerned with was getting Bo someplace warmer then the caves. Luke fell asleep about five minutes after Bo did.

Davis continued following the tracks. He soon realized where they were heading.

"The old Indian caves. That must be where they are." Davis said to himself. He got out his walkie-talkie.

"This is Deputy Davis Smith calling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, ya'll got yer ears on, come back."

'This is Sheriff Roscoooo P. Coltrane. How ya doin' there Davis, over."

"Well Sheriff, I got some good news. I think I may know where Bo and Luke are. Come back."

'That's great Davis, tell me where you are right now. Over.'

"I'm about five minutes away from the old Indian caves. I've been following some footprints that looks like they were made by a child. Over."

'Well you high tail it over to them caves and let me know what you find. I'll find Jesse and let him know. Over.'

"Roger that Sheriff. I'm gone." Davis continued towards the old Indian caves as fast as he could go in the ankle deep snow.

Rosco was once again following Jesse's footsteps. About five minutes after he got the news, he finally found Jesse again.

"Jesse! Hold up." Rosco said as he ran over to Jesse.

"What is it Rosco?"

"Davis just informed me that he may have found where Bo and Luke are."

"Well where did he say?" Jesse asked getting excited about the fact that he may find his nephews.

"He said that he was going to check out the old Indian caves and he said he would call in as soon as he knew for sure if he'd found them or not." Jesse gave a sigh of relief at the possible good news.

"Well let's get going that way in case he does find them." Jesse said as he started walking in the direction of the caves. Rosco quickly followed suit.

Davis finally made it to the caves and saw the tracks of snow that lead into the cave. He quickly walked inside and turned his flashlight back on and scanned the inside of the cave. After not seeing anything, he decided to go in further and look around for the boys. After walking in as far as he could, he noticed a medium sized shape that was neither rock nor animal in the corner of the cave. Davis quickly made his way over the spot and saw who it was. He was so relived to have found Bo and Luke.

"Bo, Luke. Can you hear me?" Luke slowly opened his eyes and looked around trying to figure out who had called his and Bo's names. When his eyes met Davis', Luke quickly felt relieved. Luke nudge Bo gently in the side to wake him up. Bo slowly opened his eyes and looked up at Luke, then almost instantly closed his eyes again.

"Bo, c'mon Bo. Ya gotta stay awake. We can finally go home Bo. Davis is here." Luke said weakly. Bo slowly opened his eyes again and this time managed to keep them open. He looked around and slowly let everything come into focus.

"Wh-where are w-we Luke?"

"We're in the old Indian caves and Davis is here." Luke said gently. Bo looked up and his blue eyes met with Davis' dark brown eyes.

"Hey there kiddo. Ready to go?" Davis asked. Bo nodded his head.

"Just let me tell Rosco." Davis said as he got out his walkie-talkie.

"Deputy Smith to Sheriff Coltrane, ya'll got yer ears on, come back."

'This is Sheriff Coltrane. Any luck?'

"Yes sir Sheriff. I got me two little ducklings over here at the old Indian caves. They are pretty cold, but other then that they appear to be fine. Over."

'That's great Davis. I got Jesse with me and we'll be there as soon as we can. Over.'

"Thank you Sheriff. I'm gone." Davis put his walkie-talkie away and took off his coat. He sat down on the ground and picked Bo and Luke up and sat them on his lap. He then put his coat around both of them and did his best to keep them as warm as possible until Rosco and Jesse got there.


well that's that. i'm so glad that someone finally found those boys. please R&R now! thank you!