Luke put his ear to Bo's chest and listened. Bo wasn't breathing. He breathed twice into Bo's mouth, filling his lungs with air. He was just about to start CPR when Bo started to cough.

"Bo? Hey, Bo, it's okay. I'm here, Bo," said Luke.

Bo opened his eyes and looked around in terror.

"Luke? Where are ya? Where am I? Luke!"

"Shh, Bo. I'm here," answered Luke softly.

"Luke? I can't see, Luke! Ev'rythin's black…. Luke? What's wrong with me?" asked Bo, shaking in fear.

Luke didn't answer. He could hardly bring himself to move. Bo? Blind? Luke shook his head. This couldn't be happening. Not to Bo.

"Luke? Where are ya, Luke? Luke, please don't leave me here! Please?"

Luke sat beside Bo, cradling the younger boy in his arms.

"I'm here, Bo… I'm here."

Bo's hands found their way around Luke's neck and he buried his face on Luke's strong shoulder. Sobbing, he cried out, "Why, Luke? Why can't I see?"

Luke felt tears tracing from his own eyes. He wiped them away and spoke tenderly to Bo, gently rubbing his back.

"It'll be okay, Bo. I seen somethin' like this a couple o' times in the Marines. It's probably just temporary. You must've taken quite a blow to yer head."

Bo sobbed quietly for a moment. He lifted his head and looked in the direction of Luke voice. "But what if…"

Luke looked into Bo's baby blue eyes. His heart sank at the thought of those eyes never seeing again. "We'll cross that there bridge when we come to it. First thing we gotta do is find out where the heck we are and get ya back on yer feet."

"Luke… I'm scared."

"I know," whispered Luke, "but I'm here, buddy. I'm right here."

Whoo-eee, I sure didn't see that one comin'. Ya know, Luke always was the smart one... I sure hope he's right this time, 'bout Bo's blindness being temporary.


Meanwhile Daisy and Jesse were making tracks all over Hazzard County, asking everyone they saw if they had seen hide or hair of Bo or Luke.

"Any luck, Daisy?" asked Enos as Daisy skidded to a stop in front of the Boar's Nest.

Daisy shook her head quietly. Her cheeks were streaked with mascara from her crying, but Enos thought she was still the most beautiful creature to walk the earth. "It's like they and the general just disappeared into thin air."

"How's Uncle Jesse holdin' up?"

"He ain't givin' up. He's sure they'll turn up like they always do…" Daisy's voice trailed off.

"How 'bout you, Daisy? How you doin'?"

Daisy sighed. "Somedays I'm ok. Then there's days like today… I'm not so good today, Enos."

Enos hugged her tightly. "We'll find 'em, Daisy. We will."

Daisy nodded her head sadly. She wanted to believe that. The question was whether or not she could.


After Bo had eaten what he could of the soup, he fell asleep once more, worn out by sickness and shock. Luke felt his forehead. It was still warm, though perhaps not as much as before. Luke pulled the blankets up around Bo's neck and sat beside him on the bed. He didn't know what to do. He certainly couldn't leave Bo to go find help. But help he had to find. He pushed his cousin's blond hair back out of his face, gently brushing his hand across Bo's eyes as he did so. A tight knot formed in his stomach. What if he was wrong and it was permanent? What would Bo do? Luke shuddered at the thought of it. "It's gotta be ok. It's gotta." He knelt beside Bo's bed, took his cousin's hand in his own, and prayed like never before.

Now friends, I hope ol' Luke has some strong knees, 'cause I got the feelin' he's gonna be on 'em a while.

Okay. Y'all know the routine. Let's try for a record. So far, the most reviews I ever had on one chapter is 15. Are you up for the challenge? If so, you know what to do! -Jordyn