Chapter 4: Two Lost Sheep and a Lost Hogg
It had been almost twenty four hours since the twister, and Luke's condition was slowly deteriorating. The Hannover's tried all they could to help Luke, but without any transportation or any kind of communication, they couldn't get him the proper help it wasn't looking to good for him. Luke still wasn't sure who he was or where he lived, and the only time he ever woke up, was to try to eat something, or to take care of personal business.
It pained Mary and George deeply having to watch the young man suffer and them not being able to help him in any way. While Mary was fixing breakfast and George was outside picking up more trash and other items, a dark blue sedan pulled up the drive way. Not expecting company, George grew curious as to who was visiting. Going over to greet the unexpected arrival, as he got closer to the car, he could just barely see who it was.
"Why Sara Beth, what are you doing here?" George asked.
"Hey big brother, I heard about the twister and I just had to see if you and Mary were alright."
"Yes we're fine, but I'm glad you're here."
"Oh, why is that?"
"Follow me and I'll show you." George said as he led his sister into the house. Mary heard someone come in, and went to see who. She was surprised and happy to see her sister-in-law and best friend, Sara Beth.
"Sara Beth, I'm so glad to see you." Mary said as she gave Sara Beth a hug. Returning the hug, Sara Beth turned to her brother and his wife still wondering what George wanted to show her.
"George, what was it that you wanted to show me?"
"Oh, yes that's right, c'mon."
"Alright." Sara Beth said as she followed George into the living room where Luke had been staying. At first Sara Beth didn't see Luke lying on the couch, but after a minute, she finally noticed him.
"Oh, who's this?"
"We're not sure. We found him yesterday in the backyard after the twister. We need to get him to the hospital, cause he may have a head injury." George explained.
"Oh, well let's get him into my car and we'll take him to Tri-County Emergency." Sara Beth said. Nodding, George walked over to Luke's side.
"Hey there son, we're gonna get ya to a doctor now. My sister here is gonna help us." Luke slowly opened his eyes and looked at George. George carefully helped Luke out to Sara Beth's car. Once Luke was settled in the car, Sara Beth, George, and Mary got in and headed towards Tri-County Emergency.
Bo was still out of it and hadn't done so much as twitch a finger. Boss still hadn't been able to get a hold of Jesse to let him know he had found Bo, so he decided to stay at the nearest hotel to the hospital, even though he hated parting with the fifty dollars it cost to stay each night. Because the main road leading back into Hazzard was blocked from the twister, Boss didn't really have much of a choice but to stay in a hotel. Deciding to go see how Bo was doing to pass the time, Boss drove himself from the hotel to the hospital.
Once he was there, he got out of the car and walked inside and made his way to Bo's room. When Boss got to Bo's room, he saw Bo's doctor come walking out of the room, a frown on his face. Because the doctor was looking at his clipboard, he didn't see the short round man in white standing next to the door until it was too late. The doctor walked right into Boss, the doctor dropping his clipboard.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Mr. Hogg." Doctor Toole said apologetically as he bent down to retrieve his clipboard. Normally Boss would be steaming mad if someone ran into him, but because of the fact he was in a hospital, and from being concerned about Bo, he accepted the young doctor's apology.
"It's alright Dr. Toole," Boss said as he straightened his white suite up. "Is there something wrong?"
"Mr. Hogg, I'm concerned about Bo. He still hasn't responded to any of the tests we've done on him, which has us worried. Maybe if you try talking to him again, maybe he'll finally respond."
"Alright, thank you Doc." Boss said as he shook the doctor's hand. Boss walked inside of Bo's room and saw Bo lying on the hospital bed, several different machines hooked up to him. One to monitor his heart rate, another to monitor his breathing, and two different IVs coming out of his left hand. He also had two small tubes that were connected behind his head and went to his nose to help him get the correct amount of oxygen his body needed.
Boss was a bit surprised by all the machines that were in the room. The only sound inside the room that met Boss' ears, was the steady beeps, buzzes, and hums from the machinery and the slow, but steady drip of the IVs. Even though Boss and the Dukes were like enemies, whenever Boss had been in trouble, the Dukes were there to help him get out of the mess he had managed to get into. Pulling up one of the chairs in the room, Boss took a seat next to Bo's bed.
"You better wake up boy, or I'll tell yer Uncle Jesse that he let ya sleep in. and I know he wouldn't be too happy to hear that." Boss said to Bo. Boss was a bit surprised when he didn't get a response. He knew Bo was always the most energetic one of the two Duke boys and the one who tended to get himself and Luke into so much trouble. Even though Boss really hated it when the Dukes foiled one of his money making schemes, it hurt Boss somewhat to see one of them hurt. Boss spent the next hour or so talking to Bo, which was a very unusual thing for him to do.
Jesse, Daisy, Cooter, and a few friends of theirs had been searching all morning and late into the afternoon without any luck. They were about to head back to their homes to rest, when Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane came driving down the road towards the Dukes and Cooter. Slamming on his brakes and turning the wheel sharply to the right, Rosco managed to stop sideways in the middle of the road, right in front of the Dukes and Cooter. Slamming on their brakes to keep from hitting the side of Rosco's car, Jesse, Daisy, and Cooter got out of their cars after they stopped, and stormed over towards Rosco.
"Rosco P. Coltrane! What's the big idea stopping in the middle of the road like that?" Jesse yelled. When Rosco stepped out of his car, Jesse saw that Rosco didn't look to happy. Instead he looked extremely worried and upset.
"Jesse, the reason I stopped you is because I need yer help," Rosco managed to say. "Jesse, my lil' fat buddy has done gone missin' and I tried reachin' him on the CB and I've been all over this county tryin' to find him. He was supposed to be back yesterday." Rosco said on the verge of tears.
"Oh great, now Boss is gone missin' too." Jesse said depressingly.
"What do you mean missin' too?" Rosco asked curiously. Because Rosco had been out messing around, he hadn't heard about Bo and Luke going missing too.
"Rosco, we've been out since that twister it tryin' to find Bo 'n Luke. You haven't seen them by chance, have you?" Jesse asked hopeful that the sheriff had seen them somewhere safe and sound.
"No I can't say that I have seen them." Rosco said.
"Alright, if you see them, can you please let us know?"
"Sure thing Jesse."
"Thanks, we'll let you know if we see Boss." Jesse said as the group headed back to their vehicles. After Rosco pulled away, Jesse and Daisy took off behind him in the pickup, and Cooter followed them in his tow truck. Not only did they have to find the boys, but now they had to find Boss Hogg.
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