When Bo, Luke, Yeller, and Johnny got back to the farm they were all surprised to see a blue sedan sitting in front of the house next to Dixie.
"Huh, I wonder who's here. It's not like Uncle Jesse to have company over and not tell us." Luke said. Bo looked out the windshield and saw the blue sedan that Luke was talking about.
"I dunno, but for some reason that car looks familiar." Bo said as Luke pulled in the drive.
"Yeah yer right. I think I've seen that car before but I can't remember where and when." Luke agreed. Luke parked the truck in its usual spot next to the General Lee and the barn. Johnny parked his blue two door Mustang behind the pickup. Luke got out to help Bo out of the truck. Once Bo was out of the truck he wheeled himself inside the house with Yeller close behind. Johnny looked at the yeller dog in amazement.
"Wow that sure is a loyal dog your cousin's got there."
"Yeah and he's smart as heck too. He saved Bo's life." Johnny looked at Luke as he started making his way to the house after his cousin. Johnny followed Luke inside. Luke and Johnny were greeted by several all too familiar faces. One was that of Jesse the other Daisy, and the last was a rather unexpected one. Standing behind Jesse talking to Bo and petting Yeller was none other then Waylon Jennings. Luke and Johnny were both surprised.
"Well what a surprise. I didn't think I'd be seeing you for a long time. How's everything goin' Waylon?" Luke asked trying to contain his excitement. The last time anyone had seen Waylon in town was when Boss Hogg was trying to get Waylon's mobile museum and then sell it back to him for ransom. But that had been almost two years ago.
"Well everythin' is fine. I heard about the accident that Bo was in and I just had to come and visit and see how everyone was doin'." Waylon said.
"Well if'n it isn't good ol' Johnny Cash. I ain't seen you in forever. So how's life been treatin' ya?"
"Well I've been pretty good Waylon. Just drivin' through town and decided to pay a visit. Not to mention I need the help of the Dukes." The Dukes all looked at each other confused.
"What kind of help do you need, Johnny?" Luke asked.
"Well ol' Boss Hogg is up to his old tricks again. And I was wondering if maybe you guys could help me that is if'n ya'll don't mind."
"Sure we would help ya. What kind of problem is that fat little meadow muffin givin' ya?" Bo asked. Jesse pointed a finger at his youngest nephew telling him to watch his mouth in front of the guests.
"Well Boss Hogg is tryin' to steal my latest album that hasn't been released yet and try to sell it on the black market. And I need someone who has experience in dealing with ol' Boss Hogg and his sheriff. And the first family I thought of was the Dukes. You guys are the best at setting that fat meadow muffin, as you called him, straight. Even though it's always temporary."
"Well shoot we can help ya there. Just tell us what we gotta do and we'll do it the best we can." Luke said.
"Yup. We'll try our best at not letting Boss get his hands on yer albums. Duke's honor." Bo agreed.
"Thank you all so much. I don't know how I can repay you for yer help." Johnny said, thankful the Dukes agreed to help him out.
"Don't mention it Johnny. 'Sides what are old friends for?" Jesse said. The conversation was cut off by the sound of growling. Everyone in the room turned their attention to Bo. Bo sat there looking at everyone, his face beet red.
"Ummm….What's for dinner?" Bo questioned jokenly. Everyone started laughing at the youngest Duke. Jesse excused himself to go fix something to eat. He decided to surprise everyone with something special. While Jesse was fixing dinner, Luke was showing Johnny and Waylon to the guest room. Bo was busy outside collecting eggs for the surprise that Jesse was fixing with Yeller in tow. Bo had suddenly remembered that he didn't see his sister anywhere.
"Hmmm… I wonder where Jess is. I haven't seen her yet." Bo said to Yeller. Yeller looked at Bo and then went back to doing whatever it was he was doing while Bo was getting the eggs. After he got the eggs, Bo and Yeller made their way inside. Jesse was inside waiting for the eggs when Bo and Yeller came back in.
"What kept ya Bo?" Jesse asked thinking Bo might've had some trouble getting the eggs.
"Huh? Oh nothin' I was just thinkin' is all."
"Oh, what about?"
"I just remembered that I didn't see Jess earlier is all and I was wondering where she was."
"Oh she's at work. Daisy had the day off. She should be getting back in about an hour."
"Okay. Is there anything else that you want me to do?" Bo asked his uncle.
"There is one thing you can do now."
"What's that?"
"You can go and rest for awhile. You still shouldn't be doin' much yet."
"Okay Uncle Jesse. C'mon Yeller. I'm sure Luke won't mind doin' my chores a little longer. See ya Uncle Jesse." Bo wheeled himself out of the kitchen and headed into the living room to see what everyone else was up to. Yeller was close behind Bo following him into the living room. Luke, Waylon, and Johnny were all talking about something that Bo could only guess on. Luke was the first one to notice Bo come in.
"Hey there Bo, what've you been up to?" Luke asked.
"Nothin' I just went out and collected some eggs for Uncle Jesse, then he told me to go rest for awhile, but I'm not tired."
"Well you don't gotta go to sleep. I think he meant not to do any work." Luke said.
"Yeah I guess yer right. I guess that means I don't gotta do my chores does it?" Bo said, a big grin appearing on his face. Luke looked at Bo and just rolled his eyes.
"Bo, you know yer gonna get fat not helping out and making everyone do yer work." Luke teased.
"Well it's not my fault. Blame that crazy driver that ran me an' Yeller off the road."
"What was that?" Luke asked not believing what Bo had said.
"I said to blame that crazy driver that ran me an' Yeller off the road."
"Why in the world didn't you tell anyone before?"
"I dunno. I just never thought much about it after it happened."
"Bo that was stupid. Whoever it was that ran you off the road may still be out there somewhere. You should've told someone."
"Geez, I'm sorry. You wouldn't think much about it either if you had been in my position."
"How do you know what I would've done. You ain't me. I know I would've told someone about it so that they could find the guy who did it and arrest them."
"Well you weren't told that you probably won't ever be able to walk again, now were you?" Bo asked Luke as a lone tear escaped his eye.
"Well at least I would've told someone about the person driving me off the road, instead of letting them go just so that they could do it again to someone else." Luke said nearly yelling at Bo.
"I don't have to stay here and listen to you lecture me about something like that. I'm outta here." Bo said as another tear made its way down the side of Bo's face. Bo turned around and wheeled himself out of the living room and out the front door. Yeller wanted to follow Bo, but he knew that Bo wanted to be alone. Yeller began to whine as Luke realized what he had done. He excused himself from the living room and ran outside as fast as he could. Johnny and Waylon looked at each other, not sure what to say.
boy i sure would hate to be Luke right now. he probably feels lower then a snakes belly. ya'll stick around ya hear? please R&R!