Swamp Molly Chapter Three

Luke brought the General to a shaky halt at the Hazzard Pond, one of his and Bo's favorite places to go fishing.

Inside the car, Luke just sat there with tears running down his face.

He just couldn't believe that Bo was dead, or that Uncle Jesse didn't even attempt to save him!

It was just unbelievable!

Nearly choking on his tears, Luke managed to climb out of the General and walk over to the little log that sat by the shore that had been a sort of make shift chair for both him and Bo for so long.

Gulping, Luke sat down on the log and buried his head in his hands.

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At the hospital, the doctors gave Bo a once over, before they reported their findings.

No internal injuries or broken bones, just a slight concussion and some scrapes and bruises, nothing to be really concerned about.

Everyone gratefully smiled and let out the breath that they didn't know that they had been holding.

"Can we see'em now?" Uncle Jesse asked the doctor.

She nodded as she led everyone down the hall and to the hospital rooms which were on the ground floor.

"No he's still a little groggy from the painkillers, so don't expect him to be to coherent." The doctor warned.

Uncle Jesse nodded his head as the doctor stopped at room #4 and opened the door.

Inside on the bed to the right lay Bo, sound asleep.

His face was cleaner, his hair wasn't dripping wet and best of all he was alive!

Uncle Jesse had just stopped beside Bo when the all to familar footsteps of one Cooter Davenport was heard coming down the hall.

Turning, Uncle Jesse, Daisy and Cousin Alice watched as the Hazzard County mechanic and best friend of Bo and Luke's, popped his head into the room.

"Hey ya'all. I heard about what happened." Cooter said as he walked over and took a look at the sleeping Duke boy.

"Yeah, the doctor said that' Bo'd be jus' fine." Uncle Jesse replied.

With a slight smile, Cooter nodded his head before he took a good look around the room and noticed that something was different.

Someone was missing.

"Where's Luke?" Cooter asked.

Uncle Jesse then gave in and explained to Cooter what exactly had happened, which first made Cooter's eyes grow wide, then water slightly as the story ended.

"Then he took off, an' fifteen minutes later the ambulance pulled up." Uncle Jesse ended as he took a seat in the chair by Bo's bed.

The wheels in Cooter's mind started to spin as he thought of an idea.

He had to get Luke to come to the hospital, but first he had to track the man down and if Luke didn't want to be found, then it would be really hard to locate him.

Saying his goodbye's Cooter exited the hospital and ran for his truck.

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Luke sat staring at the water, wanting to wish his pain and heartache away, but he knew that it was impossible.

Reaching in to his back pocket, Luke took out his wallet and opened it up.

Looking in, Luke found the picture and dug it out.

As he stared at the picture of himself and Bo at the Boars Nest, the events of that day sprang into his mind.

He and Bo had just had a long day's work and had stopped off at the Boars Nest to have a nice cold beer, but inside there was a bar fight already in progress.

When Bo and Luke entered, Bo was smacked over the head with a full jug of ice cold beer, while Luke was punched in the stomach.

After blinking the beer out of his eyes, Bo quickly got into the fight.

Punching one man, while flipping another one into the beer glasses on the wall.

A pair of strong hands had grabbed Bo from behind, spinning him around to meet the barrel of a gun, but one lucky punch from a bystander, sent one man rolling towards the man with the gun.

The gun man dropped, allowing Bo the time to kick the gun away before he moved on to a new targer who was annoying Daisy, his cousin.

Daisy kept smacking the guy, who just wasn't taking the hint, so Bo spun him around and got a face full of ragged teeth and a silly grin on the drunk's face.

Bo didn't even hesitate as he punched the guy and threw him into the mess.

"You alright, Daisy?" Bo asked her.

"I am now." Daisy replied with a smile as she poured a cold jug of beer over a man who had just been about to attack Bo.

Bo then spun around, grabbed the guy and threw him over the bar!

It was then that Sheriff Rosco and Enos Strate broke up the fight, hauling several men to jail, and thanks to some fancy shuckin and jivin by Daisy, Bo and Luke weren't added to the list of jailbirds.

A hand on his shoulder broke Luke out of his reverie.

Looking up, Luke saw Cooter standing there right beside him with a worried look on his face.

Standing up, Luke shoved the photo into his pocket as he cleared his throat.

"Cooter?" Luke asked in a 'what are you doing here' tone of voice.

"Uncle Jesse an' Daisy need you at the hospital." Cooter said, point blank.

Luke just shook his head in silent refusal.

"Listen buddy," Cooter said, wrapping an arm around Luke's shoulders as he tugged the man towards the cars, "For one, Bo ain't dead, an' two he's been askin' fer you,"

Luke looked at Cooter with shock in his eyes, hardly believing what Cooter had said to him!

"Bo..is..."Luke stuttered as he tried to get the words out.

Cooter just nodded his head and watched as Luke let out a yeehaw that would have made Bo proud, and jumped into the General.

His destination, the hospital and his family.