Burying a Friend: Chapter One:

The Dukes rushed over to the Davenport Place, and went quickly inside to see how their friend and her family are doing, and they want to offer their help, whenever they need it.

Lorraine was busy making all of the arrangements for Cooter's Funeral, and Nancy Lou Nelson, her Stepdaughter, saw her not stopping, and also she is not eating, so she made her a Turkey Sandwich, and some Tomato soup, her favorite, and she saw this and smiled, and said, "Thanks, Sugar", and then she ate it all, then Nancy nodded, and smiled, saying, "You're welcome", and then she said, "Why don't you take a nap? I can finish the arrangements", and Lorraine did not want to argue, and besides she is tired, and she gave Nancy Lou a kiss, and then went to her bedroom for a while to take a nap.

Bo, Jesse, and Luke pulled up to Davenport Place, in the "General Lee", their famous Orange Racing Stock car, along with Daisy and the girls in "Dixie", her prized Jeep, and sat there for a second, and thought sadly, that they wouldn't see their smiling friend coming outside to see them or do his car work, that he loves, and won't be at his workplace, "The Hazzard County Garage", they have to figure out what to do with the place, and they sadly got out of the famous Racing Car, and Jeep, and went to see their friend and her family.

Nancy Lou was finished with the arrangements, when the doorbell rang, and she sighed, and smiled when it was the Dukes, and she invited them in, and put a finger to her lips, indicating to be quiet, Lorraine is napping, and they went into the Living Room to talk, and Nancy Lou brought out some Lemonade, and Cookies, and they quietly had their conversation.

"How are you doing, Sweetie?" Daisy asked with a small smile, and Nancy gave a small smile back, and said, "As well as could be expected, Lorraine and Monica are the only things that are keeping me going", and then she was getting emotional thinking about her father, and Bo said to her, as he rubbed the small of her back, "Let it go, Baby", and she cried, and Luke and Daisy were feeling sad for her, and Bo let Jesse take over his spot, and he comforted her, while the Dukes watched, and listened as Nancy Lou give her emotional speech.

"I can't believe that he is dead, I mean we worked hard to get our relationship going strong, and we owed that to you", she said with a smile to her friends, and Pamela asked soothingly, "Who would do such a thing?" and Nancy Lou said exclaiming, "I don't know, that's what is driving me crazy!", and Kit comforted her, and said, "Everything is gonna be okay", and Luke said, "That's right, we are gonna find whoever is responsible, and make them pay personally", and the others agreed, and Nancy Lou calmed down and nodded, and they were interrupted all of sudden by Lorraine.

"I don't think so, Luke Duke, Cooter would have a fit from beyond the grave, if you and your family put yourself in danger, and I wouldn't forgive myself, and to me, you are family cause you treated Cooter like family, so as a concern family member, don't get hurt, and forget the plan you have brewing, let the Cops or the F.B.I. handle it, OK?" and the Dukes had their fingers crossed, and said in unison exclaiming, "OK!", and she invited the Dukes to supper, and they protested that they can't stay, but Lorraine and Nancy Lou were persistent, then Lorraine said to Kit, and Pamela, with a smile, "Would you help me and Nancy Lou with supper?", and the Duke girls smiled, and replied in unison, "Yes, Ma'am", and they went into the Kitchen, and Lorraine said to Bo, Daisy, and Luke, "See if you can get Monica out of her room, she hasn't been out of there, since we got the news of Cooter", and they told her that they would get her out of there, and they went upstairs to Monica's room, and Jesse told her that he would help too with supper, and Lorraine was grateful to her friends, and she and Jesse went into the Kitchen to help the girls prepare supper.

The Dukes were outside of Monica's room, and they loved the little girl like she was their own child, and they were her Godparents, and they carried that honor seriously, and they would do anything for her, and they snapped back to the Present, and they knocked on her door, and she said, "What's the secret password?" and Bo said with a smile, "Chocolate Marshmallow Sugar Cookies", and that earned them a laugh, and she said, "Come on in", and they entered her small bedroom.

Meanwhile, the girls insisted on that they can handle supper, and Jesse and Lorraine sat down at the table, and had a couple of beers, and enjoyed the sounds of the girls' laughter, and for once, there was no sadness around the Davenport place, and they were gonna have a pleasant evening for a change, and they were gonna remember Cooter the way he was, instead of being sad.

Monica smiled as her Godparents entered, and she exclaimed loudly with a smile, "Uncle Bo! Uncle Luke! Aunt Daisy! What are you doing here?" and Bo said with a smile exclaiming, "We are here to see you, Peanut!" he proceeded to tickle her and once they were calm, Luke said, "That's right, How's are our favorite girl doing?" and she said sadly, "My daddy is dead", and she cried, and went to Daisy, and Daisy comforted her, and said, "It's ok, Honey, it's ok to be sad, your daddy loves you to pieces, and he would've wanted you to be happy, and express your feelings, and we know how you feel, Sugar", and she looked up at them, and said shocked, "You do?" and Bo said, "Yeah, we were young, when we lost our parents", and Luke said, "We miss them too everyday, but we had our Uncle Jesse, and our Aunt Martha to take care of us, and we weren't alone", and Daisy said with a smile, "You aren't alone neither, you have your sister, your Mama, Us, and Uncle Jesse, and we love you to pieces", and Luke said, "Don't ever forget that, Honey", and Bo said, "If anything happens to you, your daddy would come back from the grave and haunt us forever", and everyone laughed, and Monica said, "That would sound like Daddy", and Daisy said, "What do you say, Sugar? Are you hungry? Can we go downstairs and eat?" and she smiled, and nodded, and they went downstairs to join the others, and have a fun evening for the first time in months.

The evening according to plan, and everyone was enjoying each other's company, and there was laughter at the table, everyone was telling their favorite story about Cooter, and Lorraine felt great, she also felt it was like it was like old times, and it did her kids some good too, and she knew that no matter what or what she says, the Dukes will avenge Cooter's death, and she knew that they won't listen to her, but she hoped that they would be careful, and not get hurt in the process.

It was early in the evening, and Smith was going over the plans for the new Shopping Center that was going in place of "The National Veteran's Museum", and he was happy that Cooter Davenport was dead, and he couldn't stop him, and he called in Steve, and Ben, and he said, "I want all loose ends gone, you done well so far, and I don't want any problems, so hustle back to Hazzard County", and the two gangsters said in unison, "Yes, Sir", and they went to make their arrangements for their newest assignment.

It was early in the evening also for the Dukes, and Davenports, and Bo said with a smile, "How about some Ice Cream at the Café?" Monica got excited, and asked, "Can we, Mama, we won't be out long", and Lorraine was hesitant, and then shook it off, cause she trust her friends, and said with a smile exclaiming, "Go on, Get out of here!", and she said to the Dukes, "I will give Jesse a ride home later on", and they thanked her, and Monica loved the "General Lee", so she went with Bo and Luke, and Kit, Pamela, and Nancy Lou went with Daisy in "Dixie", and the ride was pleasant all the way there.

The next following week was Cooter's Funeral Service, and the Press were kept away, and Rosco arranged a beautiful service for the beloved Mechanic, and everyone in Hazzard came, and paid their respects, and everyone left after the service, for a beautiful party at "The Boar's Nest", and Jesse took Lorraine, and her daughters ahead with Kit, and Pamela. Daisy, Bo, and Luke stood behind, and looked at their friend's fresh grave, and Luke said with anger inside of him, "Don't worry, Buddy, we are gonna get the Bastards, who did this to you, that's a promise!", and Bo said, "We are gonna take care of your family, until they can get back on their feet", and Daisy said, "Rest now, Cooter, you deserve it", and they shed a tear, and went to "The Boar's Nest" to talk to their Uncle, Kit, and Pamela, and let him know what they are planning on doing to avenge Cooter's death.

Once the party was under way, the Dukes came in, and took Jesse, Kit, and Pamela to the side to talk to them, and they made sure that the female Davenports were out of hearing range, and Luke said, "We are gonna go to Atlanta, cause that is where Cooter was for his meeting, and he shot on the route back here, and we are gonna find some evidence to help us", and Kit said, "We are coming", and Bo said in Parental mode, "Absolutely not, it's too dangerous!", and Luke, and Daisy agreed. Pamela said using her Aunt's famous expression, that she uses often, "We are so mad that we can spit nails, We are going", and Daisy, Luke, and Bo looked at each other, and said in unison exclaiming, "They're coming!", and Jesse said to them all in a commanding tone, "You be careful now, you hear!" and Bo, Luke, Daisy, and the Kids replied in unison exclaiming, "Yes, Sir!", and they focused on the party, and they were gonna tell the Davenports in the morning what they were gonna do.

End of: Burying a Friend: Chapter one:

Balladeer: Will the Dukes be successful? Will they find out the reason why Cooter was murdered? And would they end up the same way as Cooter? How will the next chapter turn out? Find out in the continuation of: Justice, Y'all!