Later that day Uncle Jesse and Daisy came over to Cooter's garage. It was about time for Bo and Luke to get the General and head out in the open.
"Everybody got the plan straight?" Luke asked.
When everybody nodded Luke couldn't help but smile.
"Are you sure you wanna do this?" Uncle Jesse asked.
Bo shook his head. "I don't wanna do this but what choice do I have?"
"Yeah, Uncle Jesse," Luke said. "The longer Benson and Hixx are out on the loose the greater chance innocent people could get hurt. We have to get them before something else bad happens."
Uncle Jesse nodded. "Okay, then do what you gotta do."
"Y'all be careful now," Cooter said as Bo and Luke climbed into the General.
When Bo and Luke were all set Daisy and Uncle Jesse opened the doors. Bo hit the accelerator and they went out of that garage like a bullet. The second they started heading out of town a light blue sedan started to tail them. That was exactly what Bo and Luke wanted to happen.
"Well, we've got a light blue sedan following us," Luke said looking out the back window.
Bo looked over his shoulder quickly. "Yep, that's him. That's the same car they put me in too."
"All right," Luke said. "Give him a chase."
Bo smiled. "You got it."
Without hesitation, Bo put the accelerator to the floor and took off down the road. He made a sharp turn around a corner and wasn't surprised when he saw that light blue sedan do the same thing. He started to smile even more when he saw that sedan try to catch up to them. He was having a little bit of fun having Benson chasing them. Suddenly, his fun was replaced by fear when he saw Benson stick his hand out the window and point a gun at the General. He started to lose control when he heard some gunshots ring out. Then he lost total control when one of the General's tires was shot out. Bo turned the wheel every which way to keep it on the road. The General went off the road and finally came to a complete stop as Benson pulled up beside them.
Bo and Luke climbed out of the General as Benson and Hixx got out of their car and held guns on the boys. Bo and Luke instantly put their hands up the second they saw the guns in Benson and Hixx's hands.
"Well, Luke, it's great to see you again," Benson said.
"I wish I could say the same thing for you," Luke answered.
Benson turned to Bo. "Well, Bo, you may have gotten away last night but you ain't getting away this time."
"Leave him alone, Benson," Luke ordered.
"You ain't giving out orders anymore, Luke," Benson told him. "You are no longer in the Marines."
"It's me that you want," Luke said. "Just leave Bo outta this."
"He's in it just as much as you are," Benson said.
At that second Luke kicked the gun out of Hixx's hands and gave him a good right punch across the face. Bo kicked the gun out of Benson's hands but Benson was faster than Bo and gave Bo a really hard punch across the face. He was a little dazed and he quickly recovered but not quickly enough. Benson picked up his gun, cocked it, and pointed it right at Bo's chest. The sound of the cocking of the gun made Luke look up to see Benson holding the gun on Bo.
"This is where we're gonna say good-bye," Benson growled.
Whatever happened next seemed like it happened in slow motion. Luke could see Benson's finger slowly pull the trigger. They rest was all a blur to Luke. But for Bo, he could remember it clearly.
Bo shut his eyes tight and waited for the pain to come. But before it came he felt something shove him hard to the ground as he heard the gunshot ring out. Bo lay on the ground wondering what had just happened. He felt no pain and he wondered why. It took him awhile to finally realize that he didn't get shot. But why? What had happened?
Bo looked to his side and he paled at what he saw. There was Luke laying on the ground bleeding from a wound on the lower right side of his body. Blood gushed out like a waterfall from the wound and turned his blue plaid shirt a very dark shade of red. Bo suddenly heard the sound of a car engine. He looked up and saw Benson and Hixx take off down the road. Bo wanted nothing more than to go after them but Luke needed him right now. Bo got up and scrambled over to Luke. The scary thing was that Bo didn't know much about first-aid that Luke did but he did know to put pressure on the wound and that's exactly what he did.
Luke's eyes were closed and his face was as white as snow.
"Luke, wake up," Bo said quietly. "Please wake up."
Bo's prayers were answered and Luke just opened his eyes a crack. Seeing Luke like this and in so much pain made tears some to Bo's eyes. He tried to hold his tears back but his emotions overpowered him.
Luke slowly lifted his hand to Bo's face and wiped a tear away with his thumb.
"You all right, Bo?"
Bo slowly nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine, but you ain't."
"I will be okay," Luke said softly. "I'll be okay."
From there, everything was a total blur. Bo called for an ambulance on the CB and rode with them to the hospital. The only problem was the dreaded wait in the waiting room.