Bo and Luke were arguing about nothing in particular all the way back to the farm. After Bo parked the General in his usual spot next to Jesse's pickup, they climbed out of the windows and went inside. Jesse was inside sitting in his favorite chair, reading the paper. Luke and Bo were still arguing about nothing in particular. Jesse put his paper down when he heard his nephews going on about something.
"What are you two bickering about now?"
"Um, that's a good question." Bo said.
"Yeah, I forget." Luke said. Jesse just rolled his eyes and picked his paper back up.
"So when are you two leavin'?" Jesse asked.
"Well, we was planning on leaving tomorrow mornin' after breakfast. We wanna get an early start since it's gonna take us a day or two to get there." Bo said.
"Yeah, but with lead foot here, we could end up getting there in under an hour." Luke said sarcastically, pointing to Bo.
"Cute." Bo said.
"Okay, but you two best remember what I've said about the speed limits, especially up north. I hear the law up there ain't too friendly. And they's a heck of a lot smarter then Rosco and Cletus." Jesse said.
"Yes sir." Both boys said in unison.
"We best get packing. Won't have any time tomorrow." Luke said.
"Yeah then you two have to get yer chores done. You didn't do them this morning." Jesse said. Bo and Luke looked at each other then to their uncle.
"Okay Uncle Jesse. We'll get our stuff packed, then we'll the chores done." Bo said. Jesse nodded at Bo and Luke. Both boys went into their room to start packing.
Meanwhile in town Boss had handed Rosco a small bag.
"Rosco, I want you to put this bag somewhere on the Duke's property. And do it without getting caught!"
"Um, Boss, what's the bag for again?"
"Don't worry about it right now you dipstick! Just do as you're told, or I'll take your badge!" Boss threatened. Rosco started to mumble something under his breath as he walked out of Boss' office. Boss waited until he was sure Rosco was gone, before he went to his safe. He put the combination in, and opened the thick steel door. He reached inside and pulled out a map of Hazzard County. Boss took it over to his desk and spread it out. Taking a permanent marker out of a draw on his desk, Boss circled several places on the map.
"Hehehe, soon I'll have the Duke farm then getting the other farms around the area will be as easy as pie! Then I can finally start construction on my mall!" Boss said to himself happily.
Rosco had just come on Old Mill Road, the same road the Dukes live on. He had been mumbling under his breath the whole way.
"Oh, one of these days that fat mellow muffin is gonna get what's comin' to him." Rosco said as he was parking his patrol car out of sight from anyone one who might be driving by. Quickly, but as carefully as Rosco could manage, he snuck over to the big brown barn on the Duke's property. Going inside through the back of the barn, Rosco found a good spot to hide the bag.
After he hid the bag, he turned to leave, but instead ended up knocking things over startling Maudine the mule. Rosco not paying attention to what he was doing backed up to the stall door. Accidentally hitting the latch with his hand and somehow unlocking it, he fell backwards on the ground while Maudine took off outside. Rosco sat up and put his hand on his hat.
"Oh, that was a horrendous crash." Rosco said as he stumbled when he stood up. Not wanting to take any chances of being caught, Rosco took off out of the barn. Running as fast as he could, he made it back to his patrol car unseen. He got in and took off down the road.
After they finished packing, Bo and Luke carried their suitcases outside to the General as Luke was putting his suitcases in the trunk, Bo noticed Maudine running loose in the yard.
"Oh boy, looks like Maudine got loose again." Bo said. Luke looked up and saw the old mule walking around the yard, the chickens scattering in every direction to keep from getting stepped on.
"We better go catch her." Luke said as he put his last suitcase in the trunk. Bo put his in and closed the trunk. Bo and Luke walked towards Maudine, only to find her dodging them when they got to close.
"Looks like we're gonna have to catch her the hard way, cause she ain't going to do it the easy way." Luke said.
"Yeah, so let's get goin'" Bo said in agreement. Luke went to the barn door and grabbed the old rope off the hook that they used in case Maudine ever got out. Bo started running after Maudine when she saw the rope that Luke held. She knew from past experiences what that rope meant, and after the scare she got from the sheriff, she wasn't about to go back in there.
"Come here!" Bo yelled. Luke was ahead of Bo, who was starting to lag behind a bit, but didn't realize it. Luke had almost managed to get the rope around Maudine's neck, but missed when the large animal took off running. Maudine changed directions and was running towards Bo. Bo jumped out of her way just in the nick of time. He sat on the ground panting.
"You okay Bo?" Luke yelled from the other side of the yard.
"Yeah…I'll be…alright as…soon as I catch…my breath…" Bo said, still trying to catch his breath. "Man, I must be…outta shape…" Bo said to himself. After catching his breath again, he rejoined Luke who had once again almost caught the run away mule.
"Maybe we should get Uncle Jesse to help us." Bo suggested.
"Yeah maybe, but let me try again. See if you can chase her back my way. I'll try to lasso her again." Luke said.
"Okay. Be right back." Bo said as he walked towards Maudine again. Maudine saw the blonde Duke coming her way, and took off again. Bo took off at a sprint and soon managed to catch up to the mule that was only trotting. Maudine changed directions again and ran towards Luke. Luke had the lasso ready and when she came close enough, he threw the rope and managed to get it over her head.
"Finally, C'mon you dang mule." Luke said as he got a hold of Maudine's halter. Luke took Maudine back into the barn and put her back in her stall. He then noticed the mess that Rosco had made.
"No wonder you didn't want to be caught." Luke said to Maudine. "We'll just have to clean this up after we get done with our chores." Luke said to himself as he walked out of the barn. He walked over to Bo who was hunched over with his hands on his knees, trying to catch his breath.
"You okay, cuz?" Luke asked as he put his hand on his cousin's back.
"Yeah…I'll live…"
"Looks like you need to get back into shape. Yer letting yerself go." Luke joked. Bo stood up to his full 6' 3" height. He then play punched Luke in the arm and gave him a dirty look.
"What?" Luke asked innocently. "It's the truth."
"Yeah, so? You give your mouth a major workout every day. You don't know when to let it rest." Bo said.
"Ya know that didn't make any sense."
"Whatever. Let's just get our chores done."
"Oh yeah, almost forgot to mention, the barn we're gonna have to clean up." Luke said.
"Whatever." Bo said as he and Luke got started on their chores.
After they got the barn cleaned up, and their chores done, both boys went inside to clean up.
"Hurry up and get cleaned up, it's almost time to eat." Jesse said as Bo and Luke walked past.
"Yes sir." They both responded at once. After they got cleaned up, all three of them sat down at the table.
"Where's Daisy?" Luke asked.
"She has to work 'til midnight tonight. So I'm just gonna put her dinner in the fridge." Jesse said.
"Okay." Luke answered. Bo seeing that his uncle and cousin were distracted reached for a roll. Jesse having the yes of a hawk saw Bo reaching across the table and smacked his hand with a spoon. Bo pulled his hand back, but not after grabbing a roll.
"Bo, one of these days yer gonna do that and your gonna be hurtin' afterwards." Luke said. Bo looked at Luke and gave him a dirty look.
"Boy's no arguing at the table."
"Sorry Uncle Jesse." Luke said.
"Yeah sorry." Bo said. Jesse nodded and bowed his head. Bo and Luke saw their cue to do the same and bowed their heads. Jesse said grace and then they began to eat.
"Oh boy, this is really great Uncle Jesse." Bo said as he took a bite of chicken.
"Yeah this is the best I've ever had before." Luke agreed.
"Thank ya. Glad to hear you like it." they spent the rest of the time talking about the days activities. After dinner, they all decided to hit the sack since they would be getting up early the next day. After saying their good nights, Bo and Luke retreated to their room. After changing into their night clothes, they got in their own beds and stayed awake talking about what they planned to do once they got to Ohio. After about an hour of talking, they finally went to sleep.
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