Luke stopped at a roadside café. He got out a map from the glove compartment and studied it for a few minutes, before reaching into his shirt pocket and pulling out a piece of paper. Luke looked at the directions on it for a minute and then looked back at the map. Bo noticed what the little piece of paper had on it. Bo read it silently to himself. The paper had on it the directions to the theater and the name of it on there. Luke put the map and paper away and headed back onto the road. Bo took up looking out the back window once they started moving faster on the road.
Charlie had been waiting for nearly an hour for the Duke boys to arrive. He was just about to CB Chuck, when he noticed an orange car coming towards him.
"That must be them." Charlie said to himself. Looking in the rearview mirror, he made sure that his costume was straight and that he couldn't be recognized by Bo and Luke. Luke pulled the General to a stop next to Charlie's black Buick. Charlie stepped out of his car, as Luke got out. Bo didn't even bother to make any kind of a sign that he was going to get out. He just continued to look out the window. Luke saw Bo just sitting in the back, but didn't want to mess with him right now. Luke walked around to where Charlie was at.
"Howdy. I'm Luke Duke, and the guy in the car is my cousin Bo."
"Nice to meet you Luke. My name is Charles Dawson," Charles said as he shook hands with Luke. "Um, if you don't mind my asking, but why isn't your cousin getting out?"
"Oh, he's been in a bad mood all day. Right now we're both kinda mad at each other." Luke said. Charles nodded his head.
"I have instructions from my boss to bring you to his office. If you would please follow me, I'll show you the way." Charles said as he got back into his car. Luke nodded and slid across the hood to get to the driver's side faster.
"Do you have to do that?" Bo asked.
"Gotta problem with it? Well too bad. You'll get over it, if not then that's yer problem." Luke said as he started the General and followed Charles to the building that Chuck was at.
They arrived about a half hour later at a large old brick building that had a few boarded up windows, and quite a few cracks running up and down and sideways all over the outside. Getting out of the General, Luke's curiosity as to where they were at now sparked up.
"Hey Mr. Dawson, where are we exactly? Like what part of Ohio?"
"Oh why we're in Mansfield. Why you wondering for?"
"No reason. I'm going to go get Bo. I'll be right back." Luke said noticing that Bo was still in the General.
"Bo will you get yer lazy butt outta here?" The only response Luke got from Bo was a soft snoring sound. That told Luke that Bo had fallen asleep at some point during the half hour drive. Sighing, Luke reached in the window and reached into the backseat and started shaking Bo's shoulder.
"Bo, wake up, we're there." Luke said. Bo didn't even seem to hear Luke. He just turned over, his back now facing Luke. Sighing, Luke reached over to the steering wheel, and honked the horn. The first twelve notes of Dixie rang through the air. Bo jumped awake and fell off the seat.
"Dang it Luke! What was that for?"
"You fell asleep again, and wouldn't wake up the easy way like usual, so I had to do it the hard way, it was either that or me pull you out and drop you on the ground." Luke said as he turned around. Bo mumbled something under his breath as he struggled to sit up so he could get out. Luke turned to face Charles.
"Um, my boss is waiting for you inside." Charles said pointing to the old brick building behind him. Luke nodded and followed him inside. Bo climbed out of the window. His foot got caught on the door, causing him to loose his balance and fall. Bo landed on his bottom with a thump. Luke turned around when he heard Bo start yelling at the General.
"Bo, what the heck are you doing?" Luke asked confused by Bo's actions.
"What the heck does it look like I'm doing? I get woken up two different times in one day, and ain't neither one of them nice ways either. Then I go to get out and my foot gets stuck and I fall on my bottom. I'd swear this dang car's got a mind of it's own at times." Bo said standing up rubbing his now sore bottom as he walked over to where Luke was standing waiting impatiently for him.
"'Bout time you decided to catch up. I thought for sure I'd start to grow roots standing here waiting on you to catch up." Luke said teasingly. Bo just gave him a dirty look and walked through a set of big wooden doors. The inside of the building was in almost as the same condition as the outside. There were cracks that ran from the corners of the ceiling down to the middle of the wall, and some that went clear down to the floor. Even the floor had its share of cracks running around on it. There was an old staircase that ran from the floor that the trio was on to what looked like the top floor of the building. In truth, the building looked like it was about ready to be condemned.
"Right this way." Charles said as he started up the stairs. Luke and Bo hesitated for a moment before either of them made any kind of movement towards the stairs. The stairs seemed to creek and moan with each step the three men took up them.
"I don't like these here steps. They feel like they're gonna fall with each step, not to mention they feel like they're moving with each step." Bo complained.
"Bo, can you not complain about something for five minutes?" Luke said complaining himself.
"If you ask me yer the one complaining." Bo mumbled.
"Do you guys always argue?" Charles asked.
"No, we hardly ever argue, but here lately we have been doin' a lot of that here lately haven't we?' Bo said.
"Yeah, I guess we have. I've just been cranky I guess. I've had a headache since yesterday, but didn't say nothin' about it 'til today." Luke said.
"Well why didn't you say you've had a headache since yesterday? We could've stopped somewhere and gotten you something for it. You should've asked me to drive too." Bo said.
"Well you looked like you wasn't feelin' too good yerself. Not to mention last night and this morning you sounded congested. You was wheezing a little and you were snoring real loud like your nose was stuffy or something." Luke said.
"Really? I didn't even notice. My nose was kinda stuffy last night. But I feel fine. Still you should've asked me if I wanted to drive again." Bo said. Just as Bo finished talking, his stomach started a 'conversation' of its own.
"Sounds like someone's hungry." Charles said with a chuckle.
"Uh, yeah. I haven't eaten yet today. We did stop at a café thingy, but Luke didn't stop long enough to get anything. All he did was look at a map then drive off again."
"Well don't you worry none. I'm sure my boss will let ya'll go out to eat, heck he may even order you something and have it delivered here. That way you can save gas, but it's your choice. That is just a suggestion that I tell every person that stops by for auditions or some other kind of business." Charles told Bo and Luke.
"Thanks Mr. Dawson."
"Please Luke, just call me Charles. Sounds less formal."
"Okay, sorry 'bout the Mr. er, Charles." Luke corrected himself.
"That's quite alright. Come on, my boss is right this way." Charles said as he walked down a hallway with closed doors on each side.
"Say Luke, when did we get off the stairs?"
"Hmm, that's a good question. I guess we was so distracted by talking and yer noisy stomach that we didn't notice."
"Oh I guess yer right, but it's your fault that I'm hungry. If we'd have gotten something to eat at that café thingy then I wouldn't be hungry." Bo said breathing a little hard.
"Well you should've said something while we was there. I would've let ya go get something to eat."
"Well if I remember correctly, you said not to bug you."
"Just never mind, I don't feel like arguing right now." Luke said in a tone that left no room for argument. Charles didn't even seem to be listening to the cousin's argument.
"We're here. Please wait here for a second while I go let my boss know you're here." Charles said as he went into the room, closing the door behind him.
"Hey Chuck, them Duke Boys are here. And they seem to be buying it. And it maybe easier then we thought to get rid of them once and for all." Charlie whispered so Bo and Luke wouldn't hear their conversation.
"That's good to hear Charlie. What makes you say that you think they'll be easier to get rid of then we thought?"
"Well they said that they've been arguing for awhile. What I was thinking is that with them arguing, that they won't care what happens to the other."
"Charlie, I'm starting to like the way you think. Good job. Now go let our guests in."
"Right, oh one more thing, I told them that we would order them something to eat. What I thought we could do is put some sleeping pills in their food, and they'll be easier to get rid of. And we can do it faster."
"Good thinking Charlie. While I'm greeting our 'guests,' you can order their food and put the pills in their food." Chuck whispered.
"Alright Chuck. I'll go get them." Charlie whispered as he went to the door.
"Alright boys, my boss will see you now."
"Alright, c'mon Bo." Luke said as he walked in. Bo nodded and followed him in.
"Ah, so you must be Bo and Luke Duke. It's nice to meet you. I have been waiting for your arrival."
"It's nice to meet you, um…" Bo started.
"Oh how rude of me. My name is Mr. Bernie Stevenson."
"Oh, well it's nice to meet you Mr. Stevenson." Bo said.
"Please, just call me Bernie. I was told by Charles here that you boys haven't eaten yet today. Is that right?"
"Um, yeah, but we can just go get something at a restaurant or something." Luke said.
"Oh no, you are my guests, and I wouldn't be a very nice host if I didn't serve you dinner. Charles would you be so kind as to get our guests here whatever it is that they want to eat."
"Yes sir. Now what can I get for you boys?"
"Um, I'll just have a cheeseburger and a coke." Bo said.
"I'll just have a fish sandwich and a coke too." Luke said.
"Alright so that's one cheeseburger, one fish, and two cokes?"
"Yep, that's it. Oh I'll take a small fry too if that's not too much trouble." Bo said.
"Oh no trouble at all. No trouble at all." Charlie said as he left.
"Now while we wait for Charles to get back, let me show you to your rooms." Bernie said as he led Bo and Luke to two separate rooms.
About an hour or so later Charles came back with the food.
"Bernie, I'm back." Charles announced. Bo was the first one who met Charles, Luke and Bernie close behind.
"Here ya go, one cheeseburger, small fry, and coke," Charles said as he handed Bo his bag of lunch. "And a fish sandwich and coke for you." Charles said as he handed Luke his bag as well.
"Thanks a bunch Charles." Bo said.
"Yeah, thanks, um, how can we repay you?" Luke asked.
"Oh no need, you're the guests, we serve you. Otherwise we'd be rude. And that wouldn't be very friendly of us." Bernie said. Bo and Luke sat down and started eating.
"Hey, these ain't half bad. Pretty good, but they don't beat Uncle Jesse's cookin'. His is the best both sides of the Mississippi." Bo said as he took another bite of his cheeseburger.
"That's not very polite Bo. I think the food is mighty fine."
"Nu uh. Uncle Jesse's is better."
"This food is good too."
"So what are you saying? That Uncle Jesse's food is bad?" Bo asked getting slightly mad at Luke for talking bad about Jesse's cooking.
"I never said that."
"Well that's what it sounded like to me."
"Well you heard wrong, maybe you need to get your hearing checked."
"My hearing is jut fine thank you, maybe yer the one who needs to go back to manners school." Bo said gradually growing angrier by the minute. Chuck and Charlie just stood and watched the two cousin's argument go on. Soon both boys were flat out angry with each other.
"You know Bo, life is so much more peaceful without you around. I'm not getting into trouble."
"Well fine if you don't want me around, I'll just go get my stuff and hitch hike back to Hazzard. And I'll pack my stuff up there to and leave, then you won't have to worry about me getting you into trouble." Bo nearly yelled as he stood up to head to the door that lead out to the hallway that led his and Luke's rooms. A sudden dizzy spell hit Bo all of a sudden, causing him to stumble.
"Oh look at yerself, you can't even walk without tripping over your own feet." Bo didn't even hear Luke when he spoke because he was to busy tryin to the room to stop spinning. Bo slowly started to feel darkness try to creep into his mind and take over. Finally unable to fight the darkness anymore, Bo collapsed to the ground.
"Bo!" Luke grew instantly worried when his youngest cousin collapsed to the ground. But before Luke could reach Bo's side, he to fell to the ground unconscious.
"Good, them are some fast working pills you got there Charlie. Great job, now the sooner we get them outta here, the better. C'mon."
"Right Chuck." Both men started to carry Bo and Luke out to a waiting van that they planned to use to take the boys some place where they would be sure to be lost for a long time.
that's all folks! at least for now anyway. them two baddies are sure mean folk ain't they? please R&R! thanks a bunch!
A/N: In case any of ya'll got confused when the bad guys names changed, thats just so Bo and Luke don't know their real names and find out who Chuck and Charlie really are. Also i will be writing about how Bo and Luke got mixed up withCharlie and Chuckas soon as this story is finished.