Spittin' Image
Chapter 7
The three vehicles skidded to a stop in front of the Boars Nest and three of the men hurriedly entered the building, shortly followed by Jon who had a hard time getting out the General. The blonde haired man followed his new friends up to the counter where Daisy was pouring a beer into a pitcher and she looked up and smiled at the men. "Well hey fellas, what'll it be?"
"Daisy, we need your help," Luke answered.
Daisy looked at the four of them and saw the slightly troubled expressions that were on their faces. "What's goin' on?" she asked as she placed the pitcher on the bar.
"Rosco's gonna ship Bo off ta the county jail on some trumped up charges and we need ta stop that from happenin'."
Daisy's own face took on a puzzled air as she stared at the nervous blond man in front of her. "Luke, have y'all gotten into Uncle Jesse's shine? Bo's standin' right there."
"Uh Daisy," Cooter interrupted, "that ain't Bo."
Daisy sighed in frustration at the bad joke she thought that they were trying to pull. "Come on, fellas. I'm busy right now and I don't have time for your little games."
"They're not jokin' Daisy," Uncle Jesse spoke up. "This here fella ain't really Bo. His name is really Jonathan Kent. Jonathan, this is my niece Daisy, Bo and Luke's cousin."
Daisy now knew for a fact that they weren't joking with her because of what her uncle just said. She stared hard at Jonathan before her eyes widened in realization that the young man in front of her wasn't her little cousin after all. "Uh hey there, Jonathan."
Jonathan stood there enraptured by the sight of the pretty bar maid that was behind the counter, his jaw hanging wide open. It was Cooter's elbow to his ribs that finally shook Jonathan loose. "Uh, hi there?" the blond haired man stammered out, his voice pitching higher. He ignored the snort of laughter that came from the mechanic and the protective glares that came from Luke and Uncle Jesse.
"Hey Sugar, nice ta meet ya," Daisy giggled at the look of embarrassment on Jonathan's face.
"Daisy, we really could use your help," Luke reminded her, breaking her attention off of Jonathan.
"Sure Luke, what do ya need?"
"Like I said, Rosco's shippin' Bo off to the county jail so we need to stop him and get Bo before it's too late."
"Just how did Bo get into so much trouble this time?" Daisy asked and noticed the guilty look on Jonathan's face. "You did it to him, didn't ya, Jonathan?"
Jesse could see his niece's hackles rising in accusation and stopped her before her protective nature of Bo got their young visitor really in trouble…with her. "Not on purpose, Daisy, and it's a long story. Suffice it to say, we don't have time to explain it right now," he said as he looked at his watch. "Now according to Emma Tizdale, she called me again whiles we were on our way here, ta let me know that Rosco was waitin' for Enos ta help escort him and Bo. Enos most likely has gotten back ta town by now so we better get a move on if'n we want ta catch 'em."
Cooter's face lit up with excitement. "There's only one road for them ta take and that's Old Jacob's road. We could lay in wait for them at Junction Crossin' and "POW", box them in and grab Bo."
"Let's get a move on then," Luke ordered as he headed for the door.
Daisy went to follow the others but stopped and turned around. "Hey Jerry, Bo's in trouble. I'm gonna help. Be back as soon as I can." Jerry nodded and waved as she continued to make her way out the door knowing there was no way he was going to stop her.
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Bo Duke sighed as he sat in the back of Rosco's patrol car, frustrated that the ornery lawman would not listen to him. He couldn't understand where the Sheriff had come up with all these charges to pin on him when he hadn't seen the man in over two days, but Rosco was adamant that the youngest Duke had indeed committed all these infractions. He also didn't understand what had happened to Luke. He knew that Ms. Tizdale went looking for his cousin to tell him what had happened, and if she couldn't find Luke, she would have surely called Uncle Jesse, but for some reason nobody showed up, so here he sat in the back of the patrol car watching Junction Crossing go by.
Bo's frown, however, quickly turned to a grin when Cooter's tow truck came barreling down the road and pulled up in front of the patrol car and suddenly stopped. "Judas Priest on a pony! Where in the world did he come from?" Rosco cried out as he slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting the back of the truck.
Behind them, Enos managed to stop in time but found himself boxed in on either side by Jesse's truck and Daisy's Roadrunner, not allowing him to go anywhere. The deputy was effectively distracted when Daisy slipped to the passenger seat of her car and leaned out the window causing Enos' eyes to widen in delight. "Hey ya, Daisy!" he said as a goofy grin appeared on his face.
"Hey ya, Enos. Lovely day, ain't it?" Daisy smiled back knowing that she had the man's undivided attention.
"Uh, yeah, yeah it is," Enos stammered back, his eyes never quite reaching Daisy's face.
Realizing that this was his big chance, Bo reached forward with his cuffed hands and pulled Rosco's hat down over his eyes, temporarily blinding the sheriff before jumping out of the car and being grabbed by Cooter.
Cooter, pulled the youngest Duke towards his truck and pushed him inside and down onto the floorboards before covering him with an oil-stained blanket. "Stay down and out of sight 'til I tell ya it's okay," he ordered before grabbing the CB handle. "All right Lukas, it's show time!" the mechanic called out as he jumped back into his truck laughing.
Rosco finally managed to free himself from his hat just in time to see the General Lee racing by with the two Duke boys inside. "Ijit!" Looking in his rear view mirror, the sheriff saw that Enos was still being distracted by Daisy Duke. "Enos, you dipstick, Bo Duke is getting away. After him!" Rosco yelled, successfully getting his deputy's attention.
Cooter sat there and watched as the two patrol cars sped past and chased the General down the road, chuckling over the latest shuck and jive they had just pulled on the Hazzard Police force. He continued to watch until his attention was diverted by a movement beside him. "Hey Cooter, is it safe to come up yet?" Bo asked from his cramped hiding space.
"Oh, oh yeah, come on up now, Buddyroe," Cooter grinned removing the blanket and helping Bo to sit up.
"What's goin' on?" Bo questioned as he looked to find that Rosco and Enos were no longer around and that Daisy and Uncle Jesse were now standing beside the tow truck. "Where's Luke?"
"He's out savin' your bacon from Rosco and Enos," Cooter chuckled.
Bo turned worried eyes to his uncle. "But what's goin' on? Why is Rosco after me so badly? I didn't do nothin', Uncle Jesse…honest."
"I know ya didn't, Bo and there is a good explanation for all of this confusion too," Jesse replied, wanting to calm his nephew down.
"There is?" Bo asked in surprise.
"There is but it's best that we get somewhere safer than out in the open here. Cooter, get him to still sight number four like we agreed upon earlier with Luke and we'll explain everthin' ta ya there."
Before Bo could ask anything else, Cooter started up the truck and was heading for the still sight with Jesse and Daisy close behind.