Chapter 6

Bo and Luke's blindfolds were removed to reveal they were handcuffed to a post. On the post next to them Brooke was handcuffed.

"Brooke!" Bo said in surprise.

"Well you took your sweet time." she said sardonically. "Nice job on rescuing me by the way."

"Any idea where we are?"

"No. So Hughie's got you to? Did he mention what he's up to?"

"No, why would he." Luke said, struggling with the handcuffs. He stopped seeing a little bit of despair on her face. "He told you?"

"Yeah he did."

The next morning, newly appointed Sheriff Cletus met Boss Hogg at the Sheriff Station in Hazzard. "Cousin Boss have you looked outside?"

"No, why?"

"Look at town square." Boss came to the window and looked.

"If I didn't know any better I'd say that's a hangman's platform. Now sheriff don't get distracted, we need a way to catch Hughie Hogg."

Xavier was roaring down a road on his bike, he couldn't believe it. He was searching for Brooke, Bo and Luke now. He was worried he'd underestimated Hughie and hoped it wasn't going to cost him.

"Xavier, Xavier!" came Daisy's terrified voice over the CB.

"Daisy, what's the matter."

"It's Hughie… his men…they broke down the front door." Daisy's voice was moving fast towards sobbing.

"Are you ok?"

"I-I'm fine, but-but Alicia-"

Xavier's entire body turned to ice. "What happened to Alicia?"

"They grabbed her, I tried to stop them but one pointed a gun in my face."

"I'm on my way back, stay where you are." Xavier spun his bike around and pulled the left brake as hard as possible, trying to get to Hazzard as fast as possible. "Shepherd, Cooter? You guys catch that?"

"Yeah we heard, we're on our way also." Jesse said sounding furious.

"I heard to." Rosco's voice came over the CB. "If we all come in from different directions, we can catch Hughie in town."

"We don't have time." Xavier said. "Just get to town on the double."

A huge crowd gathered in the town square. 5 people stood on the raised platform that now turned out to be a hangman's platform. Bo, Luke, Brooke, and Alicia were all handcuffed while Hughie put a noose around their necks. "Hughie, I don't care if you kill me." Luke was saying, "But for God's sake let Alicia go. She's only four years old."

"Age don't matter. Only that she's a threat to me." Hughie said gleefully.

"A threat? She's four! Me, Bo, Brooke. We're threats, but Alicia can't do a thing to you! Look at her!" Alicia was sobbing and shaking. "It was bad enough you dragged her out of her house right in front of her mother but now you're going to kill a girl who's got another seventy year's of life in front of her?"

"I sure am."

I was wonderin' if Hughie was goin' extreme or just losin' it. I'm not any more. He is completely insane.

"Hughie. If you kill her everyone in this town will tear you apart." Brooke said glaring at Hughie with a total lack of fear on her face.

"I doubt that. My men are prepared for such an occurrence."

"I've stopped you from taking over, Bo and Luke have multiple times. So you want us gone but what are you killing Alicia for? You hadn't even seen her until yesterday."

"I have my reasons."

"Hughie Hogg!" Yelled a voice. Boss Hogg came running out of the county building. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Exactly what you asked me to, uncle." said Hughie calmly.

"So the plot thickens." Bo said angrily. "Boss Hogg, you know Xavier, Cooter, and Uncle Jesse are goin' to make your life hell for this."

"I never told you to do any such thing! You let them down now!"

"Sorry, got to do this."

Boss Hogg turned to Cletus. "Sheriff, arrest him immediately!"

Before Cletus could move, two men stepped out of the crowd on either side of Boss Hogg and Cletus and pointed guns at their heads. "You were sayin', fat man?" one of them said with an evil grin.

A truck drove to the edge town square and Cooter jumped out. "Brooke!" Cooter yelled.

"Hey honey, how's your day been?" Brooke said, still not showing a trace of fear.

"Hughie! Let them all go!"

"I'm getting tired of sayin' the same thing over and over. I'm not sayin' it again."

"Hughie, don't do this." Brooke said angrily.

"Please." Alicia begged, still shaking and crying in pure terror. Ignoring them, Hughie walked over to the release for the trap doors. He prepared to pull it, savoring the feeling of victory at last.

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