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After a while his sobs die down and he lets Luke cradle him a little more before pulling away and smiling slightly* "Let's go home Luke."

Daisy let go of Bo once he sobbed harder hearing Luke's words, signalling for Uncle Jesse to move back. Bo looked up to her teary eyed as she let go, giving her a questioning look. But all she did was smiled and signal to something behind him. He turned to look and saw the gentle tears slipping down his cousin's cheeks and quickly wrapped his arms around Luke's neck.

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Bo let himself be encased in Daisy's arms, glad for her support but still keeping his hands firmly over his face, refusing to let them see him cry again. But as Luke's arms them wrapped around him he couldn't take it any longer. He broken down into sobs, part relieved that they had the guys behind bars, but also terrified that there were more guys out there waiting to get him, waiting to get his family.

Bo gave a low groan and put his head in his hands. Maybe these bugs really where everywhere....maybe he wasn't as free as he thought he was... Daisy saw the look of desapair and frustration return to Bo's eyes, the look she recognised that he had had the every first day they noticed somehting was wrong...before he got sick. She quickly broke away from B.L and leant in the General's window, wrapping her arms around Bo's neck, signalling to Luke to do something with it. She didn't know what and didn't care how, as long as he got rid of it.

Bo frowned and quickly joined Luke in his search, clambouring into the General awkwardly to search around. He ducked underneath the dashboard and quickly came back out, waving his arm out the window at Luke and gesturing to the CB. Daisy watched, as she and B.L clamboured up the embankment, Bo and Luke scrambling about frantically in the car, with a frown that was equal to Uncle Jesse's. She didn't understand what was going on either, but she had a feeling from the way hardly any of them was speaking that it wouldn't be the best of ideas to start questioning them.

Bo saw Luke bolt towards General Lee and gave a quick worried glance to Jesse Daisy and B.L before clambouring up the embankment after him, going as quick as his breathing would allow him. He finally got to the top, and saw Luke pulling all sorts of things out the General. "Luke...what in....gods name....are ya doin'?"

Bo nodded gratefully and was pleased to note his breathing had come under control a lot quicker than the previous times he had been so out of breath. He leant his head back against the truck and closed his eyes, breathing a sigh of relief that it was over....but then frowns as he starts to think about how they knew what the plan was....

Daisy slipped her arm round B.L's waist, crying softly as she realised that this was all over now. That Bo could finally begin to heal. Sure she was a little bit shocked and angry at his actions, but then again she was also happy because it was a sign that Bo really was coming back to his usual self. Bo smiled as Jesse broke away and gently leant against the truck, steadily gaining his breath back as his legs started to feel like Jelly beneath him again. He caught Daisy's eye and smiled at her, unable to see where Luke was at that moment.

Bo gasped and winced slightly as Jesse grabbed a hold of his left arm, the one he had used to jerk the wheel sideways. "I's...fine...Uncle...Jesse....just...hurt my....arm....a little...."

Bo saw Luke skid up ahead and smirked as the two guys in the cabin cursed. He heard the troopers and the rest of his family coming up swiftly behind the truck and finally managed to get a hold of the wheel. He jerked it hard left and sent the truck skidding down the embankment, just moments before it was due to hit Luke and General Lee.

"Just keep General Lee steady Luke, just steady for a couple more seconds....." He saw the oppertunity and for a fleeting moment, he was frightened as he looked down to the top of the truck. But as he saw the faces of the men laughing in the mirrors, all that fled. He pushed himself fully out the General and made the jump onto the truck, landing with a solid thud on the cargo hold's roof, gasping for a second as the wind was knocked out of him before coughing slightly and pulling himself more to the drivers cabin at the front. He leaned over to the left as he slid onto the roof of the cabin and dived his hand through the open window, wrestling with the steering wheel.

But Bo doesn't answer him, only looking frantically out the window, not caring one slightest bit about his breathing. All he could feel was his heart racing as he searched the road below them. All of a sudden he saw it, the real truck that they were looking for heading in the opposite direction to the phoney one they had trapped. Somehow the other guys knew, and had set up the set up. Within seconds, adrenaline surging through him, taking over his actions, he had hoisted himself half out the General, waiting for the General to catch up more with the truck.

But Bo didn't look as happy as Luke did as the driver of the truck stepped out and his eyes widened... "Luke....turn around and drive back...."

Bo grins grimly as the first part of the plan goes off without a hitch. "That's great, Alan...take it easy until they start nearing mine....and Luke's position. Then move in and as soon as they try to get away our side....we'll start up and heard them....towards Daisy and B.L and Jesse."

Bo sat up sharply in his seatm twisting to look back down the road and seeing the headlights. "That's a ten-four Cooter...you know what ta do right?"

Bo smiles, knowing that he had Luke. He was very good at playing the guilt trip card, and yet he wanted a promise, he wanted to know definatly that Luke wouldn't go near them. "Gimme yer word as a Duke..."

Bo chuckled a little, knowing Luke was only half joking and he couldnt really blame him for feeling the way he did because he felt it too. "I know...but please Luke....please don't..."

Bo nodded, glancing at the time and seeing they were quickly running out of it. He refused to let this go ahead with Luke thinking like he was though. "I know....but won't ya....get more satisfaction....knowing that they's...gonna loose their lives....when they get....put away for a....good few years..."

Bo stared definatly back, his own eyes now starting to blaze. After everything that had happened to him just to keep his family safe, to make sure they could stay with him, Luke was planning to go and get himself hauled away. He didn't know exactly how to get across just how much he needed his cousin, just how much he needed him to be there with him as he carried on down the long long road of recovery. There was only one way his frustrated mind could no think of....and that was to give Luke a shock. Eyes blazing he said in a sharp voice. "Do you want to kill me too then Luke?....'Cause if you go hittin and near killin'....them guys and I have ta....stand and watch ya get....carted off ta jail then....I's might as well have....a heart attack here and now...."

For the first time since this all started, Bo grinned his boyish, lopsided grin, nodding strongly and gripping Luke's hand. "We'll get 'em...." But as he said the words, he remembered everything that Luke had been saying in the hospital. As much as he himself would like to knock the seven bells out of the guys, he knew that it would only end up in a possible prison sentence, which would account towards a violation of probation. He breathed in and knew that what he was about to say would probably not be very well reveived by his older cousin, but he had to try. "Luke....when we stop these guys...swear you'll let the....state troopers deal with 'em....please..."

"All right...good luck everyone....I'm gone...." He looks to Luke, swallowing slightly and raises his hand like they were going to arm wrestle. "No goin' back now..."

As Luke pulled into the position, Bo waits a couple of minutes before picking up the CB and flipping the frequency to the Dukes private channel. "Howdy, this here's Bo....they should be comin' along in a few minutes....as soon as they pass mine and Luke's hiding spot....I need Cooter and Troopers to cut off the rear exit....keep pushin' em along the road....Luke's gonna drive alone east road to cut off the escape....that way. Daisy, Uncle Jesse, B.L sit tight....make sure yer headlights is switched off, but turn....em back on when ya's see the truck comin'...that should spook em....and get 'em to stop....everyone understand?" Daisy smiled at the strength that her cousin now had in his voice. It was still slow and steady, breaths being taken in the middle of sentences but it was stronger as the adrenaline surged through more. "Read ya loud and clear Bo hunny. Me and Jesse got this road blocked and B.L's movin' in position now. You make sure ya take care ya hear."

At first, Bo reached up to the hand on his shoulder and squeezed it, watching as everyone moved to the cars. He knew everyone was worried about him, especially Uncle Jesse, and as much as he wanted to walk over there by himself, he moved Luke's hand down to his elbow so he could support him. Bo walked steadily but shakily over to the General with Luke supporting him, leaning on it as B.L calls out. He responds with something that everyone would know, even B.L should in case they were actually being watched, something he hadn't thought about until now. He trusted Cooter would tell Alan because he was pretty sure Alan wouldn't have a clue. "I suggest everyone listens to....some calming country music...while we're drivin'....might soothe...everyone a bit...." Daisy grinned and nodded to him, looking over at B.L before they pulled away, questioning silently whether she remembered and understood what that meant. Looking back to Luke, he smiled shakily and also a little sadly as he leant back and silently asked if Luke would lift his legs up so he could slide in the passenger seat. He didn't like this role reversal, its usually him making the getaway not Luke and its usually Luke thinking up the plans that never failed, not him. But has he heard the sounds of everyone revving up the engines and waiting for Bo and Luke to move out first, he knew he didn't have time to linger on it.

Daisy couldn't help but smile proudly as Alan gave Bo the boost he needed to be sure of what he was doing. She knew that Bo was having second thoughts even though he hadn't told anyone, she could see it in the way he was trembling, he was still nervous about his family getting hurt and she was sure Luke could see it too. Bo smiled at Luke as he patted his back and grinned wider when everyone else began to get into the swing of things. Remembering what Luke used to do in these situations, when he was the leader of the plans. "Alright....we need ta drive...in the order we're goin' in. Me and Luke'll....be leadin so we's can get up....the east road....Cooter and Alan'll be bringin' up the rear with you....Uncle Jesse and Daisy and you....B.L in the middle..... Cooter be sure ta show....them state guys where....teh best hidin' spots are....rounf there....we can't have them bein' seen." He paused to catch his breath, giving a short sharp cough to get rid of the lump that had suddenly risen in his throat. "Daisy, Uncle Jesse and B.L, make sure....yer cars are in exactly....the right positions across the road....if they try and get past ya....all they're gonna succeed in doin' is runnin' inta us or runnin' inta the pond..." He smiled excitedly at everyone. "Alright...let's get goin'....Yee haww!"