LittleRedVicki

*AUTHOR NOTE* Hi, y'all! I'm back to writing, but on a part-time basis only. Only because I have a new baby, and he takes up most of my time now. Bear with me on that one. I won't be writing everyday on this one! Take Care! *DISCLAIMER* Story originally written - December 1998 to May 1999 Updated & Revised - November & December 2002, and June 2003 This story could have a strong PG+ rating, depending on how you read it. This story will eventually have some violence in it, but for the most part, it is just mild violence. Type of story: Romance/Drama/Adventure 8) If y'all want to borrow my character Vicki, E-mail me first or send me a private message. This is the 3rd story that I will feature the serial killer, Jasper Johnson, as he makes his way into the swamplands of Hazzard County for a limited time... If y'all want to more about him, read Assault & Battery first before reading this one! I have made some more changes on my character Vicki with her working in Chickasaw County full time now, and she had worked some with the FBI now on rare occasions only. Only because one of her instructors at the police academy is a trained FBI agent, and he liked the training that the redhead did at the police academy. That is just some of the changes so far that I have made to her. I hope that y'all enjoy this long but sweet story! Take Care! Have a Great Day! Keep Smiling! Vicki **Story starts next post**

NOTE FROM VICKI 6/9/03 Thanks y'all! It always nice that I do have friends that I can come home too! That makes me feel a lot better! I do enjoy writing with y'all. Maybe we can write together again real soon. I am now back to writing on a part-time basis only. Only because I had a baby boy on June 5, 2003. His name is Zachary Richard Hathaway. We are both doing well. His baby picture should be up soon on growingfamily.com if y'all would like to see it! I gotta go for now, but I'll talk to y'all again real soon! Take Care & Keep Smiling! Vicki

**Due to some major changes with my characters and my life in general, until further notice, I WON'T be on very much for a while, due to being burned out from writing, and lack of ideas...** **But, I have enjoyed meeting all of you, and my stay in Hazzard County. I hope that y'all have enjoyed having me around too!** **Maybe, I'll be back on soon if y'all would like to have me around, but who knows! Maybe I won't feel left out when I get back into writing again in the future!** **Take Care & Keep Smiling!** Vicki

The room filled with the sound of gunfire, echoing loudly. With the sound of the gun, Jasper staggered back, completely surprised as Rosco, Enos, Daisy, Jesse, and Sheriff Little burst into the bar. "Possum on a Gumbush! Is Everyone all right?" exclaimed Enos. "I don't know..." said Vicki a bit dazed as she approached Bo & Luke. "Did you shoot that creep?" asked Sheriff Little as he walked over to Jasper, who was laying stunned on the floor. The crook kept muttering "I can't believe that she did that to me..." "Vicki, did you shot him?" asked Rosco. "I don't think so," said Vicki, dazedly then added, "Just scared him a little." Noticing that Jasper was only stunned as Rosco, Enos, and Sheriff Little helped him to his feet, Vicki began to slice through the tape & rope that bounded Bo & Luke. "Nice going, Vicki. I knew that you wouldn't shot him," said Bo, rubbing his aching wrists as Vicki helped him out of the chair. He closed his eyes against the sting of blood flowing back into his numbed fingers. "You're one of a kind. Thanks, Vicki," said Luke, standing up out of the chair as he gave Vicki a hug. "No problem, guys. I always watch out for my 2 best friends. Are you two okay? I know that creep hurt y'all earlier," said Vicki as she searched Bo's face. "We're fine, Vicki," said Luke, smiling at the redhead as Daisy & Jesse hugged him. "Yeah, I guess so," said Bo, flinching in pain as Vicki held him. "I don't think so, but you will be soon sweetheart. There's Blood on your shoulder," said Vicki. "I think that it's just a flesh wound, Vicki. I'll be fine," reassuring Bo. "If ya say so, Bo," she said, looking at Bo's shoulder then added, "A fraction of an inch either way, and you might be going to a hospital right now." "I guess that I had a fraction of an inch, sweetheart. Thanks," Bo said, acknowledging it. "You know that I would do anything to take care of you or Luke," said Vicki, smiling at Bo as they walked towards where Rosco, Enos, and Sheriff Little was with Jasper. "I would have done the same thing, sweetheart," said Bo, giving Vicki a quick kiss on the cheek then added, "In fact, I'll be doing it more in the future." Watching from the doorway of the front door, Jasper muttered at the couple, "One day when you least expect it, I will get even with you." ************THE END************

Jasper continued to count. "Eight..." he said as a warning. "Vicki! Do something!" yelled Bo, trying to break free of the bindings. "No!" barked the redhead, as she eyed Jasper down. Suddenly, something changed. Maybe because Bo knew her so well. Bo knew that Vicki had made her decision. Something about her face or her body told him that she knew what she was going to do. He was terrified that it was the wrong decision. Maybe Jasper knew too. He seemed to tense, his gun moving a fraction of an millimeter. Swinging towards Vicki?? In response to the possibility, Bo tried again to do what he had twice failed to do. He twisted, throwing himself to the side. He was attempting to slam his body into the crook's legs. Attempting anything to disrupt the shot... BANG!! BANG!!

"Sweet Angel, I hope that you know what you're doing..." said Bo in a low tone, struggling with the tape around his hands as he was eyeing the redhead down. "One..." Jasper began to count aloud as he circled Bo's & Luke's chairs. "Remember what he put us all through, Vicki," said Luke as he helplessly looked at the redhead. "I know..." said Vicki as she cocked her revolver as Jasper continued to count... "I know..." Her words were filled with such fury. Bo had no idea what Vicki was saying. Apparently, neither did Jasper. He knew that Vicki had wanted to put an end to everything that has happened to all of them. "I'm up to five, little lady. You better be making your decision," Jasper said as he continued to count.

Bo looked behind him at his captor, then at Vicki. Since his vision had cleared or because she had shifted her position, he could see her face now. It was strained and white, but determined. He was thinking that all Jasper had to do was to raise the gun at anytime and shoot the lady that he loved very much. He was wondering why Jasper didn't want to shoot him, Luke, or Vicki at this moment. Just killing them, even making him watch Vicki die slowly, would be anticlimactic to Bo. **Over too soon, and not nearly enough to savor her in my heart...** Bo thought as he stared at Vicki directly in the eyes. Her eyes never left the killer. Not even when Bo was looking at her. And the weapon in her left hand had never wavered. "It's your decision," Jasper said threateningly at Vicki, with his eyes firmly locked on hers as he moved the muzzle of the shotgun up towards Bo's temple. "You have 10 seconds left to make that decision."

Hearing Vicki's angry voice, Bo moved his head enough to bring Vicki's face into focus. "Sweet Angel..." he muttered in a low tone. All he could distinguish was her silhouette, which was angel-like and limned by the sunlight coming through the back door of Boss's office. Bo nearly screamed out in pain suddenly as Jasper grabbed a hold of his hair and pulled, with the muzzle of his gun poking him at the back of his neck. "If you do get a shot off, little lady, I'll still get one off too. I'll take them with me!" Jasper warned, pulling back the trigger. "And I told you to drop the gun now!" barked Vicki as she pulled back the trigger of her revolver...

Vicki's blue-grey eyes grew wide with anger as she watched through a crack in the door. She was so angry that she knew that she had to do something. Taking the chance that she might get shot, Vicki burst into the bar from Boss's office, with her revolver aimed at Jasper. "Drop it you creep! Do it now!" barked the redhead as she aimed her revolver at the crook. Bo groaned as he opened his near-swollen shut eyes. Vicki's voice. The one that he knew anywhere. And he did. He tried to find her, but when he moved his head, turning in the direction of that shout, the room swung in a lazy, sickening circle. Bile climbed up in his throat, thick & sour. "Let's try this the other way around, little lady," said Jasper as he moved around behind Bo's & Luke's chairs. "You drop your gun, or I'll blow their heads off. Have you ever seen someone's head explode?" "No way!" barked Vicki angrily as she cocked her revolver, and took careful aim at Jasper then added, "And I'm not about to this time either!"

"Bo! Look out!" yelled Luke as he watched the crook punched Bo in the face hard. Bo had managed to jerk his head back and to the side, but Jasper's fist had connected solidly enough that the air had thinned out and darkened around him. Bo fought to stay conscious. Combined with the efforts of the 1st blow to his jaw, and getting shot in the shoulder earlier, this one had seemed to create a kind of detachment from what was going on. Bo still knew where he was. He could still see Jasper, but it was as if he were looking at him through the wrong end of a telescope. Everything seemed distant and distorted. Even the urgency he'd felt only seconds ago seemed impossible to recapture. Bo closed his eyes, trying to clear his head, as darkness begins to overcome him...

Working his ankles free of the tape, Bo thought that he might try to prevent Jasper enough to save Vicki's life when she walked through that door. Jasper took a half step to the side, peering towards the door. The opportunity for his distraction provided was probably the best shot that he could hope for, Bo decided. "Bo! What are you doing?" asked Luke in a low tone as he glared at his cousin. "I'm going to try to save Vicki's life when she walks through that door if I don't get shot first!" said Bo in a low tone as he watched Jasper walk towards him. As Jasper walked towards him, Bo kicked up towards the shotgun that Jasper was holding. His foot didn't connect, though. More quickly than he would believe possible, Jasper jumped back, putting himself out of range. Instantly, the muzzle of the shotgun steadied, again focused on the center of Bo's face. Jasper didn't pull the trigger, however, unwilling to give up his plan for the perfect revenge. Apparently, he had nursed it too long to discard it unless he had to. And beyond him, in Boss's office and outside, Bo knew that Jasper could hear someone moving around. Bo knew that his time was running out as Jasper's fist was coming straight at his jaw...

Meanwhile... At last, the sound of a patrol car finally came into view. Daisy sighed loudly as Rosco & Enos walked up to her. "Daisy, are you all right?" asked Rosco as he watched Enos hugged her. "I'm fine, but Vicki isn't. She went inside Boss's office nearly 10 minutes ago. I think that she is going after that crook!" said Daisy excitedly. "That girl is always up to something, and most of the time, she gets herself & the boys into trouble!" muttered Rosco, rolling his eyes. "Possum on a Gumbush! We've got to get her out of there now!" said Enos as he & Rosco started to walk towards the door to Boss's office "Right, Enos. I don't want that god-daughter of mine getting shot by that crook!" said Rosco as they moved towards the door...

About an hour later... Sometime later, Luke pulled the General Lee in front of a secluded cabin nestled in the woods of the Smokey Mountains. "Luke, do you think that they're here?" asked Daisy, as she was getting out of the General Lee. Looking around, Luke notices a black mustang parked towards the back of the cabin. "Does this answer your question, Daisy?" he asked as he smiled at his cousin. "Vicki certainly took Bo a long ways from home. It is so beautiful up here," said Daisy, taking in the fresh mountain air. "And I bet that Bo is enjoying it up here too. Take a look at who is walking out of the cabin," said Luke as he notices that Bo walked out of the front door of the cabin. "Bo! Are you all right?" asked Daisy as she approached her cousin. "Couldn't be better, Daisy. Vicki & I had a long talk. As soon as she gets back from Oklahoma, we're going to try again to start a family," said Bo as he gave his cousin a hug. "That's great, Bo! You & Vicki deserve to be together," said Daisy. "That's right Daisy," said Vicki as she came out of the cabin, smiling brightly at Daisy, Luke, and Bo. "We're together again, forever." EPILOGUE: "Honey, are you sure about this?" asked Bo as he followed Vicki out the cabin, carrying a couple of suitcases. "Bo, I already promised Pam that I would come out there and help her run the horse ranch. I'm only going to be gone for a few weeks," said Vicki, opening the trunk to the mustang. "Maybe I should go out there with you," said Bo. "If ya want too, Bo. But I think that Jesse might need help taking care of the farm. I would love to have you be with me, but family does come first," said Vicki, giving Bo a hug as she opened the door to her mustang. "Don't I know it, sugar," said Bo, giving Vicki a kiss on the mouth then added, "Family does comes first, and I'm looking forward to the day that we have one together." *****THE END******

Surprised by Bo's remark, Vicki gently got out of bed, and walked over to the window. "Honey, what's wrong?" asked Bo as he walked over to the window and gently held his wife in his arms. "Just thinking about what you told me, Bo. You haven't acted like this towards me in a long time," sighed Vicki loudly. "I meant every word of it too, sugar. I was just thinking what it would be like if we were to try again to start a family," said Bo as he held Vicki close. Did she? Vicki had never really thought about it until now. She thought about all those tiny babies to love sometime in the future, but she could picture it now, she found--a strudy little baby, a boy or girl that would grow up to look like Bo. "Babies," she said softly. Although technically, by infliction, that hadn't been a question. "That's what technically makes up a family, sweetheart," said Bo, pulling back a loose strand of Vicki's red hair away from her face. She took a breath, wondering what words she could possibly need to hear in the face of this. "Are you positively sure about this, Bo?" she asked softly then added, "This isn't exactly something you can't change your mind about." "Sweetheart, I've thought hard & long about this. This isn't a spur-of-the-moment endeavor. I've had lots of time to think about this. I want to give our marriage another try, and I want us to start a family when you're able," he said as he kissed Vicki lightly on the mouth. "For you, my love, as soon as I get back from Oklahoma," said Vicki softly against Bo's lips as they parted. "YEE-HAW! My sweet angel! I love you. I want to very much give you all my love and give you a baby in the future. I love you so much that I can't live without you. So yes, I'm danged sure about this," Bo said as he held Vicki tightly in his arms. "I love you," she said as she wove her fingers through his hair and pulled him close. They smiled at each other before they kissed each other passionately, sealing their love for eternity.

As they parted, Bo continued on as he held Vicki. "Even if you do decide to go to Oklahoma to be with your sister, I'm going to come out there to talk to you." "You're really crazy aren't you?" asked Vicki as she held her husband close. Bo laughed. "It depends on how you say it, sugar. I'm am crazy enough to follow you anywhere." "Even if I decide to go there right now?" asked Vicki. "Whatever you want to do sugar. But if I come out there, I'm going to do my best to get you to come back to Hazzard with me. I would shout at you, hold you, and maybe even kiss you enough to coax you into coming back with me." "You were willing to do all that for me?" asked Vicki, sighing loudly as she gently laid her head down on Bo's shoulder. "Of course, sweetheart. I want you more than anything, I want your closeness, and I want to share the rest of my life with you," said Bo as he lightly kissed the tip of Vicki's nose.

Opening the door to the bar quietly, Vicki peered out into the bar. Sighing loudly, Vicki noticed that Bo and Luke looked okay, despite what they had been through with that crook. The sound was slight, but instantly recognizable to Bo & Luke as they peered towards the door to Boss's office. They knew that Vicki had quietly opened the door to the bar, which despite everything, still made a discernable squeak as the door opened. *Not Vicki...* Bo prayed, but he knew that it was her that opened the door. Jasper wanted them to watch Vicki die slowly, but he had already passed up a couple of prime opportunities to make that happen. The most obvious explanation was that he was planning to make her dying as prolonged and as painful as he possible could. To be as cruel as he possible could, Jasper wanted Vicki to watch her 2 best friends die slowly and painfully. *Anything would be preferable to that...* Bo thought as he watched the crook walk around the bar slowly, watching the back door for Vicki to walk through at any minute.

Not wanting to wait on Rosco, Vicki had quietly opened the back door to Boss's office and stepped inside. She had still held her gun steadily as she moved slowly towards the door. *Now it's my chance to get even with him...* she thought as she quietly shut the back door to Boss's office behind her. Hearing a door open in the outer office, Jasper took aim at the door. He wasn't looking at Bo or Luke, although the muzzle of the shotgun hadn't shifted very much. Bo's eyes moved back and forth between Jasper and the door. He knew that he was waiting for Vicki to appear behind the door. And since Bo knew that Jasper was waiting for Vicki to walk out in the bar, Bo's own gaze focused involuntarily on the door. As soon as he realized what he was doing, he turned his head, looking up at the crook. "Not exactly the way I planned for my revenge," Jasper said, smiling meanly at him then added, "But I think that your anticipation of your girlfriend's death is much better."

"So Bo, despite everything that has happened to us, do you truly love me?" Vicki asked again, staring deeply into Bo's eyes. He stared deeply into her eyes. She felt his sudden stillness, the way he held his breath for a moment, and clenched his hand on her shoulder to provide warmth & comfort. "Yes, of course I do. I'm still deeply in love with you. Why else are we here on our second honeymoon?" he asked gently as he kissed her cheek. "So we could tell each other the way we feel," said Vicki, sighing loudly as Bo held her in his arms. "That's right. In the last week that I was away from you, I was moping around the house, which is way to large for just the 2 of us," said Bo. "Maybe we could move back to the farm. We didn't have to move into my parents house when they moved to Oklahoma a couple of months ago," said Vicki as she twirled her fingers into Bo's thick blonde hair. "Maybe we will shortly, sweetheart. I kind of like it there by ourselves. Anyway, like I was saying, as I was there at our house by myself, I kept hearing echoes--echoes of you--I thought that I would go mad if I couldn't hold you in my arms or talk to you one last time," said Bo as he lightly kissed Vicki on the mouth.

thanks, Maryanne! I had a good one too! Vicki

Meanwhile... "Why did you have to do that for?" asked Jasper harshly as he backhanded Bo across the face hard with his hand. Bo mumbled sarcastically as he was pulling at the tape & ropes that bound him to the chair. Pulling hard, Bo felt his left ankle break free of the tape. "I just thought that I saw my girlfriend out the window. So I started screaming for help to her." "Don't open your mouth anymore, plowboy, or I'm going to give you a good reason to be yelling for help to your girlfriend!" said Jasper angrily as he walked away from them. Luke whispered to Bo as Jasper was walking away from them. "Thanks a lot, Bo! You nearly gotten us killed, and nearly told him where Vicki was hiding." Jasper opened the door an inch, looking around for Vicki. Noticing that no one was around, Jasper shut the door and locked it. "Because of your little outburst, plowboy. I might have to take drastic measures now," he said threateningly as he aimed the shotgun directly at Bo's & Luke's pounding hearts...

As they rested that morning, the couple talked about their dreams of happiness together. Bo rested his forehead against Vicki's, touched his mouth to the bridge of her nose. A breath dragged deep into his lungs; he lifted his head slightly, and looked down deeply into Vicki's eyes. "What is on your mind, sweetheart?" Vicki asked as Bo grinned at her. "You. It is hard to believe that I almost lost you because of me acting like a jerk," said Bo, pulling Vicki closer to him. "That is now in the past, sweetheart. But I have a question for you," said Vicki, placing her hand on Bo's face. "Go ahead, sugar," said Bo as his fingers got tangled in her long auburn-red hair. "Do you truly love me, despite what happened to us in the past?" she asked, staring straight into Bo's eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Vicki peered inside the window again. She was worried about her friends and angry at the crook for what he did to them. Her blue-gray eyes grew wide with worry until she noticed that Bo was staring back at her. Despite the bruise on his jaw, Bo grinned slightly back at Vicki. "Hey, Luke! Take a look towards the front door! My guardian angel is here!" whispered Bo to Luke. "I knew that Vicki would find us!" whispered Luke back to Bo as he stared at the redhead. "Are you both okay?" whispered Vicki to both Bo & Luke. Despite the lowly dimmed room, Vicki could see the fear & anger in both her friends eyes. Noticing that Jasper was walking back towards them, they only nodded to Vicki, telling her that they were both all right. "I'll get y'all out of there, and arrest this creep as soon as I can!" said Vicki worriedly just loud enough to Bo & Luke but without Jasper hearing her just outside the door. Staring directly into Vicki's eyes, Bo yelled towards her, "Sweet Angel, I love you! Save Us!" With her heart beating rapidly with fear & emotion, and knowing that Jasper heard Bo yelling for her, Vicki quickly ran around to the other side towards the woods. She was heading back to where her & Daisy's hiding place was...

Getting down out of the tree, Vicki walked over to the front door of the Boar's Nest and peered inside the window. She gasped in shock to see both Bo & Luke were tied to chairs. There she saw that there was a cut just above Luke's right eye, and Bo had a bruised jaw and his left eye was nearly swollen shut from the blows that he had suffered. She also noticed that Bo's left shoulder was bloody, meaning that a bullet might have grazed his skin there. She knew then that Bo & Luke were assaulted brutally by that crazed crook. **I wonder if this is his way of getting even with me for putting him in jail a couple of months ago?** Vicki wondered as she peered inside the window...

That is something to think about y'all, going through a baby book to name your character. I'm not even using a baby book on naming my child when he comes next month. Some of my names came right out of the bible! LOL! Some of the names that I come up with for any of the characters that I created are people that I actually know in my family! Have any of y'all ever done that before in a story?? That is something to think about... Take Care! Have a Good day tomorrow! Vicki

Sorry I'm not on everyday like y'all, but I do have a family to take care of and taking care of myself until my baby boy comes next month. I agree with y'all 100%. We shouldn't be arguing about our characters. We shouldn't be causing any conflict towards each other. All of us together have created a lot of original characters. I created my character Vicki back in Late 1998 out of the back of my mind, and NOT from copying off anyone else. I didn't even own a computer of my own back then and I didn't have access to the internet until my boss got it on his computer in late 1999. For instance, my character Vicki is similar to Maryanne's character but isn't in a lot of ways. In earlier stories (1978-1982), Vicki was a Hazzard county deputy & a god-daughter to rosco, but from Spring 1983 on, she was a Chickasaw County deputy when she quit her job & started working for Sheriff Little, even if Bo dislikes her working for him. LOL! I like it here in Hazzard. I have been around for almost a year and a half now. Y'all have always been real nice & helpful in giving me comments about improving my characters. Maybe I do have a few bugs here & there with my characters, but they can & will be worked out. Y'all have been great to be friends with here in cyber Hazzard. I will always treasure our friendship. Always keep smiling, even though things don't seem quite right sometimes. Take Care & Have a Great Night! Vicki