Bo slowly woke up, and sat up.
His head was dully throbbing, he tried to focus but his vision was blurry.
He wondered where he was he couldn't see nothing, pitch blackness surrounded
him. He leaned against the wall behind him. Bo rubbed the back of his neck,
and closed his eyes. Bo heard a door open, and turned towards where the
sound had came from.
"Well you finally woke up." someone said,
and turned on the lights.
The person sound like Luke.
"Yeah, although I feel like I got hit by a
truck." Bo said.
Bo opened his eyes, the bright lights momentarily blinding him. He
noticed where he was, a small room with only the bed that he was sitting
on, in it. He didn't turn to see who was in the room with him, because
he assumed it was Luke as the person sounded just like him.
"Well you did take quite a blow to the head."
Lukas said.
Bo sensed something different in Luke's voice, kind of a harshness,
but he thought nothing of it. He assumed it was just because of what had
happened and what was happening. Lukas walked over and stood in front of
Bo. Lukas was dressed in all black except for a large blue skull on the
middle of his shirt.
"Where are we?" Bo asked, as he brushed his
bangs back out of his eyes with the back of his hand.
"You must have really took some blow to the
head if you don't know where you are." Lukas said harshly.
"What . . . what are you talking about?" Bo
asked leaning back against the wall once again, his head was still pounding.
Lukas scowled and shook his head. "You are at my base. Since you were
trespassing in my territory. I had nothing to do with attempting to end
your life. I want to know who did so I know who else dared to cross over
into my territory." Lukas said taking a menacing step towards Bo.
Bo stared at Lukas confused about what he was talking about. "What
are you talking about Luke?"
"Don't speak in such insolent tones. Use my
proper name, Lukas. You know what I am talking about. Stop playing stupid."
Lukas said angrily then smacked Bo across the face.
Bo sat there stunned at first, he realized that this was in fact not
the Luke that he knew. Bo looked at Lukas and saw something harsh in his
eyes.
"I really don't know what you are talking
about. I think you have me mistaken for someone else. I guess that thing
was a portal that was between our worlds, because this sure ain't the Hazzard
that I know." Bo said.
"I think you really hit your head hard, because
you are sounding quite crazy." Lukas said.
Lukas heard someone at the door of the cell.
"Sir." the solider said, standing at attention.
Lukas walked over to the soldier. "What do you want?"
"There was a report of a blue flash moments
before he was found." Peter said, nodding slightly towards Bo.
"What is your point?" Lukas asked, as he stepped
out of the cell closing the door shut behind himself.
"My point sir, is that he may indeed not be
your cousin. At least not from this world. He may know some way to travel
between worlds."
"You maybe right. That could explain why he
don't seem the same. I thought it was because he was hurt, or faking it."
Lukas said glancing through the small window on the door to the cell, then
turned back to the solider.
"If he has some way to pass between worlds
. . ." Peter started to say but his sentence was cut short by Lukas.
"It would be a great benefit. We could travel
between worlds gain more technology and take over this world and then take
over other worlds." Lukas said with an evil smile.
"All we have to do is get him to tell how
to cross over to other worlds."Peter said.
"I am sure that I can get him to talk. After
all he is still my cousin, only on a different world. Lukas said, he looked
into the cell.
Bo had laid back down and fallen asleep again.
The stress of everything that happened had taken its toll on him. His head
was still pounding, where he had struck his head against the pavement when
he had came through the portal.
"Do you think you can get him to talk? He
may not be as stupid as your cousin."
Lukas turned around. "My cousin is not stupid, far from it." he glared
at the solider and took a step towards him.
Peter looked frightened and took a couple steps back away from Lukas.
"Um . . . no of course."
"He may be a little naive, but he is not stupid.
I am sure I can get this version of my cousin to tell me what I want to
know, without a problem."
"Are you sure? I mean you don't even really
know anything about him."
"Do you dare to question me?" Lukas said,
agitatedly, and walk up to be mere inches from the solider.
"Of course not sir. I just mean he may not
be anything like your cousin and may decline to tell you anything."
"From what I could tell when talking to him,
he seemed willing to talk. Lukas thought to himself. "There is nobody like
my cousin."
The solider still looked unsure that the person in the cell would talk.
"I think though that we will wait. Let him
sleep for a while, so then I can better gain his trust. After he awakens
again I will start to question him on how he crossed worlds." Lukas then
began to walk down the hallway. The solider followed close behind him.
"What if someone else finds out how to cross
worlds?" Peter asked.
Lukas stopped walking. "How would they do that? Nobody else even knows
about him."
"Yes but, what if your double also crossed
into our world and someone else finds him."
Lukas thought about it for a moment. "Send out a patrol to search the
area where you found him for anyone else who may have crossed over as well."
Luke walked blindly down the street, not knowing
where he was or where he was going. His pale blue eyes were filled with
worry about Bo. He wondered if he would ever see Bo again, or at least
if he would find him alive. The sun was starting to set on the horizon.
Luke stopped walking and leaned against one of the falling down buildings.
He stood watching the sun set. A group of three men were walking down the
street, when they saw Luke they approached him.
"Hold it right there. Don't move." Alex said.
Luke turned to look at who was there., but he said nothing to the three
guys he saw standing beside him.
"A little bit out of your territory aren't
you. You think that you would not be recognized just because you are not
wearing your fatigues." Derik said.
"Why are you out so late, especially with
none of your flunkies?" Frank asked.
"What are you talking about?" Luke asked.
"What are you up to this time? You are way
out of your territory. It is almost dark, it is not really safe to be out
on the streets, you can come back to our base." Alex said.
"Look, I really don't know what you are talking
about." Luke said.
Derik had walked over and was standing next to Luke, in one quick movement
he took out a needle and injected it into Luke's shoulder. Before Luke
had anytime to react darkness invaded his mind and he drifted in unconsciousness.
Derik picked Luke up, holding him across his shoulders.
"We had better get back quick it is almost
dark." Alex said.
"I don't see why we just don't leave him.
He would never save anyone else. I mean he is basically one of the enemy."
Frank said.
"Yeah that may be so but it is Beauregard's
cousin, you know how he feels about him. If we left Lukas out here to die
Beauregard would be very upset." Derik said.
"Not only that Lukas here don't seem to remember
anything. He may just be faking or he could be hurt." Alex said.
"Yeah, I guess that's true." Frank said.
After they arrived at the base they took Luke to the hospital
that was set up there, and went to tell Beauregard about finding him.
"Where did you find him?" Beauregard asked.
"Outside the old five and ten store." Alex
said.
"And he acted like he knew nothing?" Beauregard
questioned.
"Yeah, he was acting all upset and saying
he didn't know about what we were talking about." Alex said.
Beauregard went and sat next to Luke's bed, waiting for the tranquiller
to wear off. A few minutes later Luke started to wake up.
"I want to be alone with my cousin." Beauregard
said motioning for the others to leave.
"Are you sure that you trust him?" Frank asked.
"Yes, I trust him."
Frank then left the room.
Luke slowly sat up and rubbed his eyes.
"Are you okay?" Beauregard asked getting up
from the chair and standing by the bed.
"Yeah I think so. Where am I?" Luke asked.
"You're safe." Beauregard said. "What were
you doing outside your territory?"
Luke looked at Beauregard, he sounded like Bo and he thought he looked
like Bo, except there was something different about him. His hair was longer,
his eyes looked reflected the hard life that he lead.
"I don't know what you are talking about.
I think you have me confused with someone else. Where is this place?" Luke
asked.
"I don't have you confused with anyone, you
are my cousin Lukas Duke. You know that this Hazzard, well what is left
of it anyway." Beauregard said.
"Yeah that is my name, but I usually go by
Luke. This ain't Hazzard." Luke said. "Who are you?" Luke asked even though
he didn't want to here the answer.
"I am Beauregard, your cousin."
"My cousin has never gone by his full name."
Luke said trying to stand up but his head hurt when he did so he remained
sitting.
"What are you trying to pull now?" Beauregard
asked.
"Nothing I'm telling you the truth. Last thing
I remember is going through some blue portal and ending up here." Luke
said.
Beauregard just stood staring at Luke for a moment. He realized that
Luke was not his cousin, he could see worry and caring in Luke's eyes and
not the cold bitterness that filled Lukas's eyes. "You are not lying
you really are not my cousin." Beauregard said.
"At least not on this world. I think somehow
that I crossed worlds, because this sure ain't the Hazzard I know. Luke
said.
"Do you know how it happened?" Beauregard
asked.
"No not really. Me and Bo was out at Rainbow
Mines and there was this blue glow and we went to see what it was then
. . . "Luke stopped in mid-sentence, and bit back the
tears that he felt swelling up in his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Beauregard asked.
"I have not seen Bo since coming through and
I am worried about him. I have got to go out and try to find him." Luke
said, as he started to get up from the bed.
"It's dark out there now and it's not safe."
Beauregard said.
"Then I really gotta get out there and find
him." Luke said as he walked towards the door.
Beauregard walked over and stood in front of Luke. "It would do no
good to go up there. You'd never find him. Your best bet is to stay down
here for the night where it is safe. Then in the morning I'll help you
look for your cousin." Beauregard said, placing a hand on Luke's shoulder.
"You'd do that?" Luke asked.
"Yeah. In a way we are cousins, just from
different worlds. Don't worry about your cousin I am sure he'll be okay."
Beauregard said and opened the door."I'll tell you about this world and
you can tell me about your world."
"Yeah, okay." Luke said, then followed Beauregard
out of the room.
They walked down a long hallway.
"What is this place any way?" Luke asked.
"It is a safe haven from the gang wars on
the surface. We provide a safe haven for kids who have no family and don't
want to be part of a gang and for families who have lost their homes."
Beauregard said.
"What about your cousin?" Luke asked.
Beauregard stopped and got a pained looked on his face. "Well he didn't
take quite a straight of path." he said then continued walking.
"You mean he joined a gang?" Luke asked.
"In a way I guess. He has his own gang, the
Blue Skulls. He has his reasons for doing so. I'll tell you more about
it once we get into a more private room." Beauregard said as they turned
down another hallway.
Luke didn't say anything he just continued to follow Luke.
A couple minutes later they went into another
room. It was a small room furnished with a couch, a table and four chairs.
Beauregard sat down on one of the chairs and Luke sat on another facing
Beauregard.
"Why don't you tell me about your world first."
Beauregard said.
"There is not much to tell. There is no gangs
in Hazzard, it is basically a quiet place. It has problems but nothing
like this. Me and my cousin Bo is on probation for running moonshine. We
were raised by our Uncle Jesse as was our cousin Daisy. Me and Bo's parents
died when we were just babies. Uncle Jesse took both of us in and raised
us as though we were his own children. The county commissioner and the
sheriff are always trying to frame us into jail because we put an end to
their schemes for making money, but when it comes down to it they are not
really bad people. There has been wars, but there is none going on now."
Luke said.
"Our worlds are extremely different then.
Our family at one time ran moonshine, but Lukas and I never did. Our cousin
Daisy was killed along with her parents in a car accident when she was
five." Beauregard said then took a deep breath before continuing. "Our
Uncle Jesse raised both of us, however he was not a kind person such as
you describe your Uncle as being. He was very abusive to both of us. I
guess he just hit Lukas one too many times and sent Lukas over the deep
end. My cousin is not really an evil person, he does have a good heart,
I think that he has just forgot how to care. There was a big war and the
government was over run by gangs. The gangs took control and they run everything.
Each gang controls a territory. Nobody can escape walls have been built
around the states to keeps everyone in and other out. Any planes that try
to fly over are shot out of the sky. There are also creatures that mainly
come out at night. They are said to be the result of experiments that were
done to humans when the government still had power. So all those that don't
want to fight have to hide here underground." Beauregard said, he felt
tears burning his eyes but held them back.
Luke wasn't really sure what to say. "Where is your uncle now?"
"My cousin killed him a few years ago . .
." Beauregard said his voice trailing off and his eyes becoming lost in
thought.
"Oh." Luke said.
"Look we had better get some sleep so we'll
be awake early tomorrow to find your cousin. There is a guest room it is
the door on the left." Beauregard said, motioning to the hallway that was
on the far side of the room.
Shortly before dawn Bo started to wake up,
again. His head had stopped hurting. He sat up and looked around, thinking
at first that everything had just been some bad dream. He quickly realized
that it was not a dream and that everything had really happened. Bo sighed
and leaned against the wall. He heard the door open and turned to see Lukas
enter.
"How are you feeling today?" Lukas asked,
standing just inside the room.
"Better then before." Bo said, giving a half
hearted smile, then running his fingers through his hair.
"You don't sound to sure." Lukas said stepping
further into the room.
"I am just worried about my cousin Luke. I
mean I don't even know if he came through the portal to or not." Bo said.
"Well it is almost light, so we can go up
and look for him after we get some food, how does that sound?" Lukas asked.
"Sounds fine." Bo responded.
The two of them left the small room and walked down the dimly lit hallways
into a small kitchen and got some food.
"So how does that portal work?" Lukas asked.
"I don't know. It was just there and then
I was pulled through it." Bo responded.
"Really? So you don't know how to control
it then?" Lukas questioned.
"I ain't got any idea how that portal works."
Bo said.
The same soldier as before, Peter, appeared at the doorway. Lukas walked
over to him.
"So he is not talking." Peter said with an
almost smug smile.
"Don't get smug. By the time I'm done he will
talk. First I am going to make him think that I am going to help him find
his cousin. Then I'll force him to tell me how the portal works." Lukas
said.
"And if he won't talk?" Peter said glancing
over at Bo.
"Then I'll kill him. One way or another he
will talk. He may refuse at first but before I am done he'll be begging
to tell me how the portal works." Lukas said then walked back over to Bo.
"So are you ready to go up there and find that cousin of your?"
"Let's do it to it." Bo said.
Bo followed Lukas through the narrow and dimly
lit tunnels that led to the war torn streets of Hazzard. About five minutes
later they reached the surface. Bo looked around at how different everything
looked on this world. Even in the early morning light he could tell that
everything was very different. There were many falling down buildings,
some buildings were nothing but rubble. Some building looked burned and
still others that looked like they had been hit by bombs. Bo looked around
shocked at the condition of this Hazzard County, many of the buildings
that still even partial stood were the same as in the Hazzard he knew.
Bo was very worried about Luke, he actually hoped that Luke had not came
through the portal.
"You'd better not fall too far behind. Even
though this is my territory some still try to cross the boarders." Lukas
said, glancing back at Bo.
"Yeah okay, I was just thinking about how
different things look." Bo said, as he caught up with Lukas.
"There is really only a couple places he could've
stayed without being seen by my soldiers that patrol at night, unless he
went into a neighbouring territory." Lukas said.
"The closest would be the White Knights, since
that light was almost right on the boarder. He could've crossed into there."
Peter said.
"Well if he did he'd be safe enough there.
We are almost there now." Lukas said.
"Who are the White Knights?" Bo asked.
"It's my cousin's territory. If your cousin
is there he will be safe." Lukas said, then thought to himself. "He's safer
there then you are here, since my cousin is such a do gooder."
Shortly after dawn Luke woke up. He laid awake
for a moment wishing this was all a dream, knowing it wasn't. He was filled
with worry about Bo being someone one this world, in possible danger or
worse. Luke got out of bed and walked into the other room. Beauregard was
already awake and was sitting in one of the chairs. There was a pot of
coffee, a mug, milk, and a bowl of oranges sitting on
the table.
"Morning. How are you feeling?" Beauregard
asked.
"About the same."Luke said as he poured himself
a cup of coffee. He picked up and orange then went and sat down on one
of the chairs.
"You're still worried about your cousin aren't
you?" Beauregard asked.
"Yeah." Luke said, trying to hide the fear
in his voice, that it he'd never see Bo again.
"We will do our best to help you find him."
Beauregard said reassuringly, he could sense Luke's fear for his cousin's
life.
Luke smiled, then drank his coffee.
"I was thinking that it would be best to go
look were you crossed over at." Beauregard said.
"I don't really remember where that was. I
was just walking around blindly really." Luke said.
"Maybe you will recognize something once we
get up there. If not we will keep looking until we do find something."
Beauregard said.
Luke finished the orange and the cup of coffee, then him and Beauregard
left the room, and started to walk down the hallways. They reached a large
door. Beauregard opened the door. After they both passed through Beauregard
closed the door. The tunnel they were now in was a lot darker, then the
hallways were.
"From here it is about ten minutes to the
surface." Beauregard said.
"I just want you to know how obliged I am
for your help. It really means a lot." Luke said as he followed Beauregard
through the tunnel.
"Well don't go thanking me yet, we haven't
found him." Beauregard said.
"Yeah but I am grateful that you are trying
to help me find him."Luke said.
Beauregard stopped and turned and looked at Luke. "Well I kind of know
how you feel, not knowing if someone you care about is alright."
Three figures were walking along the street
then the came to a stop.
"This is right where we found him." Peter
said.
"Are you sure about that?" Lukas asked walking
over to Peter.
"Yes sir." Peter responded.
"Well why don't we split up and look around."
Lukas said, then he spoke quietly to Peter so that Bo wouldn't hear, "Go
back to the base. I am going to get him to talk."
Peter nodded then walked off. Lukas walked over and stood by Bo.
"So what do you know about that portal?" Lukas
asked.
"Nothing." Bo replied.
"Don't you trust me enough to tell me how
it works?" Lukas asked.
"Yeah I do trust you, I really don't know
how it works." Bo said.
"I don't like being lied to." Lukas said,
his voice growing in anger.
"Well I ain't lying to you." Bo said.
"I think you are. Now tell me how the portal
works." Lukas said then smacked Bo across the jaw.
Bo was unprepared for the hit and stumbled back a couple paces. He
rubbed his jaw. Lukas walked over and placed a hand on Bo's shoulder then
punched him as hard as he could in the stomach. Bo dropped down to his
knees and gasped to catch his breath.
"Tell me what you know. I know that you know
how that portal works. TELL ME!" Lukas yelled demandingly at Bo.
"I don't know how it works." Bo said, still
trying to catch his breath.
"Don't lie." Lukas said then kicked Bo in
the ribs.
Bo flinched at the pain and clenched his ribs. Lukas went behind Bo
and wrapped his left arm around Bo's neck and started to apply pressure.
Bo struggled to try to get away, but couldn't break free from Lukas's grasp.
Lukas placed his right head against the side of Bo's head.
"If you don't talk I'll snap your little neck."
Lukas said threateningly.
"I don't know how it works." Bo said. His
voice was filled with pain, he clenched his eyes shut from the pain.
Beauregard and Luke heard people talking and went to investigate.
They saw Lukas holding Bo around the neck.
"Lukas, let him go." Beauregard said.
"Stay out of this." Lukas said glaring over
at Beauregard.
Luke became extremely worried about Bo.
"Bo . ." Luke said starting to walk towards
Bo.
Bo tried to look at Luke, even though he couldn't see him he knew it
was Luke. "Luke . . ." Bo said, his voice extremely faint. It hurt to talk
and he flinched at the pain. He could feel darkness trying to invade his
mind and struggled to stay awake.
"Stay back, or I'll snap his neck." Lukas
warned. "Tell me how the portal works or he is dead."
Luke took a step back fearing he would carry through with his threat
to snap Bo's neck if he went any closer. "We don't know how it works. If
we did we wouldn't be here."
"Lukas don't do this. Let him go." Beauregard
said.
"Why should I? Once I learn how to go between
worlds I can overthrow this one and all other worlds." Lukas said.
"You are no better then our uncle." Beauregard
said.
"How DARE you compare me to him. I am nothing
like him." Lukas said angrily. He tightened his grip on Bo's neck.
Bo couldn't breath, he could no longer fight off the darkness and he
fell into unconsciousness.
"Oh really, then why are you trying to kill
him?" Beauregard questioned. "All you care about is yourself. You are no
better then our uncle was. I was wrong to think that they were. I always
thought that deep down you were a better person."
"That is not true." Lukas said, tossing Bo's
unconscious body to the ground.
Luke went to rush over to Bo's side. Lukas pulled out a gun and aimed
it at Luke.
"Stop right there." Lukas demanded. "Tell
me how that portal works or you're dead to."
Luke stopped. "I don't know how it works."
Lukas glared at Luke. "I don't believe you."
"Come on cousin don't do this." Beauregard
said.
"Stay out of this cousin. This don't concern
you." Lukas said.
"I am not going to let you kill him." Beauregard
said, taking out his own gun and aiming it at Lukas.
"What are you little cousin? Shoot me?" Lukas
questioned then laughed. "I know you can't do that, you wouldn't kill anyone."
Beauregard didn't respond he continued to aim the gun at Lukas.
"Besides you owe me. I saved your life." Lukas
said.
"That is in the past. Everything has changed
since then." Beauregard said.
"You know that our uncle was going to kill
you. I stopped that from happening by killing him." Lukas said.
"Just drop the gun." Beauregard said, ignoring
Lukas's last statement.
Lukas lowered the gun then smiled evilly and aimed the gun at Bo's
head. "Tell me how that portal works or he is dead."
"I don't know how it works, if I knew I would
tell you. I wouldn't do anything to in danger Bo's life." Luke said.
"I think you are lying." Lukas said preparing
to pull the trigger.
The sound of a gunshot then echoed through the streets
breaking the silence of the early morning. To stop Lukas from killing Bo,
Beauregard had shot him in the head. Lukas's dead body lay on the ground
in a pool of blood. Beauregard stood staring at his dead cousin, tears
streaked his eyes. Luke rushed to Bo's side, and gently picked up his head
and cradled it in his lap.
Beauregard looked over at Luke and Bo. "Is he . . ."
"No, he is alive he's just out cold." Luke
said.
Luke looked down at Bo, biting back the tear that he felt swelling
up in his eyes. "Wake up Bo. Don't you dare leave me."
Bo slowly started to wake up.
"Are you okay?" Luke asked, there was relief
in his voice that Bo had woke up.
"I'm fine, once I start breathing again I'll
feel even better." Bo said.
Luke helped Bo stand up, Bo stood leaning on Luke's shoulder.
"Thank you for stopping him . . ." Luke said
his eyes motioning to Lukas's dead body. "I am sorry it had to happen that
way though."
"There was no other choice I couldn't let
him kill either of you." Beauregard said, tears still brimmed in his eyes.
He wiped away the tears. "I know it was the only way to stop him. Not only
from killing either of you but also to end his evil reign. I know he would
never change. He was once a good person but that part of him died, he could
never be that person again."
Both Bo and Luke felt sorry for Beauregard, they
understood his pain and how hard it was for him to end his cousin's life.
The blue portal opened again a few feet from them, though this time there
was nothing trying to pull them in. Bo and Luke walked towards the portal,
Bo was still leaning on Luke's shoulder. They turned and looked back at
Beauregard.
"Thank you for your help." Luke said.
Beauregard just smiled and nodded. Bo and Luke waved good bye, as did
Beauregard. Bo and Luke walked through the portal, which closed behind
them.
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three