By JessieMae Duke and Amanda Robson.

The sun shines brightly on the town of Hazzard. The
Duke boys pull up to the Hazzard County garage in
their orange stock car, the General Lee. The tall
blonde Bo Duke slides out the window of the driver’s
side. His older cousin, dark handsome Luke Duke does
the same on his side of the Charger.

“They have to get out that way, it’s a race car, the
door’s is welded shut! Ain’t that slick?” The
Balladeer’s voice rings out cheerfully.

The two Duke boys watch as a slick black T-roof Trans
Am screeches up to the sheriff’s station. “That’s some
kinda car!” Bo exclaims. Luke nods in agreement and
watches as two stunning young women pull them selves
from the vehicle and race into the building. “Those
are some kinda ladies!” Luke cries his blue eyes
lighting up in a small smile. Bo turns to his cousin
with a grin, “They sure are in a hurry!”

Lana Evans hurries into the Sheriff’s Station with
her best friend and partner Mary Jane or MJ as she
preferred to be called. She stops in front of the desk
and stands tapping her foot and eyeing the Sheriff.
When he finally looks up at the two girls his eyes
widen and his mouth drops open in surprise as he eyes
the two young women standing before him. “Who are you
and what are you doing in my office?” He blurts out.

MaryJane Walker grabs the collar of her shirt holding
her shiny gold badge out for the old man to see, “MJ
Walker. Texas Ranger! And this is my partner Lana
Evans!” The sheriff’s blue eyes widen more as he
stands to face the two women before him. “Jit!! Texash
Rangersh!! Gyuk! What are ya doin’ in Hazzard?”

“Hot pursuit. And we’ll need to utilize the tools and
equipment your department possecess.” MJ replies.

Rosco snickers, “Shoot we ain’t got much! How bout a
dipstick Deputy? Would he help??” Rosco continues
laughing as he thinks about Deputy Enos Strate.

Lana straightens up and glances over at MJ a smirk on
her pretty features. She didn’t care much for this
Sheriff and has a feeling he’d somehow find a way to
interfere with their assignment. “Look Sheriff!! We
don’t need any deputy all we need is to see your
equipment and tools!” She says, slowly. Her eyes
sparkle as she watches him and can tell he was
wondering why they were there and why instead of men
these two young women had been sent. Lana crosses her
arms over her chest and stands staring at him, waiting
for him to get them what they needed.

Rosco sighs, sensing the two women’s anxiousness, “All
I have to offer ya is a Deputy, honesht. We have no
fanchy equipment. I’m jusht a shmall town Sheriff.”

MJ put a hand on her partner’s shoulder, telling her to
relax. “We could probably use the man power,” She
smiles, “Not that two women can’t do the job, extra
help is always good.”

Rosco nods and walks out from behind his desk.
“You can find mah Deputy at the
Boar’sh Nesht.” He picks up a map and hands in
cautiously to Lana, “It’sh marked on there.”. Lana
takes the map and gives him a nod and a slight smile
before turning on her heel and walking out the door
followed by MJ.

Lana keeps studying the map as she walks and ends up
running smack dab into a broad chest. She stumbles and
nearly falls if it hadn’t been for him grabbing her
arm to keep her from falling. She looks up into blue
eyes and a handsome smile. She shakes her head and
tries to keep the thoughts from her head. ‘You’re here
to work Lana not to fall in love with a local.’ She
thinks to herself. “Ooof!” MJ exclaims as she smacks
into her partner. The smiling handsome face of Bo Duke
looks down at Lana, and back to MJ, “Excuse me
ladies.” He smiles and nods to the two women as he
steps around them, Luke coming into view. MJ shakes
her head trying to figure out what’s going on. “Howdy
ladies!” Luke smiles warmly, his deep blues eye
sparkling as he looks at them. The girls can hear the
soft thuds of their cowboy boots on the steps as they
walk away and into the building.

Lana shakes her head again to clear it.”Can’t get
involved! Oh he’s cute but I can’t get involved!” She
mutters walking over to the Trans Am and slides behind
the wheel, starting up the engine. She didn’t even
know the handsome blond stranger but she wants to get
to know him even though she knows she shouldn’t. MJ
chuckles under her breath listening to the seemingly
unheard mutterences of Lana. She swiftly jumps up and
slides gracefully into the passenger seat of the Trans
Am. She glances over her shoulder to see the two
handsome men standing in the doorway to the county
building, watching them. She chuckles again and
decides to have a little fun. MJ smiles brightly and
winks playfully at them. She motions with her finger
for them to come closer and waits for their reaction.
Lana stares at MJ and then back at the two handsome
young men and a slow grin slowly spreads across her
face. She revs up the engine teasingly and watches
their faces light up as they approach and then she
takes off, tires screeching, leaving black marks on
the road. MJ throws her head back in laughter, “They
ain’t never gonna catch us Lana!”

Bo and Luke pause and give each other a quick glance
before they race off the the General. Bo leaps and
sides across the hood on his hip as Luke hops in the
passenger window and starts the engine. Bo climbs in
and hits the gas as Luke shifts into first. Smoke
fills the air as the tires spin on the pavement. The
General surges forward in a burst of power and takes
off hot after the Trans Am.

Lana glances in the rear view mirror, her eyes
widening as she sees the big Orange Stock car gaining
on them. She presses her foot down on the gas putting
on another burst of speed as she rounds a corner, the
car sliding slightly sideways on the loose gravel and
dirt before she get control and races away. She is
enjoying this immensely. Bo’s eyes widen as he sees
the car ahead stay in such easy control over the loose
ground, ‘Just about any other driver in the world
would have had a hard time with that’ He thinks as he
counter steers the wheel, keeping control of his own
vehicle.

“Just like them Duke boys to be chasin the law and
not even know it.” The balladeer chimes.

Luke looks over at his cousin with a smirks and
cries, “Are ya gonna loose em?” He points to the car
ahead of them, “There’s the pretty girls! Now start
showin off!”

Lana’s eyes widen as she glances in the rearview
mirror again and sees the car take the corner with
ease. She shakes her head and smiles slightly as she
speeds up again, the back end of the car fishtailing
as she slids around an extra sharp turn but she has
control of the car before she’s even out of the turn
and laughs her eyes sparkling mischeviously as she
imagines the looks on the two young men’s faces. “Boy
I would love to see their faces!” She says aloud after
a minute.

Bo glares back at his cousin, his eyes locked with
Luke’s, “What do ya think I’m doin’?” Luke’s eyes
widen, “Uh Bo! Ya might wanna look at the road!” he
cries. Bo shakes his head, “What more do ya want me to
do Luke?” Bo continues to watch his cousin and not the
road, not noticing the mound of dirt that is quickly
approaching. Luke looks straight ahead, thinking,
‘Well somebody oughta watch where we’re goin’. The
front tires hit the dirt and Bo turns his gaze back to
the front. “To steal a quote from Enos!
Possumonagumbush!! ” The General Lee sails through the
air and Bo hits the horn, the notes of Dixie playing
loudly. The orange stock car flies over the slick
Trans Am. MJ and Lana look up, watching as it sails
over them. The General lands with a thud and Bo turns
the wheel sharply, cutting the two women off.

Lana slams on the brakes as her eyes widen and spins
the wheel in a half circle, bringing the Trans Am to a
halt and slides out her window sitting on the edge and
watches the two boys slide out the windows of the
their car and approach them. She looks over at MJ, who
is standing on the other side and raises her eyebrows.
She wasn’t sure she could trust these boys but she
really did want to, especially the handsome blond. MJ
returns the nervous look and glances at the
approaching boys. ‘Damn I wish we weren’t here on a
case.’ She thinks as she eyes the two Dukes.

“That was some mighty fine drivin’ Ma’am!” Bo smiles,
Luke nods in agreement. Lana smiles and swings her
legs out the window and walks over to the tall blond
young man unable to stop herself from going to him.
“Thanks Sugar! That was some fancy driving you did
too!” She says, stopping in front of him, a smirk
lighting up her face as she watches him. Her eyes
dance merrily when she sees the longing in his eyes.
Luke shakes his head as he watches his younger cousin
and strolls causally over to MJ. He pauses and his
eyes widen when he catches the gleam of sunlight on
her badge. “Uh…I’m Luke Duke…an that’s my cousin
Bo Duke.” MJ nods and sticks her hand out, “Mary-Jane
Walker, Texas Ranger.” She nods her head to Lana, not
taking her eyes off Luke, “That’s Lana Evans, my
partner and best friend.”

Lana eyes Bo up and down a smile on her lips as he
returns the gaze. “Y…You’re a Texas Ranger?” He
stammers. She smiles. “Lana Evans!” She replies, her
eyes continuing to sparkle misceviously as she eyed
him. She knew she shouldn’t let him get close to her
because of her job but she really wanted to get to
know him better. “Bo Duke!” He says and holds his hand
out. Lana smiles and shakes his hand. Luke takes the
offered hand shaking it politely, “Texas Ranger huh?
What are ya’ll doin’ in Hazzard?” Luke asks. MJ raises
an eyebrow questioning whether to tell him or not,
“I’m afraid that’s classified information.” Luke nods
slowly, “I see….you ain’t out for us are ya?” MJ
looks at him curiously, “Why what have ya’ll done?”
Luke smiles brightly and mischeviously, “Nothin’
lately, but give it time.”

Lana still stands in front of Bo, amazed because she
still stood there and then she realized they were
still holding hands and she quickly pulls her hand
away. “So what are you doing in Hazzard?” Bo asks as
Lana begins to walk back to the Trans Am. “Wait!” Bo
cried. Lana turns back around and raises an eyebrow.
“What?” She asks. “Go out with me tonight?” He asks.
Lana’s mouth drops open and she stares in surprise.
Luke grins when he hears his cousins question. He had
been thinking much the same. “Yeah ladies! Let us take
ya out to the boar’s nest tonight!” MJ raises an
eyebrow at him, deeply tempted. MJ nearly bursts out
in joy. “We’ll see if we ain’t got a hot lead on our
case.” She winks at Luke, “We might just show you
fellas a real good time.” MJ hops up and slides into
the Trans Am, “Hit it Lana!” Lana laughs and stomps on
the gas and spins the wheel going around the General
and heading towards the Boars Nest to meet the Deputy.
Her eyes still dancing merrily and she was hoping
against hope that they didn’t have a hot lead on the
case so they could go out with Bo and Luke that night.
MJ grins as she turns around in her seat. She puts her
knees on it and leans on the T-roof of the car waving
back to the boys before sinking back into her seat.

“Well everyone said Georgia was pretty!” MJ laughs.
“Yeah and it just ain’t the sights! I think I fell in
love back there!” Lana says and then blushes
furiously. She couldn’t believe she’d just admitted
that. Lana never fell in love easily. She was always
too busy with her job to date much. It wasn’t that she
didn’t have guys attracted to her. With her long raven
colored hair and brown eyes she usually had every guys
attention and enjoyed it too. “Love!!!??” MJ cries,
“Gosh Lana! I mean damn they’re both fine examples of
men, but love?? We only just meet em!” MJ stares at
her friend in a state of utter shock. Lana blushes.
“I don’t know MJ there was just something about him
that just seemed to tell me that he could be the one
for me!” She shrugs as she pulls to a stop in front of
the Boars Nest and turns off the engine. “And I’m one
of the last people that would admit that unless it’s
true!” She says as she slides out the window and drops
to the ground. MJ sighs and shakes her head as she
follows her partner into the tavern. “Well the
deputy’s here! That must be his car!” MJ laughs as she
kicks the rear bumper of the wet plymouth fury. It
falls to the ground with a crash of metal, “Damn!” MJ
blushes and quickly rushes inside whispering to Lana
as she passes, “I didn’t do nothin’!” Lana laughs and
follows her friend and partner through the door.

“Wonder what happened to him to make the car all wet!”
She smiles looking around the room, searching for the
deputy and raising her eyebrows when she spots him
sitting at a table, he’s soaked too. Lana shakes her
head and walks over. “Deputy?” She asks. Deputy Enos
Strate looks up from his cold glass of buttermilk, a
thin line of it across the top of his upper lip.
“Deputy Enos Strate Ma’am!” He tips hat politely to
the two women, “How can I help you?” Lana smiles and
flashes her badge. “I’m Lana Evans and this is my
partner MJ Walker and we’re Texas rangers!” She says.
Enos looks amused. “They have women you’re age working
for them? Why you can’t be any older then Bo and
Luke!” He cries. Lana raises an eyebrow and looks over
at MJ, a smile forming on her face. “No Deputy
Strate, we’re not that old.” MJ replies with a smile.
Enos nods, still wondering what two Texas Rangers
could want with him.

A young waitress walks over to the table, she smiles
brightly, “Howdy! Can I get ya’ll anything?” She turns
back to the deputy, laughing at his milk moustache,
“Oh Enos!” She wipes it away with her thumb across his
lips and stands to face MJ and Lana. “Thanks Daisy!”
Enos grins. Lana smiles at Daisy. “I’ll take a beer!”
She says and pulls out a chair across from Enos and
sits down staring at him, her eyes unwavering as she
waits for Daisy to take MJ’s order. She knows she
can’t risk telling him with anyone within hearing
distance. MJ nods to the waitress, “I’ll have one too
please, and another buttermilk for the Deputy.” Daisy
smiles, “Sure thing Sugar!” MJ returns the smile and
quickly whips around pulling a chair up on the other
side of Enos.

“Deputy, we need your help. And the Sheriff has told
us you will.” Enos looks from one girl to the other in
amazement. “What do y’all need help with?” He asks
curiously, looking from the dark haired beauty sitting
across from him to her partner sitting next to him.
Lana sighs and reaches up running her fingers through
her hair before staring straight at him. “We’re after
a couple of escaped prisoners!” She says.

Enos’s eyes widen, his brow wrinkles as he raises his
eyebrows. MJ nods her steely grey eyes staring into
the Deputy’s, “Yes and it’s very important we catch
them. They’re very dangerous.” Enos’s gaze turns away
from the two women and onto Daisy as she carries a
tray to their table. “Here ya’ll go!”She smiles and
places a drink in front of each of them. MJ grins and
turns to Daisy, “Why don’t you put this on the Hazzard
County Sheriff’s tab.” Daisy returns the grin and
nods, “It’ll be my pleasure.” She smiles again and
walks away. MJ takes a large swig of her beer, nearly
spitting it out it’s so flat. “Deputy Strate, we think
they may be in Hazzard, and they pose a threat to your
community.”

“Possumonagumbush!” Enos declares. Lana holds her
hands up and glances around the room quickly to make
sure no one is listening. “Don’t talk so loud! I don’t
wanna cause a panic here!” She hisses. She grabs her
beer and takes a big swallow not really caring at the
moment how flat it was as she leans forward. “That’s
why we need your help!” She whispers. MJ gives her
partner a slight kick to the shin under the table,
unnoticed by all except the two rangers.

“It’s imparitve we catch them right away.” MJ glances
nervously around the room, her well trained eyes
taking note of every occupant of the bar. She turns
her gaze back to Enos, “Perhaps you have heard of
them. Snake Harbin and Larry Turnolt.” She whispers.
“SNA….” Enos starts put his words are mumbled by
MJ’s delicate hand covering his mouth. Lana nods and
eyes the nervous deputy. “Don’t worry we know how to
handle this. We need you to tell us where theres any
hideouts around here that they could possibly be holed
up in!” She says, her eyes sweeping the room again
searching for exits in case they were needed. Enos
nods and watches Lana for a minute. “What do you want
me to do?” He asks.

MJ looks over at her partner and back to Enos,
“Perhaps this is not the best time to discuss this.”
She glances over her shoulder eying a large group of
rowdies walking in the door. The chance that local
criminals will be helping the escapees is high,
especially in a small place like Hazzard. A wise
criminal on the run needs places to hide, and local
connections. “We’ll meet with you at our hotel
tomorrow morning.” MJ pulls a pen from her pocket and
scrawls their room number and time to meet in delicate
loopy writing on a napkin. MJ pauses and puts the
napkin to her lips, leaving the imprint of her
lipstick on it. ‘Hopefully anyone watching will simply
think I’m hitting on him’ she thinks to herself as she
hands the napkin to the smiling Deputy, who accepts
it, catching onto her idea. MJ stands and motions for
Lana to follow. Lana nods and smiles at Enos as she
gets to her feet and follows MJ out the door, her
practiced eyes scanning the new arrivals and then
walks out the door to the parking lot where they’d
parked.

She gets in and slides behind the wheel and starts the
engine. “Where do ya wanna go now MJ?” She asks. MJ
slides into the Trans Am, and glances at her partner.
“Well, we have our map of Hazzard, why don’t we go
back to town and ask some folks around there where
they would hide if we were looking for em?” She smirks
to her self and leans back against the seat closing
her eyes. Lana nods and heads for town glancing at her
partner, her eyes holding an amused sparkle as she
drives. “What’s so funny?” She asks, raising her
eyebrow, her own smirk starting to light up her face.
MJ shrugs a little and sits up. She pulls her long
blond locks back and ruffles her hair. “I dunno, guess
I was thinkin’ about those Duke
fellas. Maybe they’ll be around.” Lana laughs and her
smile widens her eyes dancing merrily as she thinks
about Bo. “Mmmm boy would I love to get my hands on
Bo!” She laughs as she drives towards town keeping a
careful eye on the road in case someone decided to
follow them. MJ snorts and chuckles, “Lana! Keep your
mind on the job!” She pauses and thinks a minute, “But
Luke sure is fine!” She laughs and shakes her head at
their foolishness. Lana smirks. “If I could have him
just once before we solved the case then I think I’d
be satisfied till we solve it!” She whines, a huge
grin lighting up her face, her eyes twinkling
mischeviously. MJ wrinkles her face in disgust,
“Lana, keep that sorta thing to yerself. Gawd you’re
worse than a man. Always thinking about sex!” She
laughs and glances in the rear view mirror her eyes
darting around the the scenery behind them. Lana
laughs and smirks as she
reaches Hazzard and stops in front of the courthouse,
slides out the window and looks around as she drops to
the ground.

Her trained eyes searched the people on the street for
anyone out of place. MJ follows suit and casually
glances around the square, “Ya know we sorta fit in
here, nobody’s givin the car, or us a second glance.”
She says to her partner quietly. A wide smile creeps
across her delicate features as she spots the orange
Dodge, sitting in front of the garage. ” C’mon Lana, I
think I know where yer loverboy’s at.” MJ smirks at
her partner and heads for the garage. Lana’s face
lights up and she follows her partner to the garage an
eager smile on her lips. She glances at the orange
dodge stock car as they pass it going to the door.
“Hello! Anyone here?” She calls out with a smirk,
knowing more then likely the boys would be coming out
eagerly. Bo, Luke and Cooter Davenport look up from
under the hood of a yellow Plymouth Roadrunner.

“Can I help you ladies?” Cooter asks, flashing them a
friendly smile. Bo steps up and lays an hand on
Cooter’s shoulder, “Sorry Cooter, I think Luke an me
can take care of this one.” Luke nods in agreement and
puts his hand on the mechanics other shoulder, “That’s
right Cooter, better leave this in our hands.” Both
Dukes grin widely as they glance over the two
beautiful women before them. Lana smiles and eyes Bo
up and down her eyes sparkling. She feels the wind
blow a strand of her dark hair across her face but
doesn’t notice until Bo reaches out and gently pushes
it away his eyes fixed on her face.

MJ nearly loses her lunch at the sight of Bo and Lana.
She’s all for love an romance, but they all meet a
couple of hours ago. ‘Here we go again.’ She thinks to
herself. MJ doesn’t turn her gaze from her partner and
the blonde Duke even though she can sense Luke’s
movement towards her, and see his outline in the
corner of her eye. “So you got any ‘hot’ leads in yer
case yet?” Luke asks. MJ turns to face him with a
teasing smirk, “Well all the leads we’ve gotten so far
lead us to something hot.” Lana smiles never taking
her eyes off Bo. Though she suddenly starts having
second thoughts but when she turns to walk away Bo
grabs her arm and tugs her back around to face
him,kissing her hard on the lips not willing to let
her go that easily. Lana struggles for a moment and
then relaxes slightly and wraps her arms around his
neck, returning the kiss. MJ bursts into laughter,
tears pouring from her eyes. She collapses against
Luke, resting her head on his shoulder. She slaps her
hand against his chest, unable to control her
laughter.

“Ooof!!” Luke cries out and rubs his hands over his
chest and watches as MJ shakes with laughter. Cooter
looks on in amusement, having lowered the hood of the
yellow car, which he now sits upon. Lana pulls away
from Bo and glares at MJ. “And just what is so funny?”
She asks, resting her hands on her hips, her eyes now
shooting daggers as Bo looks confused as to the sudden
display of Lana’s temper. MJ shakes her head and waves
her hand at Lana, “Continue what you were doin.” She
laughs and chuckles as she walks away from the garage
to get a breath of fresh air and get away from the
public displays of affection. Luke watches and glances
over at his cousin and back at Cooter with as much
confusion as Bo. He shrugs and jogs off down the
street behind MJ. She walks at a face and easy pace,
her long legs carrying her gracefully. “Hey Mary
Jane!! Wait up!” Luke calls as he catches up to her.
Lana mutters to herself and gasps when a hand on her
arm pulls her back around and Bo kisses her again.
This time she doesn’t struggle as she throws her arms
around his neck and kisses him back, feeling him pull
her tighter against him.

MJ whirls around her smile bright and her steely eyes
dancing happily, “What?” Luke stops and takes a step
back, he half expected she was mad. “It is pretty
funny ain’t it?” He smiles back. MJ just nods and
turns away strolling casually down the street. Luke
chuckles to himself and follows. MJ’s eyes dart over
the sidewalk eyeing every individual she sees. MJ
slows her pace as she spots two all too familiar
faces. She moves swiftly and gracefully. MJ wraps her
arms around Luke and smiles brightly at him. She
speaks through her smile and gives him a small wink,
“Play along.” Luke smirks and wraps his arms around MJ
in return, ‘Gladly.’ He thinks to himself. MJ turns
her body so her chest is hidden behind Luke, ‘It would
be all too obvious to rip this glistening badge right
off my shirt, they’d notice the movement for sure.’
Luke smiles and whispers, “Well baby should we head
for home?” MJ smiles back as they pass the two
lowlifes she had chased for over 900 miles. She’s
about to open her mouth is response when she realizes
they will pick up her thick Texan drawl with their
keen ears in a hurry. MJ simply nods and Luke guides
her around the square and back into the garage. “Lana.
They’re here.”

Lana’s head snaps around and her eyes darken her hand
automatically going for her gun. Gone is the happy
carefree look that she’d had moments ago. It is
replaced now by a fierce look of determination.
“Where?” She demands. MJ nods towards the street as
she pulls her own gun from under her shirt, where it
had been tucked into the waistband of her jeans. Luke
and Bo’s eyes widen slightly at the guns, ‘Who knew
those were there?’ They think. MJ looks at the
mechanic and the yellow sports car beneath his greasy
jeans, “Say mister…you wouldn’t mind if two Texas
Rangers commandeered that vehicle would ya?” She
flashes him a sweet toothy grin. Cooter raises an
eyebrow and slids of the car pulling the keys from his
pocket. He pauses before he hands them over and says,
“You better ask these two, it’s their cousin’s car.”
MJ raises an eyebrow and looks quickly from Bo to
Luke. ‘We don’t have time for this.’ She thinks as she
steps towards the mechanic. Bo sensing the urgency
nods and replies, “Take it, go on!” MJ grins and
snatches the keys from Cooter. She jogs over to the
Roadrunner and gracefully slids in the window, “C’mon
Lana!”. Lana strides around the front of the car and
grabs the edge of the door, climbing up and sliding
through the passenger side window and nods at MJ as
she pulls her gun from the waistband of her jeans.
“Hit it!” She says.

MJ smiles and sticks her head out of the window as she
starts the powerful engine, “You boys might wanna
move.” She ducks back inside and shifts into gear just
as the boys step out of her path. The yellow car
lurches out of the garage and out onto the street. The
people in the square barely look up when they hear the
noise of the tires squealing. Snake Harbin and Larry
Turnlot glance up slightly, having got used to the
occasional lead foot racing through Hazzard. MJ smirks
as she heads straight for them, “You ready?” She cries
to her partner as she cranks the wheel hard and pulls
the handbrake.

The roadrunner skids sideways towards the two
criminals. Lana’s side of the car closest to them, as
MJ will be unable to drive and shoot. That’s why it’s
called shotgun. Lana nods her determination sticking
with her as she aims her gun at the two men and opens
the door all in one movement. Lana was out of the car
within a matter if seconds and nearing the two men,
her eyes sparkling angrily as she stares them down.

They hold their hands in the air and backed away.
“Freeeeze! You’re under arrest!” She yells, as Snake
Harbin grabs a crate and sends it flying at her. Lana
rolls her eyes and moves out of the way taking aim and
firing the gun, hitting Snake in the shoulder. MJ
shoves her door open and rests her arms on the hood of
the car, her gun aimed and the two men. Larry pulls a
shot gun from his dress coat and holds it to Lana’s
head. Before Lana’s shot hits Snake draws his own gun.
He holds it steady at her, ignoring the searing pain
rippling through his shoulder.

MJ cries, “Put em down fellas, we don’t need a gun
battle in the streets.” She’s already on her last
nerve, put further over the edge by Lana’s quick
trigger finger, ‘Shooting first encourages them to
shoot back.’ She says to herself angrily Bo’s eyes
widen from the garage where he’s watching the scene
unfold and sees the men grab Lana and hold a gun to
her head. He had to do something he just didn’t know
what. Lana scowls and rolls her eyes and then reaches
up quickly grabbing Larry’s arm with her hands and
flipping him over her shoulder to the ground the same
time she twists and delivers a kick to Snake’s
stomach. Snake doubles over briefly before he grabs
Larry’s collar and hauls him up. Snake eyes an on
coming truck and pulls his partner in crime into the
street. The two launch themselves into the back of the
truck as it speeds off. MJ follows the truck with her
gun aiming for the tires. The likeyhood she’ll miss is
near zero percent, but that off chance she does
wouldn’t be worth the risk. Shooting at a moving
target in a crowed square was just a bad idea. “Leave
em Lana, not worth hurtin somebody over.” She says.
Lana sighs and rests her hands on her hips glaring
after the truck an angry scowl on her lips. She sighs
and turns back to face MJ just as Bo pulls up in his
orange car and gets out and runs to Lana pulling her
into his arms.

Luke hops out of the General and trots over to MJ,
“Wow, nicely handled.” He cries, his face a mix of
shock, excitement, fear and proudness. MJ nods a
little. “Yeah. They got away.” She turns on the heel
of her boot and walks back towards the Trans Am. Her
boots clicking loudly against the pavement as she
walks. Luke raises an eyebrow and follows, feeling
compelled to do or say something to her.

MJ grabs the T-roof and slids into the driver’s seat.
Luke’s face brightens in a warm smile as he watches
her. He crouches down beside the car and looks up at
her. MJ folds her arms on the edge of the door and
rests her chin on them, looking back at Luke. “Hey
don’t worry, you’ll get em.” He exclaims as he puts a
hand on her arm. MJ shakes her head, her blond hair
falling over her face, “Luke, we’ve followed them from
Texas…over 900 miles, been through the same
situation dozens of times in small towns, big cities
and the middle of nowhere. We ain’t caught em yet and
I don’t think we’re gonna.”

Bo holds Lana close feeling her shoulders shake as she
fights her tears. He smoothes his hands through her
dark hair and leans back to look into her eyes. “It’s
okay! It’s gonna be okay! You’ll get em!” He says.
Lana shakes her head and looks away. “Like MJ said I
don’t think we’re gonna!” She said dejectedly. Luke
sighs and rests his head against the side of the car,
“You girls are givin’ up to easy.” MJ shakes her head
and reaches down. She lifts Luke’s chin up to look at
him, “Nine hundred miles, five states, three months.”
Is all she says. Luke sighs in frustration, although
he deeply enjoys the feel of Mary Jane’s soft hand on
his face. “Mary Jane Walker, Texas Ranger….You’re in
Hazzard now, and you’re talkin to a Duke. We Dukes
don’t give up on anything.” Luke whispers.

Bo reaches up and clasps Lana’s face in his hands and
stares into her eyes. “Luke’s right we Dukes don’t
give up without a fight!” he says softly. Lana stares
into his concerned blue eyes. “I’m just not sure how
much longer we can go on like this Bo!” She whispers.
Mary Jane sighs loudly and whispers, “It’s great you
boys wanna help, but this is best left up to the law.
It could get dangerous, you saw how quick they are to
draw their guns.” Luke smiles reassuringly, his eyes
dancing mischievously, “Sugar….we’ve dealt with
plenty like em, Bo an I know how to handle ourselves.
Let us help ya.” He brings his hand up to MJ’s, still
under his chin and takes it in his own, his eyes plead
silently. Bo looks into Lana’s eyes, his own eyes
pleading with her as they looked at each other. “I
don’t want anything to happen to you!” Lana protests.
Bo smiles and leans forward kissing her on the
forehead. “I don’t want nothin’ happenin’ to you
neither Lana!” He says. Lana sighs. “All right! She
says finally.

MJ looks up at Lana and Bo, “No, not alright…..we
can’t stop you from helping us. And we can’t arrest
you unless you do something illegal. So I guess if
happened to follow us and get involved that would be
your own doing.” Luke smiles brightly and stands up,
“Move over!” He cries. MJ raises an eyebrow, “Yeah
right plowboy.” Luke grins and slides on his hip
across the hood of the Trans Am. “Hit it then
darlin’!” He cries as he jumps into the car beside MJ.
She glances over at Lana and thinks, ‘What the hell do
I do now?’ Lana smiles and shrugs at MJ, her eyes not
betraying her feelings about any of this as she and Bo
walked over to the General. “I’m gonna ride with
Blondie here!” She says, directing her gaze to Bo as
she walks over to the passenger side and grabs the
edge of the door and pulls herself up and slides
through the window. “YEE-HAW!!” Bo cries and races
around to the drivers side and climbs in,starts up the
engine and screeches away from the curb.

MJ smirks, her steely eyes happier then they had ever
been. She looks over at Luke, eyeing him up and down,
“Hold on to jeans plowboy.” The engines comes to life
with a roar and revs like a kitten’s purr as MJ hits
the gas. The black Trans Am leaves a thick could of
smoke in it’s wake as it tears away from the
courthouse. MJ grins proudly as she watches the back
end of the orange charger get larger. Luke chuckles
and smiles eagerly. MJ laughs wickedly as she pulls up
on the left of the General. She glances over at Bo and
gives him a wink. The slick black car roars forwards,
leaving the general in it’s dust. MJ grins as she
spins the car into a controlled drift around a bend in
the road and quickly disappears from Lana and Bo’s
vision.

Lana rolls her eyes and slides across the seat to Bo.
“What are you doing?” He cries, as she starts shifting
herself so she has her hands on the steering wheel and
her foot on the gas. “I’m taking over the driving
Blondie!” She says with a grin. Bo starts to protest
but she shakes her head. “Look if you want to beat her
or even have a chance of it let me drive!” She says.
Bo nods and moves across the seat as she takes his
position and pursues the disappearing Trans Am,
quickly gaining on it.

MJ glances in the mirror, “Yeah right Lana!” Luke
raises an eyebrow and turns in his seat to see the two
switching seats in the car behind them. MJ glances at
the speedometer, “Hmmm only 120….” MJ grins as she
steps on the gas pressing it to the floor. Luke grabs
onto the window frame as the car lurches forward,
finding a hidden fifth gear. MJ raises an eyebrow as
she hears the sound of the changing gear, “Who knew
that was there!” Luke’s eye widen and he leans over
looking at the instrument panel and up at MJ, “Are we
really going 175?” MJ chuckles and speaks as mother
would to a child, “Yes we are, now please sit back in
your seat and put your seat belt on.” Luke nods and
straps himself in. MJ snickers as she pulls her seat
belt on with one hand. The trans am is only a blur of
black, a blast of warm air and the sound of the engine
as it passes. The General Lee is far in the distance,
barely visible. MJ turns to Luke, “Where the hell are
we going by the way?” Luke shrugs, “I dunno….” He
smirks and continues, “Turn down the road there on the
left, I know a great place. You’ll love it.” MJ sighs
and follows Luke’s instructions. Bo looks over at the
determination on Lana’s face and grins. “Why don’t we
just forget about them and go find us a nice quiet
place?” He suggests. Lana glances over at him and her
hands gradually release the tight hold she had on the
steering wheel so she’s gripping it loosely. “All
right!” She agrees and looks around for a place to
pull off. “Pull off there!” Bo says pointing to a path
that leads through the trees. “Don’t worry no one will
bother us there!” He says. Lana nods and pulls off the
road.
The black Trans Am skids to a halt and Luke pulls
himself out of the window, “C’mon MJ!” He cries as he
races down a path through the trees. MJ sighs, ‘So
much for me playing hard to get….now he’s got me
chasin’ him….not that I mind.’ She thinks to herself
as she hops over the window ledge of the slick car.
“Wait up Luke!” She calls a smile crossing her
delicate features. MJ’s steely eyes light up as she
chases after the handsome Duke. Luke slows and turns
to wait for MJ in front of the lake. MJ smacks into
Luke’s chest as he stops. Her eyes widen as he smiles
down at her and turns her to see the lake glistening
in the noon sun.

“Stop here!” Bo tells Lana and she brakes the General
and moves to climb out the window but Bo grabs her arm
and turns her back around and kisses her hard on the
lips. Lana’s eyes widen and a moment later she wraps
her arms around his neck as he leans closer to her
pinning her back against the door. Her eyes widen
again but she is actually enjoying this, though if
anyone asked her she would never admit it.

MJ’s smile widens and Luke pulls her towards the shore
without a word. She follows letting Luke lead her
along. He sits and pulls MJ down to the soft grass
beside him. MJ’s eyes widen again and she squeaks.
Luke raises an eyebrow at her noises and drapes his
arm over her shoulders pulling her close to his body.
‘Oh good lord…what’s he gonna do now?’ MJ thinks as
Luke leans over to her. His breath his warm on her
neck, she closes her eyes and takes a deep breath,
‘Please…oh goodness I hope he kisses me…’ She
thinks. As if he can read her thoughts, Luke leans
closer and gently kisses down her neck. MJ smiles and
and grasps her hands on the collar of his shirt. She
giggles softly and lets out a small gasp, “Luke…”
Luke smiles and whispers back, “Shhh…”

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