Old Ghosts and New Friends
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Adult ++
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8
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Disclaimer: I don't own the Dukes of Hazzard or the Magnificent Seven, not making any money just cheap thrills.
Warnings: Slash, Incest, Established Couple, Violence, Mention of rape, Mention of child molestation.
Pairings: Bo/Luke Duke and Vin Tanner/Ezra Standish
Rating: FRAO
Archive: Yes
Old Ghosts and New Friends
Chapter 4
"So Luke, are y'all really related to Ezra,?" Nathan asked as they searched the southern end of Hazzard County, walking now that they were in an area where a car couldn't go.
"Yeah, we're actually cousins. I suppose y'all know how he was raised up?"
"Wouldn't exactly call it raised, but yeah we know how Maude dumped him with whoever she could," Chris answered, not bothering to hide the anger thoughts of Ezra's childhood always caused. He would have given anything for the chance to raise his son and Maude had practically thrown her son away.
"Yeah, well he spent several summers with us when he was younger, and when he lived in Atlanta he used to come and visit as much as he could. We were all real sorry to see him move out to Denver, but damn glad to see him get away from the FBI. The way they treated him just wasn't right."
"Well he didn't help any with that fancy car of his and wearing Armani suits. If he'd just told them how he came to have the money for them things they might have acted a lot differently," Nathan defended. He always had been bothered by the money Ezra seemed to have, with no explanation as to how he got it.
"Why should he answer their questions? He didn't do anything illegal to get the money. As far as I'm concerned that makes it none of their business."
"You talk like you know something about it," Chris interjected.
"I do, and if you want to know you'll have to ask Ezra. If he ain't told ya, than I'm not about to, and neither will anybody else in the Duke family," Luke told them, feeling irritated by the converstion.
"Fair enough," Chris responded.
A few minutes later Nathan noticed Luke rubbing at his side. "Chris hold up, Luke here needs a break."
"I'm fine Nathan, we need to find this guy before he comes back for Michael," Luke protested.
"No you're not fine, damn it. I know we need to find this guy, but you ain't gonna be any help if you collapse. Now sit down and rest for a few minutes, then we can get back to the search," Nathan ordered, forcing Luke down onto a nearby boulder. "Alright, now take your shirt off and let me check those stitches, I need to make sure you haven't popped any of them." Squatting down to examine the wound, Nathan was soon satisfied that it was healing just fine, and he allowed Luke to put his shirt back on. A few minutes later the three of them were back on the trail, and continuing the search for the kidnapper.
Ezra, JD and Buck weren't having any luck finding the kidnapper either. As they came to areas the kidnapper could likely hide, they would park and search on foot. While they continued to search northern Hazzard County, JD's curiosity got the better of him.
"So Ezra, what was it like.? The summers you spent here I mean."
"They were quite pleasant JD. Jesse and Martha Duke, Lord rest her, are the kind of people who are commonly referred to as the salt of the earth. Had I been given a choice, they are the parents I would have chosen for myself. I was very lucky to have known them and to have been given the opportunity to spend a portion of my formative years with them."
"How many summers did you get to spend here Ez?" Buck asked.
"My name is Ezra, Mr. Wilmington how many times must I tell you? To answer your question, I was six the first time I came to Hazzard and eighteen the last time, as a child that is. Though unfortunately I did return the following spring for Aunt Martha's funeral; we lost her entirely too soon," Ezra answered, the affection he felt for the Duke family clearly heard in his voice.
"So I guess that means you're sure them boys didn't have anything to do with Mikey's kidnapping? Just how long has it been since you seen them anyway?" Buck questioned.
"Yes I'm completely certain. I realize it has been a few years since I last saw them, however I have remained in contact. I might point out also, Bo and Luke are the ones who contacted the sheriff after finding Michael. You've spoken to them Buck, do you really believe they would be so stupid as to contact the authorities if they were involved? You might also consider Bo's reaction to the picture Chris dropped, I don't believe he could have fabricated his reaction, do you?"
"Nah, I guess not, you got a point there Ezra. I just wanted to be sure."
To the west Bo parked the General, grinning at Josiah's muttered complaints as he climbed out the window of the car. Josiah had been impressed by the 1969 Dodge Charger when he had first seen it, though he was amused by the paint job. He had never seen a car painted orange with a big 01 on the doors and a confederate flag on the roof before, but for the chance to ride in a classic like that he could deal with it. Then he found out, after everybody else had left that the doors were welded shut and he'd have to climb in through the windows.
"Explain to me again, why you felt the need to weld the doors of your car shut?" Josiah asked.
"It's a race car Josiah, ya weld the doors shut for safety. If ya roll the car during a wreck, you don't want the doors to pop open on ya. For one thing if the doors pop open, and anybody hits ya, the car folds up," Bo explained, again.
As they headed into the woods to search, Josiah watched Bo carefully. Though he too was curious about Ezra's relationship with the Duke family, he was more concerned about Bo at the moment. He had been worried ever since Bo's race to the bathroom the previous day. He hoped the boy's reaction was only due to the fact that he had never seen anything like that picture before. But he wasn't so sure that was the case, it wasn't only the way he reacted or the force of that reaction. There was also theresponses of the rest of the Duke family to Bo's reaction, none of them had seemed surprised. Concerned yes, and it seemed to be more than just ordinary concern, the way they had watched him afterwards, it was as though they were afraid he would collapse under the strain.
Leading the way through the woods, Bo suddenly stopped and pulled something from the broken limb of a small tree.
"What have ya got there Bo?"
"A piece of cloth, it looks like it could be from the shirt that...that man was wearing," Bo ground out, obviously wanting to say something else.
"Why don't you radio the others, tell them where we are and what direction we're headed," Josiah suggested.
After Bo had let the others know where they were and what was happening, he and Josiah moved on. As they searched, Josiah became more and more concerned about Bo. The further into the woods they traveled, the more signs of the kidnapper's presence they found and the more agitated Bo became. He wasn't sure Bo would be able to keep it together if they found the man. Josiah wasn't sure why, but Bo semed to be taking this all personally, as though it were his child who had been kidnapped.
Holding up a hand and squatting down, Bo looked through some bushes into a clearing. "I think he's in there," Bo whispered, pointing ahead.
Josiah nodded in understanding as he joined Bo, a moment later he saw a flash of red hair, confirming Bo's suspicion. "Call the others, tell them he's at the teepee cave," Bo whispered.
Seeing Bo shudder as he watched the man moving about, Josiah wasn't sure he should leave him alone, but he knew he'd have to for a few minutes. Concerned about Bo, Josiah moved away as quickly as he could to tell the others what they'd found. Returning a moment later he was relieved to see Bo in the same spot where he'd left him. "Chris said to wait for the rest of them, Luke said they'd be here in twenty minutes. Ezra and Enos both said the same thing, so now we wait," Josiah told him.
Teepee cave wasn't really a cave at all. It was actually a rock formation, several large boulders and slabs of rock had at some point come to lean against each other. The way they were positioned had created an open space in the center of the rocks, creating a teepee of sorts. Nobody knew when it had been given this name, but the children of Hazzard had been playing in the teepee cave for as long as there had been a Hazzard.
Fifteen minutes after they had called the others the kidnapper left the cave. Seeing the man leaving the clearing Bo ran forward and tackled him. The kidnapper was caught completely off guard, he didn't stand a chance against the fury of Bo Duke, and after only a couple of swings the man was unconscious. However Bo didn't stop there, he continued to pummel the man, forcing Josiah to pull him off the prone body of the kidnapper.
"Bo, stop it son, he's had it. BO! STOP!" Josiah yelled, as he struggled to pull Bo off the man.
When the others arrived a few minutes later it was to find Josiah struggling to keep Bo away from the unconscious man on the ground. Rushing forward, Luke grabbed Bo's arm and spun him around, facing him away from the kidnapper. "Bo it's okay, calm down Bo, you got him, you did good," Luke spoke calmly as he pulled Bo into a hug.
While Luke calmed Bo, the others searched the man on the ground. Finding the knife he had stabbed Luke with, they slipped it into an evidence bag. Finding no other weapons, Enos cuffed his as he began to wake up. Pulling a wallet from the man's pocket and opening it, they found a driver's license for a Harvey Ledbetter. After reading Harvey his rights, Enos with Cooter's help marched him back to the car and drove him to jail. Seeing how upset Bo had been, they decided that Ezra and Chris would head into Hazzard, to make sure the prisoner was secure and to file a report, freeing Luke to stay with Bo. While they did that everybody else would head back to the Duke farm and let Vin, Jesse and Daisy know what had happened.
TBC
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Warnings: Slash, Incest, Established Couple, Violence, Mention of rape, Mention of child molestation.
Pairings: Bo/Luke Duke and Vin Tanner/Ezra Standish
Rating: FRAO
Archive: Yes
Old Ghosts and New Friends
Chapter 4
"So Luke, are y'all really related to Ezra,?" Nathan asked as they searched the southern end of Hazzard County, walking now that they were in an area where a car couldn't go.
"Yeah, we're actually cousins. I suppose y'all know how he was raised up?"
"Wouldn't exactly call it raised, but yeah we know how Maude dumped him with whoever she could," Chris answered, not bothering to hide the anger thoughts of Ezra's childhood always caused. He would have given anything for the chance to raise his son and Maude had practically thrown her son away.
"Yeah, well he spent several summers with us when he was younger, and when he lived in Atlanta he used to come and visit as much as he could. We were all real sorry to see him move out to Denver, but damn glad to see him get away from the FBI. The way they treated him just wasn't right."
"Well he didn't help any with that fancy car of his and wearing Armani suits. If he'd just told them how he came to have the money for them things they might have acted a lot differently," Nathan defended. He always had been bothered by the money Ezra seemed to have, with no explanation as to how he got it.
"Why should he answer their questions? He didn't do anything illegal to get the money. As far as I'm concerned that makes it none of their business."
"You talk like you know something about it," Chris interjected.
"I do, and if you want to know you'll have to ask Ezra. If he ain't told ya, than I'm not about to, and neither will anybody else in the Duke family," Luke told them, feeling irritated by the converstion.
"Fair enough," Chris responded.
A few minutes later Nathan noticed Luke rubbing at his side. "Chris hold up, Luke here needs a break."
"I'm fine Nathan, we need to find this guy before he comes back for Michael," Luke protested.
"No you're not fine, damn it. I know we need to find this guy, but you ain't gonna be any help if you collapse. Now sit down and rest for a few minutes, then we can get back to the search," Nathan ordered, forcing Luke down onto a nearby boulder. "Alright, now take your shirt off and let me check those stitches, I need to make sure you haven't popped any of them." Squatting down to examine the wound, Nathan was soon satisfied that it was healing just fine, and he allowed Luke to put his shirt back on. A few minutes later the three of them were back on the trail, and continuing the search for the kidnapper.
Ezra, JD and Buck weren't having any luck finding the kidnapper either. As they came to areas the kidnapper could likely hide, they would park and search on foot. While they continued to search northern Hazzard County, JD's curiosity got the better of him.
"So Ezra, what was it like.? The summers you spent here I mean."
"They were quite pleasant JD. Jesse and Martha Duke, Lord rest her, are the kind of people who are commonly referred to as the salt of the earth. Had I been given a choice, they are the parents I would have chosen for myself. I was very lucky to have known them and to have been given the opportunity to spend a portion of my formative years with them."
"How many summers did you get to spend here Ez?" Buck asked.
"My name is Ezra, Mr. Wilmington how many times must I tell you? To answer your question, I was six the first time I came to Hazzard and eighteen the last time, as a child that is. Though unfortunately I did return the following spring for Aunt Martha's funeral; we lost her entirely too soon," Ezra answered, the affection he felt for the Duke family clearly heard in his voice.
"So I guess that means you're sure them boys didn't have anything to do with Mikey's kidnapping? Just how long has it been since you seen them anyway?" Buck questioned.
"Yes I'm completely certain. I realize it has been a few years since I last saw them, however I have remained in contact. I might point out also, Bo and Luke are the ones who contacted the sheriff after finding Michael. You've spoken to them Buck, do you really believe they would be so stupid as to contact the authorities if they were involved? You might also consider Bo's reaction to the picture Chris dropped, I don't believe he could have fabricated his reaction, do you?"
"Nah, I guess not, you got a point there Ezra. I just wanted to be sure."
To the west Bo parked the General, grinning at Josiah's muttered complaints as he climbed out the window of the car. Josiah had been impressed by the 1969 Dodge Charger when he had first seen it, though he was amused by the paint job. He had never seen a car painted orange with a big 01 on the doors and a confederate flag on the roof before, but for the chance to ride in a classic like that he could deal with it. Then he found out, after everybody else had left that the doors were welded shut and he'd have to climb in through the windows.
"Explain to me again, why you felt the need to weld the doors of your car shut?" Josiah asked.
"It's a race car Josiah, ya weld the doors shut for safety. If ya roll the car during a wreck, you don't want the doors to pop open on ya. For one thing if the doors pop open, and anybody hits ya, the car folds up," Bo explained, again.
As they headed into the woods to search, Josiah watched Bo carefully. Though he too was curious about Ezra's relationship with the Duke family, he was more concerned about Bo at the moment. He had been worried ever since Bo's race to the bathroom the previous day. He hoped the boy's reaction was only due to the fact that he had never seen anything like that picture before. But he wasn't so sure that was the case, it wasn't only the way he reacted or the force of that reaction. There was also theresponses of the rest of the Duke family to Bo's reaction, none of them had seemed surprised. Concerned yes, and it seemed to be more than just ordinary concern, the way they had watched him afterwards, it was as though they were afraid he would collapse under the strain.
Leading the way through the woods, Bo suddenly stopped and pulled something from the broken limb of a small tree.
"What have ya got there Bo?"
"A piece of cloth, it looks like it could be from the shirt that...that man was wearing," Bo ground out, obviously wanting to say something else.
"Why don't you radio the others, tell them where we are and what direction we're headed," Josiah suggested.
After Bo had let the others know where they were and what was happening, he and Josiah moved on. As they searched, Josiah became more and more concerned about Bo. The further into the woods they traveled, the more signs of the kidnapper's presence they found and the more agitated Bo became. He wasn't sure Bo would be able to keep it together if they found the man. Josiah wasn't sure why, but Bo semed to be taking this all personally, as though it were his child who had been kidnapped.
Holding up a hand and squatting down, Bo looked through some bushes into a clearing. "I think he's in there," Bo whispered, pointing ahead.
Josiah nodded in understanding as he joined Bo, a moment later he saw a flash of red hair, confirming Bo's suspicion. "Call the others, tell them he's at the teepee cave," Bo whispered.
Seeing Bo shudder as he watched the man moving about, Josiah wasn't sure he should leave him alone, but he knew he'd have to for a few minutes. Concerned about Bo, Josiah moved away as quickly as he could to tell the others what they'd found. Returning a moment later he was relieved to see Bo in the same spot where he'd left him. "Chris said to wait for the rest of them, Luke said they'd be here in twenty minutes. Ezra and Enos both said the same thing, so now we wait," Josiah told him.
Teepee cave wasn't really a cave at all. It was actually a rock formation, several large boulders and slabs of rock had at some point come to lean against each other. The way they were positioned had created an open space in the center of the rocks, creating a teepee of sorts. Nobody knew when it had been given this name, but the children of Hazzard had been playing in the teepee cave for as long as there had been a Hazzard.
Fifteen minutes after they had called the others the kidnapper left the cave. Seeing the man leaving the clearing Bo ran forward and tackled him. The kidnapper was caught completely off guard, he didn't stand a chance against the fury of Bo Duke, and after only a couple of swings the man was unconscious. However Bo didn't stop there, he continued to pummel the man, forcing Josiah to pull him off the prone body of the kidnapper.
"Bo, stop it son, he's had it. BO! STOP!" Josiah yelled, as he struggled to pull Bo off the man.
When the others arrived a few minutes later it was to find Josiah struggling to keep Bo away from the unconscious man on the ground. Rushing forward, Luke grabbed Bo's arm and spun him around, facing him away from the kidnapper. "Bo it's okay, calm down Bo, you got him, you did good," Luke spoke calmly as he pulled Bo into a hug.
While Luke calmed Bo, the others searched the man on the ground. Finding the knife he had stabbed Luke with, they slipped it into an evidence bag. Finding no other weapons, Enos cuffed his as he began to wake up. Pulling a wallet from the man's pocket and opening it, they found a driver's license for a Harvey Ledbetter. After reading Harvey his rights, Enos with Cooter's help marched him back to the car and drove him to jail. Seeing how upset Bo had been, they decided that Ezra and Chris would head into Hazzard, to make sure the prisoner was secure and to file a report, freeing Luke to stay with Bo. While they did that everybody else would head back to the Duke farm and let Vin, Jesse and Daisy know what had happened.
TBC
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