“You come out at night that's when the energy comes and the dark side's light and the vampires roam”- ‘Building A Mystery’, by Sarah Mclachlan.

    Bo sat in shade of a large old oak tree, out by sunset pond. It was a quiet and peaceful day. Luke was visiting a Marine buddy in Atlanta, Daisy had went on a week long shopping trip in New Orleans with Lulu Hogg, and wouldn’t be back for a few days, and Jesse was off visiting an old friend. Bo was the only Duke in Hazzard, with nothing better to do then go fishing. He laid down and looked up at the sky, he watched the fluffy white clouds as they billowed past over head. Sunlight gently filtered through the leaves of the trees, casting shadows on the ground on over Bo. He closed his eyes and drifted into a light sleep, feeling the warmth of the sun on his face, thinking to himself that on such a beautiful day nothing in the world could go wrong. Bo woke up when he felt a tug on the fishing line, he sat up and reeled the line in to see what he had caught. On the end of the line was a medium sized lake trout. It’s silvery body twisting and turning on the end of the line. Tiny of droplets of water fell from the fish, glistening in the sunlight before the splashed down in the pond. Bo looked the fish over and decided it was big enough to have for dinner, since he was the only one home.
        After dinner Bo finished up doing the chores Jesse had asked him to do while everyone was away. He finished just as the sun was starting to set. It was one of the most beautiful sunsets that Bo could remember to see, the sky had an almost golden look. Bo decided to go to the Boar’s Nest, he figured it would be a couple hours yet until either Luke or Jesse returned to the farmhouse.
        The Boar’s Nest wasn’t too bust considering it was still early and a Wednesday. Bo was there for about forty minutes when he noticed a girl he had never seen around before. He guessed her age to be just a few years older then himself, perhaps around Luke’s age. Bo was twenty-two and Luke was twenty-five. She had long fiery red hair that was pulled to one side in a French braid and slate grey eyes. She noticed Bo looking at her and smiled and approached the table Bo was sitting at. She guessed that Bo was in his early twenties, he looked quite muscular and had a soft golden tan, from hours of being out in the hot Georgia sun.
    “Mind if I sit down?” She asked, her voice soft and sweet.
    “No, not all. You must be new around her cause I sure never remember seeing you around before.” Bo said. “What is you name?”
    “I am Ariana Vetink. Yes I am new here.” Ariana said.
    “Welcome to Hazzard County Ariana.” Bo said and shook her hand as she sat down. “I am Bo Duke.”
    “Hello Bo.” Ariana said.
Bo noticed that she looked quite pale, but didn’t think too much about it.
    They sat and talked for a few minutes. She stared deeply into Bo’s dark blue eyes, and he felt himself become lost in her eyes. He felt as though they were the only two in the room, he wasn’t aware of anyone else in the Boar’s Nest. Or for that matter that they were in the Boar’s nest. He stared deeply into her eyes, only seeing her. She ran her fingers over the side of Bo’s face and through his thick blonde hair, being careful not to scratch him with her long fingernails. She took Bo’s hand and held it between hers, and leaned forward.
    “Come with me my sweet.” Ariana soft whispered into Bo’s ear.
Bo said nothing and just allowed her to lead him for the Boar’s Nest, willing to allow her to led him anywhere.
    Ariana took Bo to a small house that sat nestled in the woods near the Hazzard and Chickasaw county line. The windows of the house were tightly board shut. They stopped just inside the doorway, the light of the moon shone through the open door.       Ariana lit a candle that was sitting on a table by the door. She held the candle in one hand and Bo’s hand in the other. She led him through the dark house, with only the tiny bit of light from the candle to see by. Bo’s thoughts seemed to be lost in a heavy fog, and he was only dimly aware of what was even happening. She led him down a flight of stairs to the basement, and to a large room. She set the candle down and then her and Bo sat down on a bed. Dozens of candles in the room mysteriously lit themselves. She smiled at Bo as she ran her fingers through his hair. Bo’s eyes seemed to cloud over as Ariana stared into them. Bo smiled allowing himself to be lost in her eyes. She her head forward and kissed Bo on the lips, a kiss he returned in kind. She could taste his innocence  and laughed of how easily she had been able to trick him. Though before she had only planned to drink his blood she knew now that she would bring him across. She moved her head to start to kiss Bo’s neck, then her face changed suddenly, becoming drawn with deep lines, and an evil hue. Her eyes turned to a deep yellowish green shade. She opened her mouth wide to reveal her two long fangs. She hissed slightly then sank her fangs into Bo’s neck. The second her fangs entered Bo’s neck, the cloud lifted from Bo’s mind. He gave a small shocked cry of pain. He tried to jerk his head away but she held him firmly. Bo could barely even remember leaving the Boar’s Nest. He couldn’t believe this was happening, he had never believed in vampires before, but obviously he was wrong. Ariana felt Bo’s body growing weak from the blood loss, and she stopped. She pulled away and smiled down at him, she gently pulled him to a sitting position. Bo stared at her with frightened eyes. She cut her right wrist, with one of her long fingernails, her smile never leaving her face. Bo stared at the blood for a moment, his mind screamed for him to run but he couldn’t find the strength to even move. Ariana closed her hands around the back of his neck, and pressed his lips against the blood. Bo felt the blood flow into his mouth and started to drink thirstily at it. After a moment she pulled his head away and smiled. The ritual was complete, Bo had been brought across. She had drank his blood and he drank hers, Bo was now a vampire. His face and eyes changed just as hers had. She smiled as she ran her hand along his face.
    “My sweet, you are now a soulless creature of the night, just as I am. I will take you to the Master now. You are the newest child of his fold Bo.” Ariana said softly. “How do you feel?”
    “Hungry.” Bo replied.
    “You need to feed. You will after you meet the Master.” Ariana said.
     Jesse arrived back at the farmhouse, finding it empty. He figured that Bo had got bored and went to the Boar’s Nest. Thinking nothing further about it, he made himself a cup of coffee and sat down on the couch. Luke arrived home several minutes.
     “Hey Luke.” Jesse said as Luke walked into the front room.
     “Hey Uncle Jesse.” Luke said. “Where’s Bo?”
     “I don’t know he was gone when I got back here I figure he got bored being here alone all day and went to the Boar’s Nest.” Jesse said.
     “Oh.” Luke said, not wanting to tell Jesse he had been having a really bad feeling about for the past couple hours. “I think I’ll go see if he is there.”
     “Okay. Just don’t be out to late, there is a lot of work to be done tomorrow.” Jesse said.
     “Yes sir.” Luke said.
     Luke took the pickup to the Boar’s Nest, since he had to put gas in the car he had borrowed from Cooter. He noticed the General was parked to one side in the parking lot, and pulled to a stop next to it. He walked into the Boar’s Nest and looked around for Bo, seeing no sign of him, in the still nearly deserted bar. He walked over to Karen who was waiteressing.
     “Hey there Luke.” Karen said sweetly, batting her eyelashes at him, though Luke didn’t seem to notice her attempts to flirt with him.
     “Have you seen Bo?” Luke asked.
Karen shook her head. “No not in the past couple hours . . . not since he left that girl.”
     “Who’d he leave with?” Luke asked.
Karen shrugged. “I don’t know. I ain’t never seen her around before.”
     “Thanks.” Luke said.
     “Any old time Luke.” Karen said.
Luke turned and left the Boar’s Nest. Luke went back to the Duke farm to tell Jesse what he had found out.
     Jesse noticed the upset look on Luke’s face.
     “What’s wrong?’ Jesse asked.
     “Bo was there but left a couple hours ago with some strange girl . . . but the General was still parked out front.” Luke said.
Jesse frowned at hearing the news, and started to become concerned about Bo.
     “Bo wouldn’t just leave the General like that.” Luke said.
     “I know that. Why don’t we take the pick up to the Boar’s Nest and get the General then we can look around some for him.” Jesse said.
Luke nodded, his feeling of worry had increased. He prayed that they found Bo and that all his worrying was for nothing. About half and hour later Jesse and Luke returned to the farm, hoping that while they were out looking Bo had came back home. They were disappointed to find that he hadn’t. They had no idea where to look next and figured to go to Rosco if Bo still hadn’t shown up come morning.
     Ariana led Bo through the graveyard and to the large old mausoleum that sat on the far west side. They had both long since returned to look like their human form.  They walked into the dark room of the mausoleum. Being vampires they were able to see perfectly well in the dark. Ariana moved a stone slab that opened to a tunnel. They walked down the tunnel that led to a large cavern that ran below the graveyard. It was lit by candles. Bo noticed someone on the far side of the cavern, he could sense the aura of power that surrounded the stranger and knew it was the master.
     The Master smiled as Ariana entered with the newest member of their fold. The Master was eight hundred seventy-five years old. He had no human form he was just a pure vampire. His skin was pale and white. His face was deeply drawn with lines and his eyes were red. His ears were pointed much like bat ears. His fingers were long and bony with long jagged nails at the ends. His clothing was old fashioned. His clothes were all black.  The shirt collar went half way up his neck, and was tight against his skin. Small buttons ran down the front of it. Both the shirt and the pants looked as though they were made of leather. Ariana and Bo walked over to him and stood in front of him. Ariana slightly bowed her head, as he looked Bo over.
     “You have made a good choice Ariana. He is young and strong. A perfect addition to our fold.” The Master said.
     “Thank you Master.” Ariana said and backed away.
The Master placed his cold, white hand against the side of Bo’s face and gazed deeply into his eyes.
     “Swear you loyalty to me child.” The Master said.
     “I swear Master. I will do as you command.” Bo said.
The Master smiled. Bo bowed down before him, his head hung down. The Master placed his hand on the top of Bo’s head.
     “What is your name?” The Master asked.
     “Bo Duke.”
The Master tipped Bo’s head back so the young man was looking up at him, and he stared into Bo’s emotionless blue eyes.
     “You now roam with the vampires.” The Master said. “Go find food you need blood to gain your strength. Drink well child.” Bo nodded, and turned and left the cavern with Ariana.
     Ariana and Bo went to the Boar’s Nest just at closing time. Karen was the last person to be leaving, Ariana figured that she would be easy picking for Bo’s first kill. She locked the door and turned to headed to her car. Karen felt a chill go down her spine and started to walk quicker towards her car. Bo suddenly appeared in front of her, Ariana  stood in the shadows concealed from Karen’s view.  Karen was startled by Bo’s sudden appearance and took a couple, startled, steps backwards. She looked to see who was there, the fear faded from her eyes when she saw Bo standing in front of her.
     “Oh, Bo you scared me.” Karen said.
Bo didn’t say anything he just looked at her with what she thought appeared like hungry eyes. She smiled thinking that perhaps he was going to ask her out, she like  most every girl in Hazzard dreamed of going out with Bo or Luke Duke.
     “Luke was here looking for you early.” Karen said.
     “Good for him.” Bo said absently, and approached Karen, he stood mere inches in front of her.
He reached up and caressed the side of her face with his hand. She shivered, feeling how cold his touch was, but she didn’t pull away. Bo leaned forward and started to kiss her lips, she closed her eyes and returned his kiss. Bo started to move his lips down her neck, kissing every inch of her skin. Ariana smiled as she watched Bo prepare to make his first kill. Karen couldn’t see that Bo’s face had changed to his vampire form. Bo growled lowly and opened his mouth wide revealing his fangs. He hissed loudly and then sank his teeth into Karen’s neck. Karen gave a small surprised cry of pain. Bo felt her go limp in his arms, as she passed out. He drank her blood hungrily, until he drank every drop of her blood. Ariana stepped out from the shadows and smiled at Bo. He let go off Karen’s dead body, which slumped limply to the ground. Ariana stepped forward and lick the droplets of blood from Bo’s lips. He wrapped his arms around her, and she wrapped her arms around him. They locked in a passionate kiss, which lasted several moments. Ariana stepped back breaking off the kiss.
     “It is time to return to The Master. You have fed and gained your strength my sweet, The Master will be pleased. You must do anything and everything to please The Master.” Ariana said.
Bo’s face returned to normal. “Of course I would do anything for The Master.”
Ariana smiled.  “Good. Now lets return home.”
     Luke stepped out on the porch. He couldn’t fall asleep at all that night. Jesse had fallen asleep several hours ago as they waited to see if Bo to come home. Luke’s stomach was knotted with worry, about his youngest cousin’s disappearance. He had a dreadful feeling that if they didn’t get Bo back soon that they never would. He didn’t understand the feeling and that scared him even more. He just had the strongest gut feeling that Bo was in serious danger.
     Jesse woke up shortly after sunrise. He walked out to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee when he noticed Luke standing on the front porch. He walked outside and joined him.
     “Bo never came home last night . . . something has to be wrong Bo wouldn’t do something like this.” Luke said, turning to look at his uncle.
Jesse nodded in agreement. “We should go report to Rosco that Bo is missing.”
They  freshened up and then headed into town to the police station.
     Rosco was talking to his hound dog, Flash, as he sorted through a pile of papers. He looked up when he heard the door open.
     “What do you Dukes want?” Rosco asked, his voice sounding annoyed.
     “Rosco this is urgent. Bo is missing.” Jesse said.
     “Oh, that’s terrible.” Rosco said, his voice changing from being annoyed to being concerned. “How long as he been missing?”
     “Since last night.” Jesse said, and then explained the situation to Rosco.
     “I’ll call Enos and have him get out and look for Bo. Don’t you worry none we are highly trained officers of the law and we’ll find him.” Rosco said.
     “Find who?” Boss asked as he came walking into the police station.
     “Bo, he is missing.” Rosco said.
     “Is that a fact?” Boss asked.
     “Yeah that’s a fact Boss. He never came home last night, and I got a bad feeling that he is in serious danger.” Luke said.
Boss huffed. “This is probably some kind of Duke trick.”
Jesse narrowed his eyes at Boss. “This is no trick JD. My nephew is missing and could be in serious danger.”
Boss could tell by the tone of Jesse’s voice and look in his eyes that Bo was in fact missing, as much as he hated to admit it he knew that Jesse Duke would never lie.
     “Well then, Rosco and Enos will help you to find him.” Boss said, and turned and walked into his office shutting the door behind himself.
The Dukes and Rosco left the police station. Rosco called Enos on the CB to look for Bo. The four of them started to search the hills for any sign of Bo.
     Betty Ann was heading to the Boar’s Nest for her shift, and to open up. She noticed that Karen’s car was still parked in the parking lot. She looked puzzled at the car, knowing that Karen had the night shift and wouldn’t be there at this time of day. She shrugged thinking maybe she had car trouble and had to call her brother to give her a ride home. She parked her car and headed towards the Boar’s Nest. As she passed by Karen’s car, the sight she saw made her blood run cold. Karen was laying face down on the ground, obviously dead. Betty Ann’s face paled, and she screamed. Mr. Tompkins was passing by the Boar’s Nest when he heard Betty Ann scream. He stopped and rushed over to see what was wrong with the young girl.
     “What is wrong?” Mr. Tompkins asked as he ran towards her.
Betty Ann couldn’t find her voice to speak, she only pointed at Karen’s dead body. Mr. Tompkins round the car and saw what she was pointing at. His face paled slightly. He led Betty Ann back over to her car. She sat down on the ground and leaned against her car. Mr. Tompkins grabbed the CB to call Rosco.
     “This is Mr. Tompkins calling the sheriff. You out there?”
     “This is Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane. What is you want?”
     “Sheriff I think you had better to get the Boar’s Nest quick. There is a dead body.” Mr. Tompkins said.
Rosco rushed to the Boar’s Nest, as did Enos and the Dukes, fearing it was Bo that had been found dead.
     Rosco walked slowly over to the dead body, afraid to approach it. Enos arrived moments after he had.
     “Call the coroner.” Rosco called to Enos.
     “Yes sir.” Enos said, doing as he had been ordered.
The Dukes pulled to a stop by Rosco’s patrol, car and rushed over to the scene.
     “Is it . . .” Jesse started to ask.
     “No. It is Karen Bronson.” Rosco said, knowing what Jesse was going to ask.
Luke walked over and looked at Karen. “I was just talking to her a couple of hours before the Boar’s Nest closed. How did she die?”
Rosco shrugged. “I don’t know.”
Jesse went over with Enos to talk to Betty Ann and Mr. Tompkins, and to help keep Betty Ann calm.
     Luke helped Rosco roll her over. Neither noticed the two small puncture marks on her neck, as her hair covered them. They could see no sign of struggle of any sort.
     “Maybe she knew her attacker.” Rosco said.
     “That could be.” Luke said, he had seen dead bodies when he had gone to war and this just seemed so different.     “Something don’t seem right though. Her skin tone seems wrong, even for being dead. It is like she has no blood left in her.”
     “Maybe it was a vampire.” Rosco said worriedly.
     “There is no such thing as vampires.” Luke said.
Rosco then noticed the puncture marks on her neck. “See bite marks. It was a vampire.”
Luke shook his head. “There is no such thing. Maybe someone is out there running around thinking they are a vampire.”
     “It was a vampire.” Rosco insisted.
Luke sighed. “Either way you have to find the person and stop them before they kill again.”
Jesse walked over and stood by Luke.
     “You don’t think that whoever killed Karen could’ve killed Bo, do you?” Jesse asked.
     “No. I just know that Bo is not dead.” Luke said.
Jesse nodded, he know that the boys were really close and seemed to have a sixth sense of when the other was in danger, and knew that would included something like knowing they were still alive.
     The coroner came and took Karen’s body away. Rosco followed them to go and fill out all the police paperwork. He told Enos to continue helping the Dukes to look for Bo.
         In a small cabin that lay nestled deep in the Hazzard swamp, an old man sat reading a large old book. His shoulder length silver grey hair, almost falling into his green eyes as he read slumped over the book. His clothes looked almost as old as he was. He wore a pair of black pants. He hard a dark brown jacket on, which he wore open over a long sleeved deep blue shirt. He wore a cross around his neck, which hung in plain view of his blue shirt. Suddenly he looked up from the book, his green eyes flashing with anger.
     “They have rose again. They have escaped.”
He slammed the book shut, the slamming noise seeming to echo through the swamp. A loon that had been resting just outside the cabin, by the waters edge, woke up and gave a startled cry at the sound, and flew away. The old man cursed something under his breath and walked over to an old black trunk that sat on the far side of the cabin. He opened the lock and set it to one side. The old hinges of the trunk squeaked as it opened for the first time in many years. The trunk was filled with crosses, stakes, and bottles of holy water, along with assorted other items which where in small velvet pouches, and little boxes. He took a large old book, and dust off the thick layer of dust that covered it. The book was made of dark brown leather, its title etched on it in gold: Vampyer.
     “I am Corik, vampire hunter.” He said closing his hand around the cross he wore, it flashed a light blue as he spoke. “I will rid this place of the evil that lurks beneath it. Rid it of the undead. I will hunt down and destroy all the vampires. I will not let the evil win. I will not allow it to take the lives of innocent people. I will not let the evil destroy the good.”
Corik then packed a cross, a few stakes and a couple bottles of holy water into a bag and headed off for Hazzard for the first time. He prayed that the vampires hadn’t taken any lives yet. Though something told him this would be one of the hardest battles that he had ever fought.
     Corik arrived in Hazzard by five, he looked around the small town. He watched all the people walking up and down the streets, not knowing of the evil that had risen and that all their lives were in danger. Nobody paid any attention to the old man that was walking along the streets of Hazzard. They all continued on with their lives, ignoring the weird old man. Nobody seemed to notice how odd he was dressed, or pay attention to the large bag he was carrying. Although he didn’t much care for using a car, Corik knew it would be quicker to find the vampire's hideout with one. It wasn’t a big town, but there was a lot of countryside to search. He got a rental car from Boss Hogg’s lot and started to search the countryside. He knew he would most likely have to wait until dark for any signs of the vampires, but figured it would be a good idea to get the lay out of Hazzard County. He went to the graveyard and over to the mausoleum. He noticed it was old and run down. He walked around it and noticed on the far side, was the start of excavation work, perhaps to build another mausoleum Corik thought this might be how the vampires where able to rise again for the depths of the earth, though he wasn’t sure. He decided to search the rest of Hazzard for possible ways the vampires had risen.
     By nine the Dukes and Enos had searched everywhere in Hazzard and there was still no sign of Bo. The search was called off for the night, as it was too dark and they could miss a clue as to Bo’s whereabouts. The three of them went into the police station to file an official missing person report. There had been a lot of paper work surrounding Karen’s death and Rosco was just getting back to the police station. He could tell by the looks on their faces that they had no look finding Bo. Enos sat and started to type out the report.
     “Well no news is good news.” Enos said, trying to find the brighter side of not having found Bo.
     “Yeah at least you didn’t find him dead somewheres killed by a vampire.” Rosco said.
     “I don’t like not knowing. It is like he completely disappeared.” Jesse said.
Luke remained silent trying to think of anywhere that they missed searching. He knew Bo had to be around somewhere, he couldn’t just vanish.
     In total there was ten vampires living below Hazzard, previously having been trapped and in a state of deep sleep. They were all preparing to go out and hunt. Except for The Master, one of his minion was bringing him his meal. Every vampire went on their own hunt alone. They were not yet aware of the Corik, the vampire hunters, presence.
     Corik searched through the darkness for any signs of a vampire. He could sense vampires even when they were not in their vampire forms. He noticed one moving through the darkness. He quietly took a stake and approached it, hiding the stake behind his back. The vampire smiled, thinking that he had found his dinner.
     “I am new around here, I was wondering if you could help me with something?” Corik asked as he approached the vampire.
     “Yeah, what is it you need?” the vampire asked.
Corik stood inches in front of the vampire then with a lightening fast movement he raised the stake and plunged it into the vampires heart.
     “You can die.” Corik said.
The vampire stood with a shocked, pained expression for a moment before bursting into dust.
     Deep in the catacombs The Master sensed that one of his minion had been killed. He growled deeply and cursed under his breath. His eyes flashed angrily. “So there is a vampire hunter in Hazzard.” He thought to himself. “No vampire hunter has ever been able to stop me. I have killed all those that dared to cross me.”
     Jesse and Luke returned to the farm. They were just going to go inside when they heard someone come up behind them. They turned around and saw Bo standing there.
     “Bo, where have you been?” Luke asked as he walked towards his cousin.
Bo didn’t respond he just stared coldly at Luke. As Luke got closer he noticed something different about Bo.
     “What’s wrong cousin?” Luke asked.
     “Nothing is wrong.” Bo said. “Except that I am hungry.”
Luke looked puzzled for moment, then his expression turned to horror was he watched Bo change to his vampire form. Luke wanted to run but couldn’t move his legs. Jesse, who had been standing on the porch, watched what was happening with wide eyes. Luke tired to tell himself that he had to dreaming, there was no such thing as vampires. Bo suddenly lunched at Luke knocking him to the ground. Bo prepared to bite Luke and drink his blood.
     Corik had been nearby the Dukes farmhouse and had sensed a vampire. He rushed into the yard and saw a vampire preparing to eat. He tackled Bo off of Luke. Corik was surprised at how quickly the vampire got out of his hold. He stood and looked the vampire over a minute, trying to guess how old the vampire was. He had the feeling that this was only a newly created vampire. He quickly took out one of his stakes and tackled Bo. He knocked him to the ground and prepared to drive the stake through Bo’s heart.
    Luke had got back to his feet and saw what was happening.
     “No!” Luke yelled, tackling Corik off of Bo. “I will not let you kill my cousin.”
Bo quickly vanished into the night. Corik stood up and faced Luke and Jesse, who had got off the porch and walked over.
     “Why did you save that vampire?” Corik asked.
     “He is my cousin and I will not let you kill him . . . even if you claim that he is a vampire.” Luke said.
     “How long has he been a vampire?” Corik asked.
     “He just went missing last night. Before that he was fine.” Jesse said.
     “Bo is not evil. I am not going to let you kill him.” Luke said.
     “I am sorry but your cousin is not the person you remember. He is a vampire. He has no soul and a demon inhabits his body. When one becomes a vampire, one's body is taken over by a demon, and one becomes one without conscience, or remorse. He is not the person you remember.” Corik said.
     “There is no such thing as vampires.” Luke said.
     “Yes there is, you just seen one for yourself. I am Corik, and I am a vampire hunter.”
Jesse extended his hand to shake Corik’s. “I am Jesse Duke and this is my nephew Luke. The other one was Bo. Why don’t you come inside and tell us more about what is going on.”
Corik thought about for a moment and then nodded. They three of them went inside. Luke kept watching Corik suspiciously.
     “How did Bo become a vampire?” Jesse asked.
     “It is a ritual that involves a vampire sucking a person’s blood and then that person sucking the vampire’s blood.” Corik said.
     “The woman that Karen said Bo left with then must have been a vampire. But she didn’t say what the girl looked like and . .  .” Luke said his voice trailed off momentarily. “She was found dead this morning, drained of blood with two puncture wounds in her neck.”
     “Since when has there been vampires in Hazzard?” Jesse asked. “There has never been anything like this around before.”
     “Vampires have been around for a long time. I assume you don’t know the truth about vampires.” Corik said, though not unkindly. He was used to everyone not believing in vampires. “Never believed that vampires existed.” Luke said.
     “Most people don’t believe in them. They don’t want to believe in creatures of the night and deny their existence. They don’t want to believe there are really creatures that go bump in the night and suck their blood.” Corik said. “This world is older than you know, and contrary to popular  mythology, it did not begin as a paradise. For untold eons, Demons walked the earth; made it their home -- their Hell. In time they lost their hold on this reality, and the way was
made for the mortal animals, for Man. What remains of the Old Ones are vestiges: certain
magicks, certain creatures, vampires are among those.”
     “So they have been in Hazzard all this time, and we just didn’t know it?” Jesse asked.
     “Yes and no. You see nearly three hundred years ago there was a great earthquake and it trapped many demons below the Earth’s surface. The vampires that once resided in what you now call Hazzard County, where trapped below the town in catacombs that run beneath most of the town.” Corik said. “I have came to kill all the vampires send them back to hell.”
     “You can’t kill Bo.” Luke said firmly.
Jesse gave Luke a look to be silent. “Is there a way to save Bo?”
Corik thought about it for a moment and then nodded. “Yes. But it is very hard. I have never attempted it before so I don’t know if I could do it.”
     “You have to try.” Jesse said.
     “You do understand it would be hard on Bo as well, and might not succeed even?” Corik asked.
     “Yes. But I feel it is a chance that must be taken.” Jesse said.
Corik nodded. “You are good people. I can see how much you care about Bo.”
     “So you will help us to save Bo?” Jesse asked.
     “Yes. I will help you to try and save him.” Corik said. “First we must find him again. I doubt we will be able to till tomorrow night.”
     “Then what?” Luke asked, sceptical of Corik’s intentions.
     “We must capture him. I will be able to do the ritual at my cabin. I will set it up during the day and come back here before nightfall to help you find him.” Corik said. “This is only to give him back his soul. He will still be a vampire.”
Luke narrowed his eyes at Corik. “You said this would save Bo.”
     “It will give him his soul back, making him the person you know. It might be hard to regain his humanity. For that the head vampire has to be slain.” Corik said.
     “The head vampire?” Jesse asked.
     “Yes The Master, lives beneath Hazzard. He is pure vampire, never was human. No hunter has ever been able to kill him. He is extremely powerful. I can only hope that I am able to defeat him.” Corik said.
     “And if you don’t Bo will always be a vampire.” Luke said.
     “Unless someone else defeats The Master.” Corik said. “I need all the help I can get to kill The Master.”
     “I will help you kill The Master if that is what it takes to make Bo human again.” Luke said.
     A couple hours later Jesse went to bed and Luke stayed up to talk to Corik. Sunrise was only two hours away.
     “Why do you hunt vampires?” Luke asked.
     “Because I am a vampire hunter.” Corik said.
     “What is a vampire hunter?” Luke asked.
     “A vampire hunter is in short a person who hunts vampires. It has been passed down through the generations of my family. We can sense vampires, and have the strength to be able to battle them. Anyone can kill a vampire, but vampire hunters just have an advantage. It is our destiny to hunt and destroy vampires. We have advanced skills and knowledge of how to kill vampires.” Corik said.
     “If all you do is kill vampires then why are you willing to help us save Bo?” Luke asked.
     “I am not a bad person. I can tell you care about your cousin, and him being a vampire doesn’t change that. I want to help you, from what you say he was a good person before. He is innocent really I don’t believe he choose to become a vampire. I defend those that are innocent I don’t allow the vampires to destroy the lives of innocent people.” Corik said.
     “Thank you for be willing to help us.” Luke said.
Corik nodded. “I do understand your pain. I know it hard to lose those that you love, and the willingness to do anything possible to save them.”
Corik and Luke talked until the sun started to rise over the distant horizon. Corik then got up to leave.
     “You need to rest so that you will have your strength for tonight.” Corik said.
     “I doubt that I can sleep I am too worried about Bo.” Luke said.
     “You have to get sleep so that you will be able to save Bo.” Corik said.
     “When will you come back here?” Luke asked.
     “Just before the sun sets.” Corik said. “I have to set everything up for the ritual of soul resurrection, and then get a few hours of sleep.”
Corik left and then Luke went to get some sleep.
     The remaining vampires returned to the catacombs. The Master was sitting waiting for them to return. His eyes blazed with anger, knowing there was a vampire hunter in Hazzard and one of his minions had been killed. One of the vampire’s return with a meal for The Master. He drug the girl behind him, she was too afraid even struggle or scream any longer. She was from Chickasaw County. The Master grabbed the girl and pulled her close to his body. He smiled and then sank his fangs into her neck. The girl gave a cry of pain and then was silent as her life was drained from her body. The Master drank every drop of blood from her, and licked his lips cleaned. He tossed her dead body to one side, then looked at the rest of the vampires.
     “There is a vampire hunter trying to seek us out and kill us. I sensed him when he killed Urick.” The Master said. “I want him found and killed.”
Each vampire went their own way into the catacombs. The Master approached Bo. Bo turned to face The Master. The Master reached out with one hand, to hold the back of Bo’s head.
     “What did you do last night?” The Master asked.
     “I went and did like you said, hunted. I went to where I used to live, I was going to kill my old family . . .” Bo said, his voice trailed off.
     “But?” The Master asked, tightening his hold.
     “But someone showed up and stopped me from killing them.” Bo said.
     “Why didn’t you tell me before?” The Master asked.
     “I didn’t think about it. I didn’t think that it was important.” Bo said.
     “The person that stopped you from killing your family was no doubt that hunter. You should’ve told me sooner.” The Master said angrily.
     “I am sorry.” Bo said.
The Master glared angrily at Bo. “You have to learn what happens to those that keep information from me. You will truly be sorry.”
Bo swallowed hard, wondering what The Master meant. The Master slammed Bo’s body against the wall, pushing Bo’s shirt up to expose his bare back. Without saying another word the master used his long fingers to claw Bo’s back. Bo cried out in pain as The Master clawed him, deeply, several times. Bo’s back felt as though it was on fire.
     “Never keep anything from me Bo. Do you understand?” The Master asked,
     “Yes . . . I am sorry.” Bo responded, his voice trembling.
The  Master said nothing further, he just turned and left. Bo dropped to the ground, and lay trembling for several minutes, before finally getting up, the pain slowly starting to subside. He moved through the darkness of the catacombs to find a place to sleep until nightfall.
     As promised he had promised Corik returned to the Duke’s farm just before sunset. He carried with a much smaller bag this time.
     “Do you think he will come back to the farm?” Jesse asked.
     “It is hard to say, but I believe that he will come back here. I think that he is looking to sever all ties to his human life.” Corik said.
Luke stood by the window and watched the sun set. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, slowly releasing it. “I pray that he does come back here tonight. And that you are right that you can save his soul.”
     “I will do everything I can to save your cousin.” Corik said.
     “Vampires can’t enter unless you invite them in, right?” Jesse asked.
Corik nodded. “That is true, but Bo could enter still because this is home, so it is an open invitation. However if any other vampires come with him tonight they can’t enter. So we would be safe.” Corik said.
     “But all the stuff to for the ritual to get Bo back his soul is at your cabin.” Luke said, turning to face Corik.
Corik nodded, he could see the point Luke was making. “We would just have to keep Bo contained until sunrise. The other vampires would leave and then we could transport Bo to my cabin.”
     “But vampires can’t be exposed to sunlight.” Luke said.
     “That is true. But we could transport him with any sunlight touching him easily. We would just have to wrap him in blankets to keep the sunlight from touching him.” Corik said.
Luke didn’t say anything else he just turned and looked out the window to wait and see if Bo was going to show up once it got dark.
     “Where do you think the entrance to the catacombs is?” Jesse asked.
     “I think it might be behind the mausoleum. I found that the ground behind there was excavated.” Corik said.
Jesse nodded. “They were going to start to build another mausoleum but the ground kept shifting. It was just called off last week.”
     “That must be the place then. Once Bo gets his soul back he will be able to tell us. Then we can start plans to defeat The Master.” Corik said.
     Bo woke up to the feeling of a soft hand running along the side of his face. He opened his eyes and looked up at Ariana. She smiled down at him.
     “Good morning my sweet.” Ariana said.
Bo mumbled something under his breath and sat up. Ariana gently put an arm around his shoulders.
     “I heard what happened between you and The Master last night. You shouldn’t have kept something so important from him.” Ariana said.
     “I didn’t mean to. I had forgot all about it.” Bo said.
Ariana shook her head. “The Master does not except that as an excuse.”
     “Yeah I found that out.” Bo mumbled.
     “Just never do anything to make him angry with you and you have nothing to fear.” Ariana said.
     “I didn’t mean to make him angry it was an accident.” Bo said.
     “I know that. And so does The Master, that is why he went east on you.” Ariana said.
     “That was considered taking it easy on me?” Bo asked.
     “Yes. If he had been truly angry you would be dead, or wishing you were.” Ariana said.
     “I’ll remember to never make him angry in the future.” Bo said.
     “That was why The Master did that.” Ariana said, she took a hold of Bo’s head and turned it towards her, and kissed him on the lips.
Bo returned her kiss, and they remained locked in the kiss over several minutes, before Ariana pulled away.
     “It is moments before dark, we must go to The Master before we go out and hunt.” Ariana said.
The two of them stood up and walked to where The Master waited.
     The nine vampires stood before The Master. He chose one of his minions to be the one to bring him back his meal. He dismissed them to go out for the night’s hunt. Bo was the last one to head to leave, he stopped when The Master called his name. Bo turned around his face him.
     “Did you learn your lesson last night?” The Master asked.
Bo nodded. “Yes I did.”
     “Do not keep anything from me tonight.” The Master said.
Bo nodded, saying nothing. The Master could see the fear of him, in the young vampire’s eyes, and he smiled knowing that Bo would never do anything to anger him again. Bo turned and left the catacombs. He figured there was no way the hunter would be at the farm tonight. He would go there and feast upon the blood of those he once called family.
     In the pale light of the moon Luke could see Bo walking towards the farmhouse.
     “Here he comes.” Luke said.
Corik hid out of site, so Bo wouldn’t see him when he first came into the house. Bo walked into the front room, he glared coldly at Jesse and Luke. Bo approached where Jesse and Luke were standing. He changed into his vampire form, figuring it made no difference since they already knew. Bo was a few feet from them when Jesse took out a cross from behind his back. Bo growled deeply, and took a step backwards. He stared at them for a moment trying to decided how to attack them. He was unaware of Corik sneaking up behind him. When Corik was a few inches from Bo, Bo heard his breath and spun around quickly. He glared at Corik with cold hateful eyes. Bo went to lunge at Corik, however Corik moved faster, plunging a needle into Bo’s stomach. Bo gasped as he felt the needle stab into his stomach. Corik pressed the plunger injecting the liquid substance into Bo. Bo gave a cry of pain, and stumbled backwards from Corik. Bo clenched his arms over his stomach, his whole body started shaking. Bo dropped to his knees. Luke could hear Bo making small gasping sounds. Luke’s eyes flashed with anger as he looked at Corik.
     “What did you do to him?” Luke questioned angrily.
     “Calm down Luke. He will be okay.” Corik said.
     “What did you inject into him?” Luke asked.
     “A combination of  holy water and garlic juice.” Corik said.
Bo suddenly fell to the ground, his eyes flickering shut.
     “You killed him.” Luke said angrily and lunged at Corik.
Corik grabbed Luke gently by the shoulders. “He will be okay. All it did was hurt a little then act as a sedative. He will be left weak when he first wakes up, so that the ritual can be done.”
Luke pulled away from Corik and knelt down beside Bo. He quickly placed two fingers against Bo’s neck to check for a pulse, he noticed the two puncture wounds as he did. Luke felt no pulse he looked up at Corik.
     “He has no pulse.” Luke said.
     “Of course not. He is a vampire, vampires don’t have a pulse.” Corik said.
Jesse walked over to stand behind Luke, he placed a hand on Luke’s shoulder. “It is okay Luke. You have to trust Corik. He said he would help us to save Bo. I believe that is what he intends to do.”
Luke sighed deeply and nodded. “I am sorry. It is just . . .”
Corik nodded understandingly. “You are protective of your younger cousin.”
     “Yeah, I just can’t stand the thought of losing him.” Luke said.
     “Don’t worry. I will do everything I can to see that you don’t lose him.” Corik said.
     “Thank you.” Luke said.
     “Now we have to hurry and get him back to my cabin to start the ritual of soul resurrection.” Corik said.
Luke nodded and carefully picked up Bo unconscious body, and followed Corik and Jesse outside.
     They arrived at Corik’s cabin a short time later. Luke walked inside, carrying Bo. The walls of the cabin were covered with crosses. Corik motioned for Luke to put Bo on a chair that sat in the centre of the room. Luke helped Corik to tie Bo to the chair.
     “He should start to wake up soon.” Corik said, checking over the other things that were set up for the ritual.
Luke noticed that a few feet in front of the chair was a large wooden circular box. Inside
The box was a number of different stones, feathers and herbs. Corik lit a few candles with a small lighter.
     “What is all this stuff for? What exactly are you going to do to Bo?” Luke asked.
Corik motioned for him to step forward to the circle. So that he could explain the ritual to him.
     “What I am doing is calling Bo’s soul back from the Urn of Vashion, where all souls of the undead go when they become a vampire.” Corik said, he was carefully holding a fair sized velvet pouch and knelt down by the circle. “The feathers and bones help to call forth. The stones each have their own power.” He told Luke about each stone as he pointed to them. “This is Tiger’s Eye it is used for separation it will separate your cousin from the demon. This is a Quartz Crystal it is used to heal and purify Bo’s body and mind. This is an Opal it is to contact the spirit world so that we can call Bo’s spirit forward.  The herbs are Agrimony which is to banish negative energies and spirits, Amaranth to call the dead and Aloe to guard against evil. This will help to not only get Bo’s soul back but also protect us. The candles also aid in getting Bo’s soul back, every element is crucial and must be exact. The White candles repel destructive force, raise vibrations and build purity. The black candles are used to absorb the negative energy.”
Luke listened carefully trying to absorb everything Corik was saying. He noticed a pile of grey stones with black markings on them, just outside the circle. “What are those used for?”
     “They are spirit stones. The aid in contacting the spirit world and to bring Bo’s soul back across.” Corik said.
     “It sure all sound complicated.” Luke said.
Corik nodded. “Some consider this to be more of a curse. Under normal circumstances it is hard for a vampire to have a soul. It is usually not stopped so soon into their being immortal. It makes it hard for them to feed as well because they have moral values and don’t want to kill to eat.”
Corik placed the velvet pouch in the centre of the circle. “And this is the most important aspect of the ritual with out all of this is nothing.”
He opened the pouch and it slid open revealing a golden tinted crystal ball.
     “What is it?” Luke asked.
     “It is and Orb of Thesila, or in simple terms it is soul ball. Once the spirit world is contacted Bo’s soul will leave the Urn of Vashion and travel back across to this realm entering the Orb of Thesila and then re-entering his body.” Corik said.
Bo moaned softly as he began to wake up. Corik sat down in front of the circle, and motioned for Luke to step off to one side. Bo slowly opened his eyes and looked around, he growled lowly, seeing all the crosses. He tried to struggle to break the ropes but found he didn’t have strength, he felt he didn’t even have the strength to break string at this point.
     “You may as well not struggle, you don’t have the strength.” Corik said.
Bo glared at Corik, his features taking on his vampire form, his eyes glowed green. “When I do get out of here I will kill you.” Bo said then looked over at Jesse and Luke. “All of you.”
Corik took a deep breath and slowly released it and began to recite the spell, “Not of the dead . . . and not of the living . . .”
That was all that Jesse or Luke could understand as the rest changed to an ancient dialectic of Latin. Bo was growling lowly, his body jerked violently a couple times. After twenty minutes or so the Orb glowed brightly. Bo’s whole body was shaking, his features back to being human. Corik spoke in English once more.
     “Demon be gone.” Corik said, his voice demanding.
The Orb flashed and vanished. Bo’s body quivered and bucked and then he went still. His eyes flashed gold. Then his head dropped forward, and his eyes went closed. Corik stood up and approached Bo, he nodded to Jesse and Luke that they could approach as well.
     “Is he okay?” Luke asked.
Corik nodded. “He will just be very weak.”
Luke started to untie Bo, and he heard Bo moan softly. Bo opened his eyes and looked up at everyone. His deep blue eyes were clouded with confusion.
     “What . . .where am I?” Bo asked.
     “You are safe.” Corik said.
     “What . . . what’s going on?” Bo asked.
     “Don’t he remember?” Luke asked.
     “He will soon as he gets his bearings back. Just talk to him. I have to take down these crosses.” Corik said.
     “Are you okay?” Jesse asked, his voice was edged with worry.
     “I feel like I have been to hell to and back.” Bo said.
     “In a way you have.” Luke said.
Jesse and Luke talked to Bo for a couple moments helping him to wake up. Bo was just starting to get his bearings when Corik walked back over. He had removed the crosses and snuffed the candles out. Bo’s face paled as he remembered what had been happening. Luke gently put a hand on Bo’s shoulder.
     “I am sorry . . . I am so sorry.” Bo said softly, his voice shaking.
     “It is okay Bo.” Luke said.
     “No I . . . I . . .” Bo said and found he couldn’t even find the words.
     “Do not worry everything will be fine. You need to rest.” Corik said.
Bo shook his head. “Everything is not fine and won’t be fine.”
Bo tried to stand but was too weak, and he fell against Luke. Luke slid his arm around Bo to support him.
     “We can discuss this later you need rest.” Corik said. “I have a room in the back.”
Corik led them to the room. Luke gently laid Bo down on the bed. Corik motioned for Luke to come back out Luke went as far as the door and stopped.
     “I am going to stay with Bo, help to keep him calm.” Luke said.
     “I don’t know if that will help.” Corik said.
     “Listen if Bo is going to talk he would be most apt to talk to me.” Luke said.
Jesse heard the discussion. “That is true. The boys are close. Bo will probably be willing to talk to Luke with out anyone else around.”
Corik thought about it for a moment then nodded. “I guess it couldn’t hurt.”
Luke turned and went back into the room. There was a single oil lamp to light the room. Corik shut the door, leaving Bo and Luke alone, in the room. Luke sat down by the bed and looked at his younger cousin.
     “How you feeling?” Luke asked.
     “Kinda like death warmed over.” Bo said. “I am tired and weak feeling and just . . .” his voice trailed off.
     “Everything is going to be okay. You be better soon.” Luke said.
Bo said nothing he just turned his head away from Luke. Luke sighed as he tried to think of what to say to Bo.
     “Do you want to talk about it?” Luke asked.
     “What is there to talk about?” Bo asked.
     “About what has been going on . . . the fact that you are a vampire.” Luke said, choosing not to evade the subject.
Bo turned and looked at Luke. He could see caring in Luke’s eyes he knew that Luke didn’t hate him for what he had become. He wasn’t sure if telling him everything that happened would change that. Bo decided to tell Luke everything. He tried to sit up a little but found he lacked the strength his whole body was dully aching, and he laid back down against the bed. Bo took a deep breath and slowly released it.
     “There was this girl at the Boar’s Nest, Ariana. I remember meeting her and then nothing up until when she bit me. I guess she clouded my mind. Then I vaguely remember becoming a vampire. We went down into the catacombs below Hazzard, to . . . The Master.” Bo said.
     “Corik said if we find and slay The Master that you will be human again. You can help us find him.” Luke said.
Bo nodded. “Though I don’t have the strength to face him . . . I don’t really want to see him again either. He is nothing but pure evil.”
     “What happen next?” Luke asked.
Bo was quiet for a minute, Luke noticed there was tears building in Bo’s eyes.
     “I . . . killed Karen.” Bo said softly.
Luke wasn’t sure what to say he could tell that it was upsetting Bo. He put a gentle hand on Bo’s shoulder.
     “It wasn’t your fault you weren’t in control of your actions.” Luke said.
Bo gave a smile, relieved smile. He was glad that Luke didn’t hate him for killing Karen.
Bo gave a small sigh that Luke understood without him having to say it. “The other night at the farm  . . . I am sorry that I attacked you.”
     “You didn’t hurt me. Don’t worry about it.” Luke said.
     “Only because the hunter stopped me. The Master knows the hunter is here. I didn’t know he was the hunter when he stopped me from killing you. However The Master somehow read my thoughts and he thought I was hiding it from him. So he . . . taught me a lesson.” Bo said trying to sit up to show Luke his back.
Luke helped Bo to sit up. Bo slid his shirt off slightly. Luke noticed all the small cuts on Bo’s back, the sight made him flinch slightly.
     “It doesn’t hurt that bad anymore. At the time is hurt really bad, but now is just a dull ache.” Bo said.
     “That’s good it still don't hurt because it looks very painful.” Luke said.
Bo shrugged slightly then slid his shirt back on and laid back down.
Bo felt like that he was growing weaker, his eyes drifted shut. Luke carefully covered Bo with a blanket.
     “Try to get some sleep. I’ll be back in a couple minutes.” Luke said.
Bo didn’t say anything and Luke could tell that in even that short of time Bo had fallen into a light sleep.
     In the catacombs The Master stood talking to Ariana.
     “I feel we have lost Bo.” Ariana said. “I can not sense him.”
     “He is not dead. However the hunter got to him. He returned Bo’s soul to his body.” The Master said.
Ariana frowned. “Why would he do that? I thought the hunter only killed vampires.”
     “Normally he does. I think he plans on using Bo to find our lair. So we should be on our guard and be ready for them.” The Master said.
Ariana smiled. ‘I’ll go inform the others.”
The Master nodded, as way of dismissing her. She turned and left quickly to seek out the other vampires and to tell them what was going on.
     Luke went out to talk to Corik to see when Bo would regain his strength.
     “Will he be better after he gets some sleep?” Luke asked.
Corik sighed and shook his head. “He will still be weak. A vampire needs blood to sustain life.”
     “So if he don’t drink blood soon . . . he could die?” Luke asked.
Corik nodded. “He is quite weak. Weaker then I thought he would be after the ritual. It depends what all he went through and how many times he feed.”
     “He fed once.” Luke said.
     “I don’t know how long he will last then. With sleep he will get a little strength back however without drinking blood he will die.” Corik said.
     “You said after the ritual Bo would be fine.” Luke said.
     “He will be if we find and slay The Master before Bo grows too weak.” Corik said.
     Luke turned and went back into the room. He knew there was only one thing to do to help. He would make a sacrifice in order to keep Bo alive. He knelt down beside Bo and shook him gently.
     “Wake up Bo.” Luke said.
Bo opened his eyes and looked at Luke.
     “What is it?” Bo asked, groggily.
     “You need to feed.” Luke said, pulling Bo up into a sitting position.
Bo woke up completely when Luke said that. “What are you talking about?”
     “Take my blood to regain your strength.” Luke said.
     “Are you crazy? No way.” Bo said.
     “You’ll die if you don’t drink blood soon.” Luke said.
     “I will not take your blood Luke. I could kill you.” Bo said.
     “I am willing to make that sacrifice. You can take just enough blood to get your strength back.” Luke said.
     “Yeah but I could take too much and kill you. I don’t want to chance that happening.” Bo said.
     “I am telling you to do this Bo. I am not going to sit back and watch you die.” Luke said.
Bo looked at Luke, seeing the sincerity in his eyes. “I am too afraid that I would kill you. I mean what happens if I can’t stop myself after I start to take your blood?”
     “I don’t care Bo. I am not going to take no for an answer. You know I’d do anything to keep you safe.” Luke said.
Bo nodded. “I know but you don’t have to make this kind of sacrifice.”
     “I want to.” Luke said firmly.
After a moment Bo finally nodded. He slowly stood up and looked at his cousin, trying to decided how to actually draw Luke’s blood. As he thought about it he changed to vampire form, his eyes glowing green. He stood behind Luke, and grabbed his shoulders. Luke closed his eyes. Bo opened his mouth wide and then sank his fangs into Luke’s neck. Luke stiffened as he felt the stabbing pain in his neck, he bit his lip to keep from crying out in pain. Bo could sense the pain he caused Luke and pulled away slightly.
     “Just do it Bo.” Luke said softly.
Bo took a deep breath and sank his fangs back into Luke’s neck, and began to drink his blood. Bo drank Luke’s blood hungry. The metallic taste flooding his mouth, satisfying every inch of his body, effecting his body and mind like a drug. Luke felt himself growing weaker as Bo drank his blood Bo continued to drink Luke’s blood, when he suddenly felt Luke go limp. He knew Luke had only passed out, as he could still feel his pulse, beating in a slow, steady rhythm.
     Bo was just pulling away from Luke when the door to the room opened and Jesse walked in. Jesse stared at Bo with wide eyes. Seeing Bo in his vampire form blood smeared around his mouth and a trickle of blood running down Luke’s neck. Bo let go of Luke, who slumped limply to the ground. Jesse glared at Bo with angry, hateful eyes, thinking that he just killed Luke.
Bo took a step towards Jesse to try to explain what had happened.
     “You horrid demon from hell.” Jesse said angrily.
     “Uncle Jesse you don’t understand, it is not what it looks like.” Bo tried to explain.
Without warning Jesse shoved Bo. Bo stumbled and lost his footing and fell to the ground. He knew he had the strength to fight back, but was too afraid of hurting Jesse. Even though he hadn’t regained his full vampire strength he knew that he could serious hurt Jesse without trying.
     “Uncle Jesse . . .” Bo tried to explain.
     “Silence, you demon from hell.” Jesse cursed. He took the cross, on a chain, from his pocket. He cursed himself  for believing the ritual had worked, and that Luke had paid for it with his life. He glared angrily at Bo for having abused Luke’s trust in him.
The mere sight of the cross made Bo feel weak, a hot stabbing pain seemed to flow through every inch of his body. Bo opened his mouth to try to say something and Jesse moved forward in one swift movement, he pressed his knee into Bo’s neck. Jesse then shoved the cross into Bo’s mouth, clamping his hand tightly over it. Bo tried to toss his head as a burning pain filled his mouth, but Jesse held his head still. Small trails of smoke billowed up from under Jesse’s hand.
     “I don’t want to hear your excuses for killing Luke.” Jesse said.
Bo eyes were wide with pain, and realisation, that Jesse thought he had killed Luke. Jesse took out a stake. Bo tried to shake his head, to tell Jesse that Luke wasn’t dead, he had just passed out.
     “I am sorry Bo, but there is no other way. I can’t allow you to get away with killing Luke.” Jesse said.
Bo stared up at Jesse with scared and hurt eyes. Jesse avoided Bo’s gaze, he knew if he looked into Bo’s eyes he wouldn’t have the strength to kill him. He felt in his heart though that Bo had to pay for killing Luke. He had decided that it really wasn’t Bo before him it was a demon. He moved his knee off of Bo’s neck. He positioned the stake over Bo’s heart, the tip of the stake pressing lightly into Bo’s skin. Jesse raised the stake, up to the height of his shoulder, and prepared to plunge it into Bo’s heart.
     Jesse looked down at Bo, still refusing to look into his eyes. Jesse remembered back to when Bo just a baby and had came to live at the farm.