Drabble: 'Belle'

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The current drabble challenge theme at Black Pearl Sails is...



~ Belle ~

Bloody Turners. Jack pushed the end of Will’s sword aside and, holding onto his temper with both hands (really, it was too much, asking him to deal with a Bloody Turner after the ordeal he’d just been through), pulled the drawing of the key from his pocket and spread it for the whelp’s perusal. “William,” he said, with Infinite Patience, “I shall trade you the Compass, if you will help me to find this.”

Will looked entirely baffled – an expression typical of Bloody Turners. He was Bootstrap’s get, all right. He said, “You want me to find this?”

“No,” Jack replied. Infinite Patience. “You want you to find this. Because the finding of this finds you incapacitorially finding and/or locating and discovering the detecting of a way to save your dolly belle ol'... what's ‘er face. Savvy?”

Jack resisted the urge to both shiver and smack himself. What’s ‘er face, indeed. Miss Elizabeth Bloody-Minded Face-of-an-Angel Soul-of-a-Pirate Swann. Dream and nightmare rolled into one maddening, gorgeous girl. GIRL. He was old enough to be her FATHER. Well, possibly. Nearly, at least. And she was certainly a babe in arms to his hoary hoard of Vast Experience. He knew this, and it DIDN’T MATTER. She made him new, somehow. And scared him to death.

How he wished she would GO AWAY.

Except… not really.

Bloody Whip-out-his-sword-at-the-drop-of-a-hat Turner was speaking again.

“This is going to save Elizabeth?”

Save Elizabeth? Did the whelp not know her at all? Jack got a grip, forcibly shoving his mental image of the delectable and extremely capable Miss Swann behind him, and addressed the little problem at hand. “How much do you know about Davy Jones?”

“Not much.”

Of course not. And explanations were always so tedious. Two bloody Turners: Will would be safe as houses, and Davy Jones wouldn’t stand a chance. “Yeah,” Jack said. “It's gonna save Elizabeth.”


~.~








Many thanks to hereswith for editing and suggestions!

Comments

[yoiebear.livejournal.com]

Very in character! Ah, the workings of Jack Sparrow's mind.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I think he was feeling a bit off just then. Or maybe through the whole movie, actually.

Glad you enjoyed!

[johannacarleton.livejournal.com]

I love knowing how Jack really feels about Will and Elizabeth!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I think he likes Will, and certainly relies on his foolhardy bravery. As for Elizabeth, it's a sort of love/hate thing at that point.

Thanks for reading and commenting!

[compassrose7577.livejournal.com]

You've treated us to chocolate again!!!

Is there any scarier place than Jack's mind? I've come to a conclusion--the reason why he sways so much is because he thinks in so many circles. Gotta be!!

Hats off to anyone who can get Jack this well.

Thanx

Kerry

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Jack's mind is certainly endlessly entertaining. I'm so happy you feel I've caught him here. Mmmm... chocolate! Can there be a greater compliment? I don't think so. Many thanks!!

[lady-linnet.livejournal.com]

"Miss Bloody-Minded Face-of-an-Angel Soul-of-a-Pirate Swann."

Awesome work :P

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

[jenthegypsy.livejournal.com]

An absolute delight! I get all a'flutter when you write Jack being so...well, Jack - his voice is a clear as a bell here, as always when you are writing Daft Jack. *smooches*

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

*throws kisses back*

I'm so happy you feel I got him right.

"...clear as a bell here..." -ahahahaha!

Thank you!

xo

[rejerito.livejournal.com]

Haha! Love it!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thanks!!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

[rosa-cotton.livejournal.com]

How funny. I was musing today about that part of DMC when Jack called Lizzie "what's ‘er face" and thinking, "You darn well know her name, Jack!" And here was a drabble burrowing into Jack's mind at this point of the film.

Wonderful piece of writing. You wrote Jack very well. I liked how fed up he was with Will. And his feelings towards Ms. Swann were quite complex at the moment.

I was giggling throughout the whole thing.

"Jack pushed the end of Will’s sword aside and, holding onto his temper with both (metaphorical) hands (really, it was too much, asking him to deal with a Bloody Turner after the ordeal he’d just been through)"

"Infinite Patience."

"Miss Elizabeth Bloody-Minded Face-of-an-Angel Soul-of-a-Pirate Swann. Dream and nightmare rolled into one maddening, gorgeous girl. GIRL. He was old enough to be her FATHER."

"Bloody Whip-out-his-sword-at-the-drop-of-a-hat Turner was speaking again."

"Will would be safe as houses, and Davy Jones wouldn’t stand a chance."

Hahaha. Thank you for this delightful read! Job well done. :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

That phrase "dolly belle ol' whats-'er'-face" seems so silly, and yet I think it's evidence that Jack is just not quite himself in DMC, until the very end of the movie. He seems a bit ungrateful to Will here, but I think Will's tendency to pull out his sword rather than "negotiate" (Beckett at least knows Jack that much) would make Jack forget about thanking Will for the Cannibal Island rescue and move on to the next problem to be addressed. He relies on Will's abilities, but isn't quite so fond of Will's youthful, steam-roller tactics.

I'm so happy you enjoyed Jack's train-of-thought here! Thank you for reading and commenting!

[triskellion.livejournal.com]

*snickers* What an intersting thought process. I like the idea that Jack knew Will would be fine since Bill was there. Makes the whole thing a bit more platable.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Actually, TnT wrote about that very subject not long after the movie came out last year -- I ran across it in the Wordplayer archives. As I said above, Jack has great respect for Will's abilities, even though, like Norrington, he thinks Will is "too rash" at times. And with Bootstrap on the FD, no worries!

I never said Jack wasn't full of deviousness and self-interest. It's a good thing he's cute, and funny, too.

Glad you enjoyed!

[hendercats.livejournal.com]

Will looked entirely baffled – an expression typical of Bloody Turners.
Hee! Not quite the brightest in the bunch, those Turners (though Will did figure out how to locate the key, later). I think one of the big disappointments of DMC was Bootstrap's being not as bright as Impverse Bill I'd hoped.

Infinite Patience
Marvelous! Makes me all bouncy, as does:
Miss Elizabeth Bloody-Minded Face-of-an-Angel Soul-of-a-Pirate Swann.

Will would be safe as houses, and Davy Jones wouldn’t stand a chance.
*adores you for this*

So wonderful to see you writing absolutely dead-on perfect Jack again.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I think one of the big disappointments of DMC was Bootstrap's being not as bright as Impverse Bill I'd hoped.

TnT, etc., could certainly learn a thing or two from viva_gloria and tessabeth, and I say that in all seriousness.

So very happy you enjoyed this one! Thanks for letting me know.

[cacopheny.livejournal.com]

I love how well you get inside Sparrow's head, I really do X3 That spastic-yet-brilliant train of thought is wonderful to read. This was quite cute-- I particularly love when you do scenes out of one of the movies and add this depth to them ^^

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Sparrow's head is a fun place to be, if a little scary sometimes. So very happy you enjoyed this!

OT: Looking forward to seeing you at Easter Brunch!!

xoxo

[5thofnovember.livejournal.com]

'Whats-'er-face', indeed.

I really enjoyed this, as always. Spot-on Jack. I love realizing again, and again just how much his actions throughout DMC were motivated by Elizabeth, whether he'd admit it, or not.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I love realizing again, and again just how much his actions throughout DMC were motivated by Elizabeth, whether he'd admit it, or not.

There was certainly no profit in it, and considerable peril, as he ended up discovering. But the compass doesn't lie, even if you want it to. ;)

Thank you so much for reading and commenting -- I'm glad you enjoyed this!

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Love it!

[(Anonymous)]

This was great! Very funny, and, of course, in character. :D

(this is Alel, BTW)

Re: Love it!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Alel -- I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[erinya.livejournal.com]

I love Jack thinking in capitals! Infinite Patience...LOL!

Miss Elizabeth Bloody-Minded Face-of-an-Angel Soul-of-a-Pirate Swann. Dream and nightmare rolled into one maddening, gorgeous girl. GIRL. He was old enough to be her FATHER. Well, possibly. Nearly, at least. And she was certainly a babe in arms to his hoary hoard of Vast Experience. He knew this, and it DIDN’T MATTER. She made him new, somehow. And scared him to death.

This is great--love the rantyness of it and the sweetness and uncertainty of "she made him new, somehow." Poor Jack. You don't have a chance against her, and you know it.

Save Elizabeth? Did the whelp not know her at all?

Heh. Just about. I also like the implicit trust that Will can take care of himself as well. A wonderful look at this little scene.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

It's evident he's coming apart at the seams in DMC. Vexed, indeed. ;) I think in AWE he'll be more his old self, no matter where the end of the movie takes him.

So happy you liked this one.

[cymbeline.livejournal.com]

This is awesome!!!

I love Jack's reflection on Will & Elizabeth through this.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

LOL! Cute icon!

And thank you -- I'm so happy you liked it.

[soccerrocker128.livejournal.com]

Hi there- I spent all night reading your stories- call me a fan. :D I love how you expanded on the scene here with the "dolly belle ol'... what's ‘er face" line. It perplexed me in the movie as well, that Jack would 'forget' Elizabeth's name.

Great stories, and I love your drabbles, too! Mind if I friend your journal?

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I spent all night reading your stories- call me a fan.

Really???? Wow! There's kind of a lot of them, too. Thank you so much! And yes, of course it's fine if you friend me.

Very happy you enjoyed the drabble, and the other stories as well -- thanks for letting me know!

[sirdrakesheir.livejournal.com]

"How he wished she would GO AWAY.

Except… not really."

Oh, I totally LOLed at that line. Hi-lar-ious.

[heatherlayne-n.livejournal.com]

Oh man, this was just like being inside Jack's bizarre, illogical-yet-actually-sort-of-logical mind. I loved it all, from the capitalization of Infinite Patience to explanations being tedious. They would be, for Jack.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Jack has his own brand of logic, certainly, which lesser mortals consider to be madness. From the trailer, it looks like he'll be in excellent form in AWE,

Very happy you enjoyed this! Thanks for letting me know. :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

LOL! Glad you enjoyed! Jack is much fun to write, as you know. *G*

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

Lovely Jack logic. You've done a brilliant job of expanding that moment of DMC. Thank you!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! Very happy you thought it Jackish. :))

[versifico.livejournal.com]

Loved it! Was especially fond of Jack thinking in capitals :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I think he may use the Royal 'We' at times, too. *G*

Glad you enjoyed! Thank you so much for commenting.

[artaxastra.livejournal.com]

Hee! I can just see those thoughts flittering through his head! Well done!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

(Still adore that icon -- always makes me smile)

Thank you! He's always fun to write, but particularly when he's flailing (mentally speaking). Very happy you enjoyed!

[sparrows-swann.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say I love how you captured Jack's way of thinking here. It's so true to his character.

I especially love this line, Bloody Whip-out-his-sword-at-the-drop-of-a-hat Turner was speaking again.

So funny.

I never really put two and two together when Jack refers to Elizabeth as "ol' dollie bell what's er face..." I mean, we know in DMC that he's vexed by that point but not only is Jack trying to deceive everyone else about his current "vexation", he's trying to fool himself too.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

we know in DMC that he's vexed by that point but not only is Jack trying to deceive everyone else about his current "vexation", he's trying to fool himself too.

Exactly. Everyone knows he's not quite right, but no one knows the real cause. Except then Elizabeth ships out on the Pearl, and I think the "curious" conversation gives her the clue. That moment when she asks him, "Why doesn't your compass work?" is so funny -- was watching it again last night. They did such a nice job with their two flirtation scenes -- maybe too good, if Disney had wanted a W/E ending. The shipper debates have been heated, to say the least.

Very happy you enjoyed the scene here! Thank you for reading and commenting.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

“William,” he said, with Infinite Patience, “I shall trade you the Compass, if you will help me to find this.”

Will looked entirely baffled – an expression typical of Bloody Turners. He was Bootstrap’s get, all right.

A day later, and I'm still laughing over this one ...

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you found it funny -- I was actually afraid you'd be annoyed on Will's behalf. I could imagine Jack's (very scattered) train-of-thought, though, and Beckett was right about one thing: it would have been better to negotiate, rather than offer the point of a sword.

That one scene, where it seems Jack's betrayed Will, has been so much discussed, and I ran across a reply to an old (7/06) post on Wordplayer by one of the T's in which he defends Jack by saying it was only a little underhanded to send Will for the key since Jack knew a) Bootstrap was on the FD and b) Will has such remarkable and reliable abilities of his own.

Nevertheless, the body count was far too high in DMC -- a hundred souls for Jack's one, just like Jones wanted. It's no wonder that Elizabeth said enough's enough. But it seemed as though Jack had already come to that conclusion himself (although the T's don't agree on that point -- and they wrote the script! How does that work? 0.o).

Anyway, thanks for letting me know you liked it. :))

[rennie1265.livejournal.com]

Really needed a laugh today. This is so Jack! Love the internal dialogue on top of the frustration of explaining things to another Bloody Turner. Always liked that last line in the movie, Jack really cut to the chase and did away with having to explain ad nauseum to Will. Cute bit about his mental cataloguing of the Swann chit.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Hi!! It's so nice to see you on LJ! Glad to have been able to provide some amusement for you -- there is far too little humorous PotC fanfic, particularly since DMC came out, so I try to lean toward the funny when I write, if at all possible.

Thank you for reading and commenting! I really appreciate it.