Two Drabbles
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dwgmWhile I was waiting THREE HOURS AT WALMART OMG to get a new car battery and oil change, I wrote a couple of drabbles, exactly a hundred words apiece, for this week's and last week's themes at Black Pearl Sails. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hereswith is asleep, so these are unbetaed. But hey! A hundred words! What could go wrong?
Theme: Five
~ Bitter Harvest ~
"Five lashes be owed, I believe it is."
Years since he'd laid eyes on Will and now it came to this. A roar of despair escaped Bill as the Captain thrust the whip at him.
As well ask mercy of the sea.
"The cat's out of the bag, Mister Turner," Jones gloated. "Your issue will feel its sting, be it by the Bo'sun's hand, or your own."
He'd seen what the bo'sun could do to a man.
They stripped the shirt from Will's flawless back. Bill gathered himself, shuddering, and wondered at the efficacy of Jack's revenge, witting or no.
~.~
Theme: Slight
~ All of Them Are True ~
It was true Jack Sparrow had saved her life, but as Elizabeth watched Norrington's disdain and manhandling of her pirate, she thought the rest must have been exaggeration, if not outright lies. How could the slight, dripping, bedraggled figure before her be the hero of all those tales she loved? She was moved to defend the poor creature, berating both Norrington and her father on Sparrow’s behalf, but seemingly to no avail.
And then, in a flash, the chain was ‘round her neck, the breath of a feral yet melodious voice was in her ear, and she no longer doubted.
~.~
hereswith is asleep, so these are unbetaed. But hey! A hundred words! What could go wrong? Theme: Five
~ Bitter Harvest ~
"Five lashes be owed, I believe it is."
Years since he'd laid eyes on Will and now it came to this. A roar of despair escaped Bill as the Captain thrust the whip at him.
As well ask mercy of the sea.
"The cat's out of the bag, Mister Turner," Jones gloated. "Your issue will feel its sting, be it by the Bo'sun's hand, or your own."
He'd seen what the bo'sun could do to a man.
They stripped the shirt from Will's flawless back. Bill gathered himself, shuddering, and wondered at the efficacy of Jack's revenge, witting or no.
~.~
Theme: Slight
~ All of Them Are True ~
It was true Jack Sparrow had saved her life, but as Elizabeth watched Norrington's disdain and manhandling of her pirate, she thought the rest must have been exaggeration, if not outright lies. How could the slight, dripping, bedraggled figure before her be the hero of all those tales she loved? She was moved to defend the poor creature, berating both Norrington and her father on Sparrow’s behalf, but seemingly to no avail.
And then, in a flash, the chain was ‘round her neck, the breath of a feral yet melodious voice was in her ear, and she no longer doubted.
~.~
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Date: 2008-01-23 01:59 am (UTC)Really? I thought the whole idea was that they were all turning more piratey as the story went along, and his mutiny would seem to go along with that idea. Jack didn't seem too upset about it, though he ensured that the manner of Will's arrival on Beckett's ship was less than comfortable. I think Jack has this idea that Turners are like cats: throw them any which way and they'll land on their feet, and distract the big dogs to boot. That's probably why Bootstrap didn't seem overly fond of Jack in their first scene in DMC -- I can imagine them having a number of hair raising adventures in their younger days.
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