Two Drabbles

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While 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. 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.


~.~

Comments

[immortal-jedi.livejournal.com]

those were lovely. I like Bill's thoughts in the first one. I never thought that Jack tricking Will onto the Dutchman might be revenge on Bill.

The second one, too, was different. You never think of Jack as a "poor creature" after he escapes, you know. Just like Elizabeth

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Aaaah! That great icon again! Love that one. I may have to pirate it. ;)

I don't think revenge was Jack's foremost thought, certainly, which is why I included "witting or no" at the end, but I think Bill carries around a lot of guilt and that's what he'd think.

Glad you liked these. It was fun getting them down to hundred word drabbles.