Drabble: 'Fool of a Captain' (Jones, Beckett)

[dwgm]

A last drabble for the 'Fool' prompt, exactly 100 words of Davy Jones and Beckett, post-DMC. Thanks, again, to hereswith for looking it over for me!



~ Fool of a Captain ~


“Jack Sparrow is dead!” Jones asserted, with relish.

“Is he?” Beckett raised an eyebrow. “You know, he’s damnably hard to kill. Do you have some evidence? His head, perhaps? Or some other bit I’d recognize?”

Jones seethed, though that would avail him nothing, thanks to Norrington. “The Black Pearl’s gone to the depths, and its fool of a captain with it!”

“Hmmm. And yet… the ship’s been raised before. By you.”

“For a price! We had a bargain. But no one escapes the Locker!”

Beckett laughed. “No one? And a bargain?” He shook his head. “Fool of a captain, indeed.”



~.~

Comments

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Poor Beckett. His spirit of prophecy obviously abandoned him before AWE. Absolutely hilarious. I can just hear Beckett's voice in this--so dry and sarcastic and mean and nasty. Poor Jones especially. He seems so reduced here from the man who said "I AM the Sea!" It's never a good idea to underestimate Jack's ability to spit and slide under any door that's closed on him. Wonderful drabble you overly-inspired author!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Did you ever see the deleted post-DMC scene where the Flying Dutchman arrives at the dock at Port Royal right after Norrington hands over the heart? I'm sure there must have been a conversation like this between Beckett and Jones. Yes, one can't help feeling sorry for Jones whenever he deals with Beckett, and Mercer. For all its gruesomeness, I loved the scene in AWE where Jones offs Mercer.

Glad you liked this one! Thank you for the thoughtful comments.