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

[p0wdermonkey.livejournal.com]

How do you do it?!? Your brain must be bubbling over with pirates - you lucky thing!

I love Beckett in this. He's soooo nasty, but I also detect a tiny hint that he doesn't quite want Jack to be dead. At least, not so soon or so easily - or without a chance to meet him again.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I also detect a tiny hint that he doesn't quite want Jack to be dead. At least, not so soon or so easily - or without a chance to meet him again.

Yes, I think you're right. I think there's little doubt that he remembers earlier encounters with Jack fondly. *shudders*

I've sure been having fun with this 'fool' prompt. Glad you enjoyed this one!