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Another drabble, for the second prompt at the potc_votes drabble challenge...



~ Frozen Moment ~


"He elected to stay behind, to give us a chance."

Gibbs stared at Elizabeth, dumbstruck, in spite of the fact that this wasn't unexpected. Jack's luck had run out, and he was scared, who wouldn't be? But when it came down to brass tacks, he'd do what he had to.

But... Jack! His captain! His friend...

"Go!"

Josh's moment was lost. Elizabeth's voice was hoarse, grim... ah, the poor lass, much as she loved her Will, she had a terrible soft spot for Jack, her pirate stories made real, though maybe not how she'd once dreamed them.

They shoved off, wordless, away from the beautiful Black Pearl, away from Captain Jack Sparrow, and they began to row.

In spite of the bright, warm Caribbean day, Joshamee Gibbs had never felt so cold.



~.~

Comments

Praise from Willofthewisp

[(Anonymous)]

Aw, yes, Gibbs is one of the ones that went back for Jack just because he missed him. You can feel the loss. Jack and Gibbs are pretty close and, even though Gibbs clearly has a mind of his own and is pretty competent, there is more than a friend he's lost. He's lost his leader, too, someone he trusted to always know what to do. I think everyone in that longboat felt pretty cold, and the fact he doesn't yet know Elizabeth is responsible is it is doubly chilling. At least in AWE it doesn't look like there are any hard feelings.

Re: Praise from Willofthewisp

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At least in AWE it doesn't look like there are any hard feelings.

No, it doesn't. Pirates, all, I guess. I think Gibbs wasn't all that surprised that Jack "chose" to go down with the Pearl. It was the right thing to do, and Jack's a good Captain, a good man.

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