Drabble: 'Mad Hatless' (Jack - G)

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The Muse revisited me and I've actually written a drabble, exactly 100 words for the 'Cannon' challenge at blackpearlsails.



~ Mad Hatless ~

“Let them taste the triple guns!”

Some quirk of quivering air and sea brought Jones’ voice faint to Jack’s ears, electrifying his latent poltroon. His brain was suddenly inundated with words that began with the letter ‘D’.

Demolition. Destruction. Devastation.

Dread. Desperation.

Death.

“Hard a-port,” he managed, and noted Lizzie’s roaring echo with approval.

Lizzie.

Pearl.

The Locker.

The Pearl was pulling away, thanks to those favorable winds Gibbs was nattering on about, but the 'D' words were coalescing now, metamorphosing, uniting in a single, unthinkable unutterable lexeme, unfortunately, undeniably, and unquestionably beginning with the letter ‘K’.

Time to go.



~.~

Comments

[aletheiafelinea.livejournal.com]

I like the wordplay! And it's good to see you again! :)

[doolabug.livejournal.com]

Nicely wrought! So much in 100 little words.

[sharklady35.livejournal.com]

You always do the bestest drabbles.

Loved the 'Alice' ref! :D

[pearlseed.livejournal.com]

Oh my word! You've done well and amazing as you do! What a treasure this is and I can so see his wrinkly grimace and hear that strangled little hard-a-port! Way cool piratista! And my joy is complete--I loves me some gma2 stories. Thank you so very much!

[nanabanana75.livejournal.com]

Loved it! Not only Hatterish but Sparrowish as well.......Missed you. glad you are back!..Nan.

[florencia7.livejournal.com]

That was absolutely fantastic! This drabble has a life on its own. Awesome read! I LOVED it :)

[djarum99.livejournal.com]

So glad to see something new from you, and I'm happy that you're feeling better. Love the nod to MH, and latent poltroon is delicious :-) Not the finest hour of Jack's life, but a wonderful drabble ♥