Woo...I gave such a negative estimate on this. You do realize this is the first 100-word drabble I've ever written, right? Go ahead and request a second now if you like, but please hold off on the third until I've heard from someone else.
Jack Sparrow jolted awake, every sense straining, his mind a jumbled mess that struggled to make sense of his sudden wakefulness. He crept from his bed to the hatch of his cabin, held his breath, and listened.
“—have the map now,” he heard a voice mutter. Several other voices murmured their appreciation and Jack frowned. He pushed the door open slowly to be greeted by the sight of more than half his crew assembled on the deck.
“Why, Jack,” grinned his first mate. “Nice of you to join us.”
The moonlight glinted wickedly off of Barbossa’s sword, and Jack understood.
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Date: 2006-05-01 11:25 pm (UTC)Jack Sparrow jolted awake, every sense straining, his mind a jumbled mess that struggled to make sense of his sudden wakefulness. He crept from his bed to the hatch of his cabin, held his breath, and listened.
“—have the map now,” he heard a voice mutter. Several other voices murmured their appreciation and Jack frowned. He pushed the door open slowly to be greeted by the sight of more than half his crew assembled on the deck.
“Why, Jack,” grinned his first mate. “Nice of you to join us.”
The moonlight glinted wickedly off of Barbossa’s sword, and Jack understood.