Drabble: "Abandoned"

[veronica_rich]

Title: Abandoned
Rating: G
Character: Davy Jones
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters; I make no profit. Just exercise.
Summary: The captain of the Flying Dutchman goes to his Maker. For the prompt "Fool" at blackpearlsails.


A fool for love.

If only that was how history would paint me. He knew better than to expect reprieve from the surviving progeny of terrified seamen and damned ocean travelers, left behind scribbling on parchment and whispering fiercely into grimy ears on dark wharves the terrifying monstrosity of Davy Jones’s reign.

It wasn’t the sucking inward spiral of collapse in his breast making him shrink in pain. It was the lad, not unlike the once-young sailor David, also breathing his last. Turner had two who sacrificed for him.

Jones had been unable to rely upon only one.

“Calypso …”

Comments

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I do agree Jack did the most directly for Will (whether it was a sacrifice, I don't know - I have always kind of doubted that Jack actually wanted that captaincy, so it wasn't like he was giving up his heart's greatest desire to save Will ... now if he had to hand over Pearl or sink her, THEN I would believe it was the ultimate sacrifice. But I still like to pretend he did it out of love for Will *G*). I'm just saying he's not who Will wanted to marry and be with, or chased all over the Caribbean trying to find in two movies. That should count for something with Elizabeth, I'd think.

As for the mythology question - I was just curious. I'm working on my outline for an original novel and that's sort of a key point to the beginning.