Engage the Enemy!

by Caitirin

Based on a line challenge. Jack impersonates a british naval officer. Or tries to.

Title: Admiral Jack Sparrow
Words: 100
Challenge: Engage the Enemy, damnit
Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Characters: Will and Jack
Notes: Impossible in movie time line... since Jack didn't try to impersonate a British officer on screen. Pity, that would have been very spiffy.
Notes (Part 2): She inspired me.

"Avast ye swabs! Raise those sails or it's your innards I'll be using as line to heft my sails!"

Captain Jack Sparrow stood stiffly on the foredeck and restrained himself from gesturing wildly and leaping about. He looked back at Will, "well how was that?"

Will shook his head, this was an impossible task. "You're… not refined enough, Jack. You're not going to fool anyone like that. You're too… well… not-British. And I don't believe they call their men 'swabs'."

Jack rolled his eyes impatiently, "Am I just supposed to stand here, ramrod straight and say 'Engage the enemy', damnit?"