Title: Spark of Life
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine. Never even written any of this before.
It wasn't the mad tales of daring deeds or the bizarre behavior that made Captain Jack Sparrow famous. Neither was it his easy way with women and rum that drew people to him, nor his skill on the ship that made his crew love him.
No, it was that spark of life, that joie de la vie, that dwelled within the pirate. Fanned by the salty ocean winds and through the bellows of the Pearl's sails, Jack was vibrant, alive, a dancing flame in the breeze of life.
That was why they mourned for him when that flame was snuffed, when Jack was gone so suddenly. They were cold in the world where warmth no longer existed.
That was also why they headed to the end of the world, when they heard there was a chance of getting that spark back.
Title: Sparks in the Sky
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Definitely not mine.
They were beautiful, those sparks of white light that glittered in the dark canopy of the sky. However, they made no sense to Elizabeth, beyond their beauty, seeming so random and adrift.
She heard a faint scuff of feet on the deck behind her, and Jack came over. Deeply tanned arms wrapped around her, pulling her against a warm chest.
As if he knew what she'd been thinking, he started to talk quietly, voice lilting in that exotic accent of his as he pointed to a pattern, telling her some outrageous story that turned the sparks into stars with meaning.
"And that one there, luv, is the North Star … find her and ye'll never be lost."