Prompt from TheDragonSaver: Treasure Planet but instead of John Silver, Captain Jack Sparrow is the leader of the pirate crew
Prompts are CLOSED
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Jim heard the tuneless humming long before they actually entered the kitchen.
Honestly, he didn't know what to expect.
/Beware the sparrow \\ He could still remember Bones's bizarre final words, and honestly, he'd be lying if he didn't give every bird or bird-like species a wide berth after that.
"Jack!" The first mate called out to the shadow in the kitchen, "Meet your new cabin boy."
"Mister Arrow!" The man was clearly drunk, pushing himself away from the counter with a slur, and lazily dipping into a bow (and nearly falling over in the process), "You honour me with your presence."
The sarcasm was clear, and judging by the tightening of Mister Arrow's face, he noticed it too.
"I'd have brought out the good rum had I known!"
"Gentlemen." Arrow sounded pained, "Meet Jack Sparrow, our cook."
Jim tensed up at the name, eyes focused on the stumbling man, who was slowly making his way over.
"Jack, may I introduce Doctor Doppler." Arrow pushed Doppler forwards, "The financier of our voyage."
Doppler bowed, as Sparrow scanned him from head to toe.
"What… are you wearing?" The cook sounded confused, "I didn't know we had to wear balloons?"
"Sir, this is- "
"- And." Arrow was quick to interrupt, pushing Jim closer, "And this is Jim Hawkins."
Jack smirked at the younger man, holding out a hand, only to pout when Jim just stared at it. "I washed it today… I think."
Silence.
"I have stew?" Sparrow stumbled back over to the pot, wincing at the heavy black smoke coming from it, "It might not be safe for the kid though."
"I'm not a kid." Jim muttered through gritted teeth, "And I can handle a bit of stew."
Sparrow shrugged, stumbling back over with two bowls and two spoons. "Alright, don't blame me when you stumble and fall overboard thought."
Ignoring the concerned look from Dr Doppler, Jim scooped up some of the stew, eyeing it dubiously… until it shifted into a strange pink blob and slurped up the rest of the stew.
Judging by how it seemed to have trouble moving afterwards, Sparrow was probably right to try and dissuade Jim from having some.
"Morph!" Sparrow yelled, grabbing the bowl with Morph in, and throwing it over to the sink, "What ever happened to parrots or dogs? They were loyal companions!"
The sound Morph made, seemed to indicate that he was hurt by the comment.
"We're about to get underway. Would you like to observe the launch Doctor Doppler?" Mister Arrow offered.
"Would I? Does an active galactic nucleus have superluminal jets?"
Silence.
"…. I'll follow you."
Jim went to follow them, only for Arrow to stop him in his tracks. "Mister Hawkins will stay here, in your care Sparrow."
This managed to catch Sparrows' attention, as he turned to Arrow, a complete look of dismay on his face. "What?! I'm not a babysitter!"
"I don't need him to look after me!"
"CAPTAINS' ORDERS!" Arrow bellowed, "See to it that the new cabin boy is kept busy."
Sparrow and Jim continued to splutter in outrage and protest, before finally giving up with identical, weary sighs.
"So…" Sparrow began, "… You're with me?"
Jim rolled his eyes, "That's what Mister Arrow said… like a minute ago. How much have you had to drink?"
Waving his hand in dismissal, Sparrow stumbled over to the counter, bracing himself against it. "I miss being a Captain." He sighed, "I was never on baby-sitting duty then…. Well, not much."
Frowning, Jim grabbed one of the fruits from the barrel and hopping into the counter, "You know… these purps are a lot like the ones at home… On Montressor… ever been there?"
Sparrow scoffed, "I lived on a backwater planet for all my life, before gambling my ship away to the wrong person and ending up here… I have no idea where this… Montressor even is."
Undeterred, Jim continued, "You know, just before I left, I met this old guy who was kinda looking for this buddy of his…. a Sparrow, like you."
"Oh?"
"Yeah… what was that old salamander's name." Jim paused, looking for a reaction, before smirking, "Oh yeah… Bones. Billy Bones."
"Bones?" Sparrow was a horrible actor, "Bones? Nope don't know anyone by that name. Sparrow is a common name you know."
A horrible, horrible actor.
