I would Give the World for you
The Doctor forgives
As I walked across the beach, looking for my flightless bird, I was thinking. Why had Jack brought me back here? My friend, surrendered up his chance to get his "phantom" for me. After our last conversation I'm surprised, we hadn't exactly parted company under the best of circumstances. Why had we fought so strongly, I wondered. I finally decided it was because we're both too stubborn for our own good.
I almost trip over a rock and I flinch at the slight pain in my side. I think that Jack never would be one to show pain, unlike me. I often ask myself why we're friends when we're as different as day and night. He's a soldier, through and through, while I abhor violence, the only reason I'm here is because of him. He is the strong commander, while I prefer to stay behind and patch up the people that got hurt, while he was off fighting the whole world it seemed.
I am often the rebel on his ship, our little wooden world. To be frank I'm surprised he hasn't snapped at me more often. It still hurt though, I have never realized how much our friendship meant too me until I was afraid that he would take it away.
I hope Jack knows, that I don't blame him, that I've forgiven him whatever slight I may have felt. Most of all that I'm sorry, for it takes two to argue. I was unduly hard on my friend. I suppose it still hurts, but I understand why, he has his orders, his men and country to protect. He can't bow to the needs of one doctor, no matter how close we may be. He can't afford even one rebel on his ship at a time when every man is needed. I know that he's sorry, he doesn't have to tell me for me to know (and he most probably won't.) I just have to look around me to know, I suspect that's why all this was done, Jack's way of making it up to me. He didn't have too but I'm glad, not only does it give me a chance to recover but, it means I can study the fascinating animals on this island.
I have collected most of the animals but the bird still alludes me. As I stumble up a hill, I think I see the flutter of it's wings, but as I get closer I realize that what I see is sails. At first I'm puzzled, for the Surprise is all the way on the other side of the island. Then as I dram even closer I recognized Jack's "phantom," the ship, he'd been chasing for so long, far past his orders.
For a second all I can do is gape, I can't believe the luck, now I can repay Jack's favor to me. I may not have gotten my bird but I had gotten many other fascinating creatures. He gave me what I'd asked for in our argument. Now I'd give him what he asked for.
I turned and ran back to me companions, ran with all my strength. I quickly told them what I saw and we started back to the Surprise as fast as our legs could take us, which was not very fast considering I was slowed by my injury and one of my companions was slowed by the weight of all the cages. Finally, he had to put the cages down to carry me and I told him to open the cages. The safety of so many was more important then my little hobbies.
I was carried back to the camp but I insisted on walking on my own two feet, to Jack's tent. When I finally arrived he looked up from the papers he had been writing, and smiled slightly at me. He seemed to have aged, with worry since I last saw him, so I was glad that I brought him good news.
"Stephen, good to see you up and about. Please don't leave the camp without telling me, again." That's all he had to say and yet it told me, that he'd been worried about me, that he was glad I was better and that he was sorry about our argument. I simply nodded in response.
"Jack, I have great news," he looked at me waiting for me to continue. "I've found your phantom, it's not for it was just on the other side of the island a moment ago." he looked at me completely and utterly shocked for a moment. I knew he wondered why I gave all this up but it's quite simple, he's my friend and I would give the world for him, even though he wouldn't know what to do with it. Then he leaped up shouting orders at his men, every bit the captain. As he turned back, with a thankful expression on his face, I smiled at him, yes all was now right with the world.
The Doctor forgives
As I walked across the beach, looking for my flightless bird, I was thinking. Why had Jack brought me back here? My friend, surrendered up his chance to get his "phantom" for me. After our last conversation I'm surprised, we hadn't exactly parted company under the best of circumstances. Why had we fought so strongly, I wondered. I finally decided it was because we're both too stubborn for our own good.
I almost trip over a rock and I flinch at the slight pain in my side. I think that Jack never would be one to show pain, unlike me. I often ask myself why we're friends when we're as different as day and night. He's a soldier, through and through, while I abhor violence, the only reason I'm here is because of him. He is the strong commander, while I prefer to stay behind and patch up the people that got hurt, while he was off fighting the whole world it seemed.
I am often the rebel on his ship, our little wooden world. To be frank I'm surprised he hasn't snapped at me more often. It still hurt though, I have never realized how much our friendship meant too me until I was afraid that he would take it away.
I hope Jack knows, that I don't blame him, that I've forgiven him whatever slight I may have felt. Most of all that I'm sorry, for it takes two to argue. I was unduly hard on my friend. I suppose it still hurts, but I understand why, he has his orders, his men and country to protect. He can't bow to the needs of one doctor, no matter how close we may be. He can't afford even one rebel on his ship at a time when every man is needed. I know that he's sorry, he doesn't have to tell me for me to know (and he most probably won't.) I just have to look around me to know, I suspect that's why all this was done, Jack's way of making it up to me. He didn't have too but I'm glad, not only does it give me a chance to recover but, it means I can study the fascinating animals on this island.
I have collected most of the animals but the bird still alludes me. As I stumble up a hill, I think I see the flutter of it's wings, but as I get closer I realize that what I see is sails. At first I'm puzzled, for the Surprise is all the way on the other side of the island. Then as I dram even closer I recognized Jack's "phantom," the ship, he'd been chasing for so long, far past his orders.
For a second all I can do is gape, I can't believe the luck, now I can repay Jack's favor to me. I may not have gotten my bird but I had gotten many other fascinating creatures. He gave me what I'd asked for in our argument. Now I'd give him what he asked for.
I turned and ran back to me companions, ran with all my strength. I quickly told them what I saw and we started back to the Surprise as fast as our legs could take us, which was not very fast considering I was slowed by my injury and one of my companions was slowed by the weight of all the cages. Finally, he had to put the cages down to carry me and I told him to open the cages. The safety of so many was more important then my little hobbies.
I was carried back to the camp but I insisted on walking on my own two feet, to Jack's tent. When I finally arrived he looked up from the papers he had been writing, and smiled slightly at me. He seemed to have aged, with worry since I last saw him, so I was glad that I brought him good news.
"Stephen, good to see you up and about. Please don't leave the camp without telling me, again." That's all he had to say and yet it told me, that he'd been worried about me, that he was glad I was better and that he was sorry about our argument. I simply nodded in response.
"Jack, I have great news," he looked at me waiting for me to continue. "I've found your phantom, it's not for it was just on the other side of the island a moment ago." he looked at me completely and utterly shocked for a moment. I knew he wondered why I gave all this up but it's quite simple, he's my friend and I would give the world for him, even though he wouldn't know what to do with it. Then he leaped up shouting orders at his men, every bit the captain. As he turned back, with a thankful expression on his face, I smiled at him, yes all was now right with the world.