PotC fic: The Twelve Days of Christmas (Jack, G, 10/12) Title: The Twelve Days of Christmas Author:shyaway Rating: G Character: Jack Disclaimer: Pirates of the Caribbean and its characters belong to Disney. Summary: Twelve festive piratey drabbles inspired by the carol.
In the course of his travels Jack had seen the drum employed for many purposes. In Africa its sound was shaped into celebration. The first sailors used it to beat time for their rowers. He’d have to try that when he got the Pearl back. And get her back he would, for all that he was languishing in the British Navy’s cell again.
It was just his bad luck to fall into the hands of people who twisted its meaning into death. Listen to them rolling their drumsticks in anticipation of his demise, and all he could do was hold his head up and hope for the best.
But the vultures were disappointed; his end was not to be so untimely, thanks to Bill’s lad; and after that, for Jack the sound of the drum always meant friendship.