Harsh Duty

Dec 05, 2008 20:19

This fic is rated: G
Fandom: Pirates of the Carribean
Characters: Captain Will Turner, First Mate James Norrington
Summary: Will isn't happy about his new job
For potc100's prompt: Rebirth
Warnings: talking about dead people
Word Count: 100
Feedback: yes, please! Concrit welcomed.
Distribution: archiving, linking or remixing ok, just credit me and drop me a line!
Author's Note: follows The Ferryman and has Not Exactly a Fix-It Fic as background.
Cross-Posted were_lemur, pirategasm, potc100, potcfic
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Disclaimer: PotC belongs to Disney. Characters will be played with nicely and returned to them in good condition when I'm done. No infringement is intended, please don't sue me!

Will stood at the wheel of the Flying Dutchman, and stared out at the colorless horizon between the worlds. "It doesn't seem fair."

"Is death ever fair?"

He turned to his first mate. James Norrington would know, as well as any man, how unfair death was. But Will wasn't in the mood for philosophizing. "It was a child."

"Would you rather leave it to wander?" Norrington asked.

"No, but ... "

"Everyone dies, Turner. Your task is to help them make the passage." He put one hand on Will's back. "It is a harsh duty, but more worthwhile than many."

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