11 Part 11 - Suspicious Sam

Snow fell gently onto the ship as it sailed closer to Oseb Isle. The Vaeg pirates woke up and headed towards the top deck. Belsari was covered in grease as she had fallen asleep finishing Vaeg's machine. Tim Tim and Ronin's eyes sparkled when they caught sight of the snow and started diving into the soft layers of snow that had already gathered on the ship.

"It's fucking cold. This treasure best be fucking worth it Barbosa." Nargo complained.

"My father collected a lot of treasure, or, so he told me. So it should be worth it." Barbosa replied.

"If it's not, I'm punching you."

"I can accept that."

Leroy burst onto the top deck and joined Tim Tim in what they described as, 'The Mightiest Snow Warrior'. Jimmy discussed some logistics and whatnot with Nargo whilst Vaeg came out, ripping out some flesh out of some peculiar meat.

"Is that what I think it is?" Jenkins asked disgusted.

"A man's gotta eat something. What? Do you want me, the only competent doctor, to starve to death?" Vaeg replied.

"I'm pretty sure there's proper food in the kitchen."

"Do you want me to eat you?"

"Wha- No of course not."

"Then shut up moron."

The Oseb isle was really close now. It was covered in snow as far as the eye could see but other than a few hills it looked pretty deserted. There was a massive cove in the distance, sheltered by the snow. There seemed to be howls of multiple creatures but the crew dismissed the danger as they would probably be safe in the cove.

"How come there isn't a village?"

Tim Tim asked, now finished with the mightiest snow warrior.

"Well, my good gentleman, I think we landed at a deserted part of the island. I heard some rumours of there being a village on the other side of the island." Whatz D Face answered, amazed by Leroy and Tim Tim's Snow warrior.

"Dock inside that cove Whatz D Face. We'll discuss where to go from there." Jimmy ordered.

"Okay, fine gentleman."

"It's captain."

"Co-captain."

"Should I shoot, cap'n?" Jenkins intervened.

"What? NO! He's on our crew." Jimmy panicked.

"Ok cap'n. Be warned Whatz D Face. Insolence won't be tolerated." Jenkins said menacingly.

"Relax a bit Jenkins. Here, have this fucking herb to calm down." Nargo insisted.

Jenkins inhaled the herb and immediately mellowed out. When the Crimson Spear docked, Tim Tim, Ronin and Jimmy got off to explore the cove. They were instantly met by a polar bear, soaked in blood, and stood over a mangled corpse. The bear lifted its head, its eyes glinting hungrily and started walking towards Jimmy and Tim Tim.

"Can I tame it?" Tim Tim asked eagerly.

"Uh... I mean if you can but I don't recommend it." Jimmy replied, slightly intimidated by the huge polar bear.

Tim Tim placed some distance between himself and the bear. He slowly edged towards it, making sure not to make any sudden movements. After about a minute, Tim Tim stood only a couple of steps away from the bear's snout. Just as he went to place his hand on the polar bear, Nargo popped his head over the side of the ship and shouted, "What's the fucking hold up?"

The bear's eyes transformed into bloodlust and tried biting Tim Tim's hand. Tim Tim narrowly brought his hand away but couldn't avoid the heavy paw knocking him into the wall. Ronin rushed to Tim Tim's aid whilst Jimmy threw his harpoon, piercing the bear's hind leg. Before the bear could react, a figure zipped past the bear, severing its head. The figure turned round, "Hi, my name's Sam. Anyone up for some bear stew?"

Sam was led onto the Crimson Spear and prepared his aforementioned bear stew. He was a man of average height, greying brown hair and green eyes. The crew were surprised by the amazing taste and texture of Sam's stew. Jimmy, for once, didn't add salt, and pestered Sam for the recipe, to which he declined as it was a secret family recipe.

"How comes you aren't eating this?" Sam asked Vaeg.

"I'm on a strictly human diet. Much better taste."

Sam laughed awkwardly, struggling to decide if Vaeg was joking or not.

"Anyways, how come you were in this cove?" Jimmy asked.

"Well you see, I'm after a treasure that my old crew hid here decades ago. However, I can't reach it at the moment. Then I got lost in the mountains for several days, surviving on just bear the entire time. I reached this cove just now so you could say I was in luck."

"So are you a treasure hunter?"

"Not particularly, more a bounty hunter but please don't worry. You're too strong for me to take on, so I'm not an enemy."

"We're in search of treasure as well, could we see your map for a second?"

"Sure thing!" Sam said, revealing his map.

Both parties maps were identical.

"So we're after the same one."

"Wait, were you part of the black dagger pirates?" Barbosa exclaimed.

"Yeah, like a decade ago. I quit after the captain went off the deep end when the first mate decided to leave and live a normal life. He started pillaging villages, killing, raping. I just couldn't stand by and watch, so I quit."

"Was your first mate called Genuichiro Zendu?" Tim Tim interrupted.

"Why yes. Yes it was. How did someone like you know? Are you related?"

"No, but I'm connected in a different way."

"My father was in the black daggers as well." Barbosa said.

"Oh really, what was his name?"

"Cranell."

"I remember him! He was a mighty warrior in his day." Sam then turned his attention to the group as a whole, "I want to propose an idea. If you let me guide you to the treasure, we can split it 10/90."

Nargo and the crew gathered into a circle and started whispering.

"This sounds too good to be fucking true. Also look how suspicious this all is. He just happens to appear at the right time." Nargo started.

"Maybe you're overthinking things Nargo. He seems genuine." Jimmy defended Sam.

"Why don't we let him take us, then kill the swabbie when he's not looking." Vaeg proposed.

"Let's not kill Mister Sam. Ronin hasn't growled at anything he's said, so he's not trying to do anything malicious." Tim Tim pointed out.

"Shut up bucket boy!" Vaeg and Nargo shouted.

"Ok, fucking fine. We'll agree but any funny business, and we'll actually go to Doctor Vaeg's fucking plan." Nargo said.

"I just wanted to add that I have a devil fruit. The mould-mould fruit which allows me to mould my body into practically anything." Sam shouted over.

"Even a dildo?" Vaeg curiously peeked round the group.

Sam sighed, "Even that."

"Alrighty then, any vermin who decide to attack our useful friend henceforth, shall be joining me for a few therapy sessions." Vaeg announced.

"I'm pretty sure that was your plan, Doctor Vaeg." Jimmy said exasperatedly.

"Don't question me."

So the crew decided to let Sam travel with them around the island to reach the treasure. They pulled the ship out of the cove and travelled for a few hours, bobbling down the side of the island, with little to no problems. Finally, the Crimson Spear was halted to a stop and everyone gathered provisions for the hike up over some mountains. Jenkins and Leroy decided to stay and look after the ship. Although, Leroy wasn't particularly thrilled about staying but had to due to his loud voice. He was a risk for an avalanche.

And so the Vaeg pirates plus Sam started their long hike over treacherous mountains, snowy conditions and yetis?