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  Table of Contents Chapter 1—Someone’s Gunning for Jigen Again Chapter 2—Gun For Hire Chapter 3—An Old Score Chapter 4—Never to Return Chapter 5—Nice Sounds Nice this Time of Year Epilogue   ‘I know nobody knows where it comes, where it goes.   I know it’s everybody’s sin, you’ve got to know how to lose to win.’—lyrics from Aerosmith’s ‘Dream On’ ‘Lean on me when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend.   I’ll help you carry on.    For, it   won’t be long ‘til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on.’—lyrics from ‘Lean on Me’ as sung by Bill Withers ‘We’re good men, but we’re not Saints.’—Michael to Elizabeth, Among Wolves   A/N :   I do realize that this fanfiction is an awful lot like Jigen’s Gravestone, which was the source of inspiration from it.    With that being said, I hope you’ll enjoy this little fanfic.   Chapter 1—Someone’s Gunning for Jigen Again       ...

 I just experienced one of the best vacations I have ever had in dog's years.   I had always wanted to travel to Iowa, but mainly it was because of Riverside and Dyersville.   If you know me, the first destination shouldn't be a surprise because I have always been a Trekkie at heart and seeing the birthplace (fictional or no) of one James Tyberius Kirk is beyond extraordinary.   The second place is where Field of Dreams was filmed.  I have already seen where Bull Durham was filmed and I will never forget how incredible it was.  I can still taste and smell tobacco whenever I think of it.  I wouldn't mind going back because it was absolutely beautiful, despite the acrid taste.    Anyways, my roommate and I had decided to finally travel to Britt, Iowa because a beloved friend of ours, Hobo Shoestring (aka Mark Nichols) had sadly, died.   It's true that the traveler life is perilous, full of pitfalls and dangers, but some...