Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Trigun, neither the Anime (which this is based on) nor the manga.

(Again I apologize for the late arrival of this next chapter...seems to be the standard I guess. Also you may notice the change from past to present tense, this is mainly because it started to get annoying lol.)

"He'll be there soon ma'Lord," an old raspy voice echoed in a deep cave. "And the men are ready, what would you have us do?" From even deeper in the cave, seemingly from the core itself, a dark deep voice answered, "Show him… show him….the true meaning of his existence. Let him know the pain of our bloodline, the pain we've felt since our fathers time…"

2 weeks later...

In the middle of the vast lonely desert sits a town, New July, near this town lies a cliff, and on this cliff a man stands alone. The sound of a radio crackling brings the mans hand to his hip, where he grabs a small walki-talkie, "hssss...In...sss..sition...hssss...ssAre you in position?" Pressing down on the small button to the side of the speaker the man replies, " Yeah, I can see him now. He's walkin' down the middle of the street like some damn wraith. Man I can't wait to kill this guy." The radio hisses back, "NO! ..sss...That is...sss..not your mission Malcolm..hsss...s..You know your job..hss...now get to work." Holstering the radio Malcolm steps off the cliff and falls down to the ground far below, landing as if it were nothing more than a single step. "Whatever, now or later, he's going down anyway..."

Walking along the dusty roads of New July, Vash is absorbed in his own mind. "I'm here again. Back to where I lost her...where I failed her." He wanders as he thinks, passing shops and homes, finally stopping in front of a set of large iron gates. Slowly he turns his head and places his hands on the bars in front of him. He pauses for a moment, staring through the fence, "This is your home now, this is where you sleep now." He pushes the old gates apart with a loud creak, and walks inside. Walking down the paved lanes he gazes at the graves lining the path and memories flow back into his mind.

Hey Vash, come on! Were gonna be late, Millie's waiting for us! Fine, if you won't hurry I'll just..cough, COUGH..

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cough...No, no it's ok I'm fine...don't worry...

Vash shakes his head to clear the memories from his eyes, and continues on down the small dirt path leading away from the main plots. The path leads down and over a few hills and into a small grove. Wading through the trees Vash comes upon his destination, a small clearing with an even smaller stone monument in its center. On the monument is a name that brings the memories back whether he wants them or not...

COUGH, COUGH please ... its just a cold I'll be ... I'll be fine...

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hey now ... I'm not that old ... just...need..some cough time to rest...

Falling to his knees the tears flow freely as bouquet of flowers falls from his hand and rolls to the front of the grave...

I'm ... I'm sorry Vash ... I wanted to stay with you a little longer...

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No ... cough... its not your fault ... don't, don't cry or I'll start to...

Please ... just remember...I love you...

The memories consume him and he falls to his hands as his heart cries out. Though his tears blur his eyes, he can still read the plaque on the gravestone...

-Here lies our good friend and loved one-

-Rest in peace love, we shall remember you-

--Meryl Stryfe--