The title is a direct homage to the of the same name.

: Wen appears to be a young boy but has lived for over 50 years. He was caught in a "hyperspace gate" explosion years ago, which froze his biological aging and rendered him immortal.

: Spike discovers that a specific piece of a "gate stone" (the source of Wen's condition) can reverse the effect. After a tense showdown, Spike shoots Wen with a bullet tipped with this stone.