Many years ago when Gavin was a Houndour a mere 16 years of age, his family was happy. They consisted of him, his father Edward (a Mightyena, 36 years old), his mother Isabella (a Houndoom, 34), and his little sister Kari (a Houndour, 10). They were living a happy life as the guardians of Silke Forest. They were some of the few strong Pokemon in the forest; they were protectors of those who could not fight for themselves. Gavin was well on his way to being a protector, and his sister was learning from him.
"Kari where are you?" Gavin yelled out. He and his sister were playing hide-and-seek. "Come out, come out wherever you are!" Little Kari had hidden beneath a tree in a spot too small for his big brother to fit in. She thought he'd never find her there. He spent about half an hour searching before finding her. "Ha, there you are!" he said. "Darn, now what can we do?" she said.
They didn't need to think too long, because they heard a scream coming from deeper in the forest. Soon they were rushing to the area it came from, only to find two Manectric beating up some Bellossom and other Pokemon. These Manectric were not just any Pokemon; they were brutes, very strong and willing to kill. "So what are you going to do now, little ones, cry for mercy, beg for help, or just let me kill you?" "H-help!" yelled the defenseless Pokemon. "Take that!" Gavin's father Edward had arrived much sooner than the siblings, as had their mother. The strong Mightyena used Take Down and forced down the bigger of the Manectric. The forest Pokemon ran off, back to join their families.
The Manectric now had a formidable opponent, but he was confident. "Who's gonna stop us, you? Haha! A Mightyena half my size, challenging me? That's a laugh!" Isabella was about to join the fight when Gavin and Kari came up. "Stay back kids," she said; they did as told. The Manectric and Mightyena were fighting a fierce brawl. Then the second Manectric joined in; a two-on-one was too outmatched for Edward, and soon he fell. As the 'boss' Manectric was about to strike Edward, his wife came in, biting hard on the fearsome dog's arm. "Bitch! I'll kill you!" he yelled. Soon after, it was a two-on-two fight, but the protectors of the forest were not doing well. Soon they were tired, and the Manectric were winning. They fell to the ground immobile from exhaustion.
The Manectric was confident and ready to kill his victims. "I told you, you couldn't win. Now prepare to die!" "No! Don't kill Mommy and Daddy!" the young Kari screamed out at them. This intrigued the beast. "Oh, what do we have here? Children? Hehe." The Manectric lurked over to them. "Get away, meanie!" she said. Gavin jumped in front of Kari, protecting her. "Oh, little defender here? Prepare to die!" Manectric raised up his arm, preparing a slash attack, when Isabella tackled him, forcing him down. "Get off me bitch," he said, forcing the Houndoom against a tree. Soon he and the other Manectric was attacking her, almost killing her. Then Edward came in, attacking and knocking out the weaker of the two. "Stay away from my wife!" he screamed. "Oh, you want to die first? Fine then." The two started a fierce fight. Both were weakened, but Edward was the smaller of them. He soon fell, and the Manectric brutally killed him, snapping his neck like a twig.
"Now, you bitchy little Houndoom, shall you die?" The evil Manectric then remembered about the children, who were now hiding behind a tree. He could hear their crying. "Hehe, I'll just kill them, and then you'll beg to join them." He grabbed the smaller Houndour by her neck and threw her against a tree. "Kari!" yelled Gavin. The Manectric forced him down with his other paw. The beast went back to the girl, and started cutting down her leg with a claw. "AAAaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!" she screamed loudly as blood started to run down her leg. Isabella knocked down the Manectric with a take down. Then she and Gavin started fighting him, and Manectric got angry. He used his best move, Thunder Fang, and rushed Gavin, knocking him down fast. He attacked Isabella until she had several extreme wounds and fainted. "Take that bitch. That's for biting me. Hehe." He looked over at the unconscious Houndoom. "You're so banged up, you'll die before you even wake up."
Now, Gavin was furious. "Rrrraaaaaaaahhhh! You hurt my parents, my sister, now YOU WILL PAY!" He suddenly started glowing. Manectric watched as the Houndour started to grow bigger. After the light faded, the brute stared in awe at the new Gavin. Three times as big, horns on his head, a spiked tail, he had evolved into a Houndoom. Fire spat from his mouth as he breathed, and he felt powerful. "Oh, you'll surely pay now. Die!" he said. He charged at the beast with all he had. They started fighting the fiercest of battles. Flamethrower vs. Thundershock, Take Down vs. Thunder Fang, they were almost evenly matched, but the new Houndoom had more motivation and Manectric was weakened; soon the beast fell, and started to beg. "Please, don't kill me." the beast was whimpering like a puppy. "You killed my father, you beat up my sister and my mother, take this!" Gavin bit down with Crunch, crushing the beast's neck.
After the brutal fight, Gavin was able to bring his sister and mother to their house, a small cave on the side of a cliff. The only things he could use to help with the wounds were leaves and berry juice. Kari had regained consciousness, but his mother seemed to be in a coma. "Bro, what happened?" said Kari. She hardly remembered it. "You'll be okay," he said. He knew this was not true; she had lost so much blood that she could hardly stay awake. Even if she was a child she could notice the sadness in his voice. "Bro, tell the truth. I don't want to die now, but I don't want you to lie either." "Kari, you lost a lot of blood. You're too hurt; I just hope you can at least live after this." He had tried to bandage it, but the wound would not stop bleeding. It was too deep to fix with normal means. She looked at it and started crying.
"I know this is bad. I doubt I'll live much longer. Please just know that I love you, big bro." She leaned over and nuzzled him. She knew she wouldn't live too long. Then they heard heavy breathing. Gavin looked over at his mother; she was awake, but not good. "Mom? Mom?" he said. "Mom, please don't die." "Son, son…" she spoke between the heavy breaths. "Yes Mom?" he said. "Protect, protect the forest. I- I love you." After this, Isabella went limp. "Mom, Mom!" He started crying. He looked over at Kari, who was crying as well. They were both laying there, now parentless children.
Kari lived for a little while. She never did get to move, and she never could get over the pain. Anytime she moved her leg she cried out. It was not bleeding much, but Gavin knew she would not live long. After a day she was hardly able to stay awake, even after many hours of sleep. "Kari, wake up. You need to eat." She opened her eyes. "No, Gavin. I won't need any food." She knew she was dying.
"But you need to eat. You need to regain your strength." "Gavin, it's no hope, I don't think I'll live much longer." He started crying. "You can't die yet; you're far too young! Please, eat!" She pushed the food away, and he noticed she was crying too. "It's too late, sorry big bro. You'll have to protect the others on your own. I, I love you." She touched her paw to his face, then dropped it. She had stopped breathing. "Kari. No, no! KARI!"