Zed woke up. He had dreamed about that one night long ago, when he was just four. One of his older brothers, one called Drake Shade, had died. Drake's Eeveelution was Jolteon. Drake was twelve at the time, and had gone out on his own. His Jolteon followed him, making sure he was safe. They got attacked by a gang in the city. Drake, being hot-headed, retaliated by having Jolteon attack the gang members. It turned out they had guns. They shot Jolteon first, just to scare Drake. When he didn't back down and attempted to avenge his friend, he got shot himself. Drake had somehow managed to crawl home, Jolteon on his back. Zed had answered the door, only up that late to get a drink. He cried out when he saw Drake and Jolteon. Zycron heard him and rushed to help, and frequently questioned Drake what had happened. Drake could only say one thing before he died in his brothers arms. "I was stupid to go out alone. Don't do what I did. It will only cause you pain."
A little while later, Zycron went out. He had grabbed a family sword off the wall, sharpened it with the whet stone used to sharpen knifes, and left the house. It was four hours before he came back, the sword painted a crimson color. When Zed had asked what happened, his only reply was "what needed to be done."
The next day, the news was put on. The reporter was acting shocked when he described the wounds the gang members that were found dead had on them. He described them as "an awful lot like a blade of some kind." It was only then that Zed knew what had happened. Zycron had avenged their brother, but at a great cost. He knew Zycron would have never taken another life, unless forced. It saddened him greatly to think his brother had stooped so low. Though, he felt that his brother Zycron had also done the world a great favor. He kept his mouth shut though, knowing it would only cause more pain in the family. The next day was Drake's funeral. Zed said his respects of his brother, then ran to Zycron crying. Zycron looked down at him, and told him he would always be there when he needed him.
Eight years later, Zed remembered his brothers promise, and called out Umbreon. Umbreon then told Zed this: we can not dwell on the past, but we can look towards the future. When your brother told you he would help you out, he wasn't lying Zed. I am living proof of that. Sleep easy now, so we can have fun tomorrow.