"Are you sure we're ready for this?"
- ―Tom
Tom Gardener is a member of the Black pack and one of the youngest to have phased after Seth Clearwater. He is a relative of the Atearas.
Biography
Early life
Tom Gardener was born in Renton, Washington. His parents died in Seattle from a shooting and Tom moved in with his grandfather, from his father’s side, in La Push. He was picked on a lot in school causing Tom to be both hurt and angry. The last straw was when his tormentor humiliated him in front of the school and Tom left the school running until he suddenly phased into a wolf becoming a shape shifter. When he came back home and told his grandfather of the experience, his grandfather explained to him about the Quileute legends and the tribes duties as protectors. Although Tom was timid about his newfound task, he accepts it and joins the Black pack.
Full Of Surprises
Tom made his appearance in his wolf form where he met up with the rest of the members of the Black pack and the Uley pack where Jacob Black informs them of Tiffany Stewart being the latest victim of Joham creating a "super race" of hybrids by getting human women pregnant. Knowing that he's harming humans for his own experiments, both packs assist on protecting Tiffany from Joham. Tom is shown to be nervous about this but is willing to rise to the challenge.
Tom was seen outside the Cullen house along with Zack and Jayden Rivers, Kevin Cress and Maya Seagal standing guard while the rest of the pack minus Jacob assist some of the Cullens on catching Joham's kids Blake and Christina. However, the Cullens and the pack were ambushed by newborn vampires led by Joham but they destroyed the army and Joham failed to get Lucina Stewart although he vows to have her.
After Joham's second failed attempt to get Lucina, the Cullens filled the pack in on the plan. Tom is seen when the Cullens found Joham after allowing him to take Lucina revealing his location and Tom was holding Joham off while getting Lucina away from him until the Cullens finally caught Joham while other members of the Black pack appeared with a captured Blake who was supposed to be dead. After Blake was destroyed, the Cullens were about to kill Joham until the Volturi arrived to see what was going on. Aro meets Tiffany and Lucina and eagerly asked them to join their coven which was refused by an angered Lucas. After Lucas rant out about the Volturi's failure of their job, the Volturi killed Joham, after Blake was destroyed by Zack earlier, and returned to Volterra. According to Edward, Lucas's words impacted them although it'll 'take time for them to admit it,' he said. Everyone soon threw Lucas in the air as a celebration for everything he has done for the coven.
Have A Purpose
To uncover the mystery about the Volturi's future and Jemma and Raymundo's idea with the Cullens, Tom along with Kevin, Maya, Jayden and Zack made an area for the Cullens to make a scene when encountering Jemma and Raymundo by using their scent to mask the Cullen's so that they can deceitfully uncover the two's involvement about the Volturi.
Physical appearance
Although Tom never made an appearance in his human form, he would have the traditional features of a Native American; black hair, russet skin and at least six feet tall.
Wolf form
Tom's wolf form.
Tom’s wolf form is described as having grey light fur with blackish brown.
Personality and traits
Tom is known to be nervous of certain things but when it comes to his duties as a protector, he’s willing to rise to the challenge. By joining the Black pack, Tom isn't prejudice of the Cullens like Seth Clearwater is of them thinking them as people than vampires.