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Knew I had to enter my dear friends competition, one because she is an amazing artist and has roleplayed ridiculous amounts of characters with me. And two, helped me bring to life two of my favourite pairings (I'll let you guess who they are)

So I knew I had to do a scene with Scar and Penda, for her lion king contest.
Three, she just reached 1000 watchers, and I just reached 100, she deserves every single one of those watchers and if you aren't already, go and check her out.
The scene that I decided to craft will be part of the legend of Penda and Scar, that I will be drafting out this year.
Penda's story fits so well into The Lion King Universe, and her relationship with Scar adds depth to the villain that was not there in the movie.
I hope you enjoy reading what is going on in this scene.
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Penda's desert-hued fur bristled as she made her way down the steep outcrops that made up the royal families home Pride Rock. This had once been Penda's home; she had grown up there in the company of the reigning monarch Mufasa and his brother Taka the love of Penda's young life.
It had been the time of Penda's life she was in love; she was part of the Lions guard the first lioness to ever be inducted. Looking back on it now, perhaps that was the reason that Ahadi had turned so violent, then again it could also have to do with the tragic death of Uru.
But it did not condone what Ahadi had done.
To almost ripping her right back leg apart to the point the infection would have killed her, forcing his son to use his roar and lose his power and for her brother to do the unthinkable. It still haunted Penda to this very day and was forever burned into her memory.

The day had started like any other, Penda had walked around the main den to check on the expectant mother's to be. Unlike Ahadi, Mufasa had refused to mate with all the lionesses of his pride, so their cub numbers were small and it had taken the lionesses a while to adjust to this new order.

But things had quickly changed when she had heard a loud argument; the thundering voice of the king of Pride Rock, Mufasa and the sneering yet calm tone of his younger brother the fallen prince, Scar.
Penda had watched from the shadow's as Scar's sneer faded into complete heartbreak and pain as he turned tail and bolted down pride rock faster than Penda had ever seen him move.
Concerned the lioness had given chase, despite her disability and soon found the lion sitting on a rocky outcrop, which had once been a favourite spot for the former queen of The Pridelands, Scar's mother, Uru.
After her death the place had been left to rot, what had once been a welcoming retreat from the heat of the sun's harsh rays had become a barren wasteland, all evidence of Uru's gentle reign was gone.

As she cautiously padded up the steep incline, slowing to a walk a gait where her limp became very prominent and she had to hold her scarred leg above the ground to alleviate the pain from her explosive run, she stopped to rest for a moment, her ears twitched when she heard what sounded like sobbing.
Confused and concerned she doubled her efforts and allowed her years of hunting to muffle her paw steps.
What she saw broke her heart.
Scar was sitting down, his body wracked with sobs and hunched as he tried to hold back his pain.
"Scar?" her voice echoed around her before she had enough time to stop it.

Scar didn't look up, in fact, he barely reacted at all aside from a slight flick of his ear.
"You shouldn't be here" he responded voice cold and uninviting and yet Penda padded closer, her crimson tail tuft flicking to signify her concern for him;her ears also pinned back at the tone of his voice, she had hoped he would be happy to see her.

"Are you alright?" she asked, tilting her head to one side.

"Fine' Scar responded, voice cold yet his body still shook hiding the fact that he was clearly still very upset.

She tilted her head in response, confused as to why he would not admit what she could see.
"You are crying" she noted, her tail flicking again.

Scar's response was a scoff and a sneer that almost caused Penda to snap.
"Well excuse me for not leaping for joy at seeing you here."

Penda let out a deep sigh, keeping calm, this wasn't new behaviour, he had done this even as Taka when he didn't want to talk.

"Being rude to a friend who is only trying to help, perhaps isn't the best approach."

"Was" Scar corrected her.

Penda's eyes widened, she felt like she had been gored by a wildebeest, with the word he had just spoken,
"What?" she asked no demanded.

Scar heaved a heavy sigh looking out over the lands from the rocks; he could see for miles; until the mountains obscured his view of what lay beyond.
"We're not cubs anymore Penda," he said, voice broken.

"And yet I still care for you" Penda reminded him, taking another step forward; Scar's eyes trailed to look behind him, his gaze falling on her scarred leg.
His body trembled and his mouth drew back into a taught line, his claws always partly out of their protective casing were now gouging into the rock.
"How?" He whispered, his head dropping onto his chest as he fought back a lump in his throat.

Penda tilted her head, the shifting of her weight a subtle hint that she wanted him to explain,

"How could you want to be with me, after what happened...what I LET happen" he whispered.

Penda took another step forward, sitting behind him.
"You're not making any sense" she sighed, her voice laced with concern.

"You should hate me" Scar whispered, his body shaking as he gazed at her leg once more "Because I..." he swallowed slowly.

"Because what, Scar what did you do?" she asked, concerned.

Scar head whipped round violently, his emerald eyes seething with hatred and pain.
"Because of THAT!"

Penda's eyes trailed down to where his gaze was locked, her eyes widened and she felt tears prick her eyes; her chest constricting as she realised what Scar had been referring to.

Before she could answer Scar yelled "I was the leader of the guard, I could have protected you, I should have protected you it was my duty. I knew he was acting off, I knew something was not right and I still allowed you to go with him and I can never forgive myself for that...." he swallowed thickly trying to stop what was coming as Penda watched on in shock and horror. "Yet here you are even after I have spent your entire return ignoring you and pushing you away, I don't deserve your love Penda, I don't deserve to have you by my side even if it's all I have ever wanted" he whispered.

He began to sob his left eye closed as he forced his scarred eye to open to look at her, to look at the face of the lioness he had loved...still loved.
"Because I let this happen to you..."his voice nothing but a heart wrenching and broken whisper, a single tear rolled from each eye as Penda stood there, shocked.

How could he punish himself for something he had no control over?

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Art (C) me and Disney (rocks)
Reference was used to get Scar's pose right and Penda's.
Penda (C) me
Story (C) me.

Description
Knew I had to enter my dear friends competition, one because she is an amazing artist and has roleplayed ridiculous amounts of characters with me. And two, helped me bring to life two of my favourite pairings (I'll let you guess who they are)

So I knew I had to do a scene with Scar and Penda, for her lion king contest.
Three, she just reached 1000 watchers, and I just reached 100, she deserves every single one of those watchers and if you aren't already, go and check her out.
The scene that I decided to craft will be part of the legend of Penda and Scar, that I will be drafting out this year.
Penda's story fits so well into The Lion King Universe, and her relationship with Scar adds depth to the villain that was not there in the movie.
I hope you enjoy reading what is going on in this scene.
---------

Penda's desert-hued fur bristled as she made her way down the steep outcrops that made up the royal families home Pride Rock. This had once been Penda's home; she had grown up there in the company of the reigning monarch Mufasa and his brother Taka the love of Penda's young life.
It had been the time of Penda's life she was in love; she was part of the Lions guard the first lioness to ever be inducted. Looking back on it now, perhaps that was the reason that Ahadi had turned so violent, then again it could also have to do with the tragic death of Uru.
But it did not condone what Ahadi had done.
To almost ripping her right back leg apart to the point the infection would have killed her, forcing his son to use his roar and lose his power and for her brother to do the unthinkable. It still haunted Penda to this very day and was forever burned into her memory.

The day had started like any other, Penda had walked around the main den to check on the expectant mother's to be. Unlike Ahadi, Mufasa had refused to mate with all the lionesses of his pride, so their cub numbers were small and it had taken the lionesses a while to adjust to this new order.

But things had quickly changed when she had heard a loud argument; the thundering voice of the king of Pride Rock, Mufasa and the sneering yet calm tone of his younger brother the fallen prince, Scar.
Penda had watched from the shadow's as Scar's sneer faded into complete heartbreak and pain as he turned tail and bolted down pride rock faster than Penda had ever seen him move.
Concerned the lioness had given chase, despite her disability and soon found the lion sitting on a rocky outcrop, which had once been a favourite spot for the former queen of The Pridelands, Scar's mother, Uru.
After her death the place had been left to rot, what had once been a welcoming retreat from the heat of the sun's harsh rays had become a barren wasteland, all evidence of Uru's gentle reign was gone.

As she cautiously padded up the steep incline, slowing to a walk a gait where her limp became very prominent and she had to hold her scarred leg above the ground to alleviate the pain from her explosive run, she stopped to rest for a moment, her ears twitched when she heard what sounded like sobbing.
Confused and concerned she doubled her efforts and allowed her years of hunting to muffle her paw steps.
What she saw broke her heart.
Scar was sitting down, his body wracked with sobs and hunched as he tried to hold back his pain.
"Scar?" her voice echoed around her before she had enough time to stop it.

Scar didn't look up, in fact, he barely reacted at all aside from a slight flick of his ear.
"You shouldn't be here" he responded voice cold and uninviting and yet Penda padded closer, her crimson tail tuft flicking to signify her concern for him;her ears also pinned back at the tone of his voice, she had hoped he would be happy to see her.

"Are you alright?" she asked, tilting her head to one side.

"Fine' Scar responded, voice cold yet his body still shook hiding the fact that he was clearly still very upset.

She tilted her head in response, confused as to why he would not admit what she could see.
"You are crying" she noted, her tail flicking again.

Scar's response was a scoff and a sneer that almost caused Penda to snap.
"Well excuse me for not leaping for joy at seeing you here."

Penda let out a deep sigh, keeping calm, this wasn't new behaviour, he had done this even as Taka when he didn't want to talk.

"Being rude to a friend who is only trying to help, perhaps isn't the best approach."

"Was" Scar corrected her.

Penda's eyes widened, she felt like she had been gored by a wildebeest, with the word he had just spoken,
"What?" she asked no demanded.

Scar heaved a heavy sigh looking out over the lands from the rocks; he could see for miles; until the mountains obscured his view of what lay beyond.
"We're not cubs anymore Penda," he said, voice broken.

"And yet I still care for you" Penda reminded him, taking another step forward; Scar's eyes trailed to look behind him, his gaze falling on her scarred leg.
His body trembled and his mouth drew back into a taught line, his claws always partly out of their protective casing were now gouging into the rock.
"How?" He whispered, his head dropping onto his chest as he fought back a lump in his throat.

Penda tilted her head, the shifting of her weight a subtle hint that she wanted him to explain,

"How could you want to be with me, after what happened...what I LET happen" he whispered.

Penda took another step forward, sitting behind him.
"You're not making any sense" she sighed, her voice laced with concern.

"You should hate me" Scar whispered, his body shaking as he gazed at her leg once more "Because I..." he swallowed slowly.

"Because what, Scar what did you do?" she asked, concerned.

Scar head whipped round violently, his emerald eyes seething with hatred and pain.
"Because of THAT!"

Penda's eyes trailed down to where his gaze was locked, her eyes widened and she felt tears prick her eyes; her chest constricting as she realised what Scar had been referring to.

Before she could answer Scar yelled "I was the leader of the guard, I could have protected you, I should have protected you it was my duty. I knew he was acting off, I knew something was not right and I still allowed you to go with him and I can never forgive myself for that...." he swallowed thickly trying to stop what was coming as Penda watched on in shock and horror. "Yet here you are even after I have spent your entire return ignoring you and pushing you away, I don't deserve your love Penda, I don't deserve to have you by my side even if it's all I have ever wanted" he whispered.

He began to sob his left eye closed as he forced his scarred eye to open to look at her, to look at the face of the lioness he had loved...still loved.
"Because I let this happen to you..."his voice nothing but a heart wrenching and broken whisper, a single tear rolled from each eye as Penda stood there, shocked.

How could he punish himself for something he had no control over?

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Art (C) me and Disney (rocks)
Reference was used to get Scar's pose right and Penda's.
Penda (C) me
Story (C) me.