There’s a lot of activity at the beach. Many people were not only swimming, surfing, and sunbathing, many are making sculptures in the sand. Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie watched these sculptures taking shape.
“Looks like the Sand Sculpture Contest is well underway, Pinkie.” Twilight proudly said.
“You said it, Twi.” Pinkie chirped. “Look at all of these sculptures taking shape! I’ll bet Timber Spruce and the other judges will have a hard time deciding on a winner.”
Twilight soon saw a woman with wavy black hair and wearing a blue swimsuit. She also has flowers in her hair and around her neck. And, she has on a sea foam green tropical skirt.
“Wowee!” Pinkie cheered. “This girl is carving out a great pineapple!”
“And, I think I know who this is.” Twilight figured. “Pinkie, follow me.”
The woman soon finished her pineapple sculpture. And, is very pleased. “Finished. This’ll please the judges.”
Soon, she turned and saw Twilight and Pinkie approaching. She gave them a polite greeting. “Aloha, friends.”
“I thought I recognized you,” Twilight replied, “Royal Hawaiian.”
“Royal Hawaiian?” Pinkie blurted. “Isn’t she the wrestler that has an unflattering nickname?”
“If you mean ‘Pineapple Head’,” Royal Hawaiian said, “you’re right. But, I never let that bother me.”
“What brings you here to the beach, Royal Hawaiian?” Twilight asked.
“I decided to do a little traveling. So, I came to this beach here at Canterlot City. Pretty nice to an island girl like me.”
“You can’t beat the fun here!” Pinkie said cheerfully.
“I agree. Then, I heard that there’s a sand sculpture contest going on. This sounds like fun to me.”
“I’m sure it is.” Twilight added. “Living on the beaches of Hawaii, you probably saw a lot of visitors doing that kind of stuff.”
“How right you are.” Royal Hawaiian agreed.
“Probably a nice change of pace from battling the likes of Americana, Dallas, and Olympia.”
Pinkie Pie wished Royal Hawaiian good luck in the contest. Later that day, the sculptures were judged and prizes were given. The Royal Hawaiian was pleased with her accomplishment.
“Given second place may not be what I hoped for.” Royal Hawaiian said. “But, it’s better than nothing.”
“At least you have something to be proud of.” Pinkie stated.
“Pinkie is right.” Twilight added. “Timber Spruce was impressed with your pineapple sculpture. He said that the details are amazing.”
The Royal Hawaiian agreed with the brainiac. “That’s a good point, Miss Sparkle.” She then gave Twilight a small but sweet hug. “I wonder who won first place.”
Twilight pointed to the work area of Diamond Tiara, who sculpted a crown. She even found some shiny shells to use as jewels. Her mother, Spoiled Rich, wearing a red one piece swimsuit, came to congratulate her.
“Congratulations, Diamond.” Spoiled Rich cheered.
“Thank you, mother.” Diamond replied. “I have to admit, that pineapple sculpture came close in points.”
The Royal Hawaiian couldn’t help but smile, knowing that she was indeed close to victory. That was nice of her to say that. But, there’s always next time.