The Sunny Summer Daze
Hello again, Diary. Today was my day off, so I thought I might go to the beach to enjoy the fresh sea air and warm sunshine. And after what happened the other day with Kimono, I am totally on the verge of a nervous breakdown. So Amberlocks and Snippy are running the parlor, so I can just relax with a fun day of sun and surf.
Trotting down to the shoreline of the Ponyville sea, I stopped by the Story Loft to pick up a book I hadn't read yet- Daring Do and the Griffin's goblet, some old book from some adventure series Storybelle recommended to me. I always love reading these older books- like the fairy tales about those two alicorn Princess sisters that were supposed to raise the sun and moon a long time ago. Those stories are so silly- they even have a Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie that don't act like the real ones at all!
Making my way down to the beach, I noticed several ponies playing along the shoreline, building sandcastles and swimming in the clear blue water. Several mares and fillies waved at me, as I trotted down to the sandy coast. Opening my umbrella, I pull my book and beach blanket out of my bag, and lie back in the shade to read.
"Hey dudes, look!" A stallion's voice called out, pointing over in my direction. "Check out that major hottie over there!"
As he and his two friends galloped down the beach towards me, my cheeks turned a deep red, and I hid my face behind my book. Oh dear, I had always wanted to attract a boy's attention, but not like this! What had I done to catch their notice? What was I going to do?!
It was then to my surprise, that the three stallions stopped right in front of me, and looked and pointed out at the ocean. It was the young mare out there hopping around on the surfboard that had caught their attention, not the mature attractive mare lying right behind them, that they were totally ignoring. Grrr...
"Woohoo, Sunny! Ride dem waves!" One of the stallions called out. "You go girl!"
"Man, she is soooo awesome!" His friend agreed. "Nobody in Ponyville can surf like that Sun-nay!"
Of course, Sunny Daze. Ponyville's resident tramp- er, surfing and sporty tomboy. I can see her out there, doing handstands and somersaults on her surfboard. The showoff mare was cresting the tops of the white capped waves as she performed tricks for her captivated male audience. Oh diary, with that red and white striped bikini and rainbow-colored mane, how can any mare compete with the incredible white pony with the sun cutie mark?
"Hello boys, glad to see you all here!" Sunny announced, as she road her board right up onto the sandy beach. Two of the stallions instantly stepped forward, each taking one of her hooves, and walking off the board. "I do so love to see you boys turn out to watch me surf!"
"Showing off your stuff again, huh Sunny?" I grumbled in annoyance, not looking up from my book.
"Oh, hey Daff! What's up?" Sitting down, she looked back at the stallions, and batted her long eyelashes. "Excuse me, boys? Would the three of you mind going over to Cotton Candy's cafe, and picking me up a lemonade? First one who gets back here can share my straw while I sip."
At the prospect of sharing fluids with the pretty young mare, the three boys galloped on down the beach towards the cafe, while Sunny Daze turned to talk to me.
"So, how's the hair business, babe?" She asked, adjusting her shades with her hoof. "I take it your work is a 'cut' above the average?"
"Ha ha, funny." I grumbled, rolling my eyes. "I just bet the surfing the waves has it's ups and downs, too."
"HA! Good one!" She laughed, slapping her hoof against the sand. "You're always a barrel of laughs, Daffy!"
I had to struggle to keep my mouth shut as that last remark, coming out of the mouth of the most athletic mare in Ponyville. Sunny Daze has been the town's attention grabber every since we were all little fillies. Somersaulting and cartwheeling everywhere, chugging lemonade and burping like a rude stallion. And her surfing... nobody can ride a board like that girl can, zipping back and forth across the water like she had been born to ride. Some ponies think she has some Pegasus blood in her the way she flies across the white caps.
But that part is at least tolerable. What infuriates the mares that come into my shop is the way every colt and stallion that comes to the beach literally crawls at this pony's side, catering to her every little whim, and totally ignoring every other mare and filly along the beach. This has caused much angry gossip around the mares sitting under my shop's hair dryers- including the suggestion that she's warmed the bed of every unattached stallion in Ponyville.
Not to mention that tangled, unruly mess of a mane is the hardest bunch of clumps and knots my scissors have ever had to cut through. And every time I wash her hair, the beach sand she's collected up there always clogs up my sink! Ohhhh, how I dread her coming into my salon!
"Hey, you should really come out surfing with me sometime, Daff!" She grins, trying to strike up a conversation with me. "Catch some rays, get the dudes lookin' at ya. Sure beats just layin' hear on your flank all the time."
"Oh, but I'm sure you are used to being on your back a lot." I mutter under my breath. "I've heard you do your best work there."
"What was that, babe?" The mare asked, cocking an eyebrow at me.
"Oh, it was nothing." I replied cheerfully, looking up from my book. "Oh, it looks like your boy toys are back with your lemonade."
"Yeah, I'd better get going!" She giggled, standing up as the three stallions raced towards her, each carrying a lemonade in their saddle cup holders. "Talk to ya later, Daff!"
The little tramp-er. surfer girl then took off towards her entourage, leaving a whole beach of scowling and angry mares in her wake.
"Ohhh, of all the-" I finally snapped in frustration, letting my glasses fall off my face, and down onto the strap around my neck. That mare has totally ruined the day here on the beach for me! With a sigh, I slammed my book shut, gathered my stuff, and trotted up the beach towards the surf shop.
I just can't believe that Sunny! Every male just seems to totally fall all over her, and she gets all the attention, while the rest of us are left with the scraps! And the worst part of it, diary? She is sooo nice about it! She always has a smile and something nice to say, and is completely oblivious to how her attention grabbing is affecting the rest of us! Oy, the only girl who can even compete for a few boys with Sunny is her best bud Sparkleworks, which explains why those two are always hanging out together. I just wish the rest of us stood a chance against that surfer chick, diary!
It's not long before I came to the Wonder Waves Surf Shop- a beach hut style shack with a yellow straw roof, and pink and yellow painted bamboo walls. The bell rang as I trotted through the door, and the two mares behind the counter look up as I came inside.
"Yo, Daffeydazey! What's up?" Sapphire Shores, the pink mare with the Blue and white mane, greeted me. "We didn't expect to see you here!"
"Yeah, what brings you to the surf shop?" Beach Belle, the blue mare with the red and yellow mane, asked.
"Hey girls, just enjoy my day off on the beach." I replied with a sigh, trotting my way up to the counter. "Or at least I was, until I ran into our dear, sweet Sunny D.!"
"Awww, what happened?" The other mare pulled a stool up for me. "Take a seat and tell us all about it, girlfriend!"
The two mare who ran of the Wonder Waves Surf Shop, Sapphire Shores and Beach Bell are Ponyville's two queens of the sun and surf- after sunny, of course. Sapphire is supposed to be descended from a long line of pop singer ponies, but she's much better at stringing seashells together to make jewelry, a talent her yellow sea shell cutie mark illustrates. Beach Belle simply blooms when it comes to getting the right beach outfits and accessories for a mare- a sort of beach side counterpart to our own dear Rainbow Dash. The two lend a sympathetic ear to my plight, as I tell them my sad story.
"Stealing all the guys, and leaving none for us? Girlfriend, that is not cool at all." Beach Belle snorted indignantly. "We should go and teach that beach bimbo a lesson."
"Now, Beachy..." Sapphire warned, trying to calm her friend. "Sunny is our boss, she does own this place, after all. Besides, she has absolutely no idea how much she's hurting other ponies."
"Oh, I'm thinking of a different kind of revenge." The mare with the white flower cutie mark replied. "Daffey, do you think you could do our manes up, right here in the shop?"
"Yes, I believe so." I reply, putting my glasses back on my face. "But why-?"
"And Sapphire, you think you can pick out a few cute seashell necklaces for us to wear?" The mare asked, grinning.
"Beach Belle. what are you planning?" Sapphire inquired, getting up from her stool from behind the counter nervously.
"Girls, it's makeover time!" The mare ran over to one of the butterfly spinner racks, pulling off one of the bikini tops, and ripping the price tag off of it. "We're gonna show little miss Sunnay Daze that we're just as desirable as she is!"
What followed dear Diary, was a flurry of mane styling and hairspray, of trying on seashell necklaces and applying hoof gloss. Over the course of an hour we were all three transformed from plain old ordinary mares, to beautiful extraordinary mares. It's not often I get to doll myself up a bit instead of working on others, so it actually feels kind of... nice, for a change.
"Hey, Sapphire! Don't pull that so tight!" I protested, as she and Beach Belle tied up the strings on either side of my bikini bottom. "I think you're cutting off the circulation to my back legs!"
"Sorry Daffey, but ya gotta show some flank if ya wanna catch the boy's eye!" She replied with a giggle, as she tied on my top. "Now, let's see how we look!"
The three of us struck a pose in front of the mirror, and found we looked like two awesome beach beauties... and one hot babe who looked like a nerd in granny glasses. With a heavy sigh, I realized this was never going to work.
"Awww, don't lose hope Daffey!" Sapphire encouraged me. "Just lose the glasses, and you'll be fine!"
"A-are you sure, girls?" I ask, taking off my spectacles, and leaving them on the counter. "I-I really can't see anything without those things."
"You'll be fine, Daffey, don't worry." Beach Belle tossed her mane, and held her head high. "Look out, boys! These three beach beauties are gonna rock your world!"
She trotted out the door, immediately followed by Sapphire Shores. I tried to emulate their walk, only to smack my face into the closing door my blurry vision hadn't seen.
"Ouch!"
I'll continue my story about what happened next later, dear diary, but right now I'm hungry and need to go get some lunch. Bye bye! ^^