During the battle, Selene was torn. Who did she cheer for?? She felt really close to both Mark AND Valorie...in the end, sisterhood won through and she found herself cheering Valorie on, especially when she was using Dratini. Ri, being friends with Len and obviously feeling the strong bond of brootherhood himself, shouted for Len and Mark and even put together a little cheer routine.
The battle was intense, and Selene hoped that at the end of it, no matter the outcome, nothing will have gotten in between Mark and Valorie...she felt tired watching them, and was impressed by how well Dratini was battling, especially considering the impact her battle with Blu had had not so long ago. Eventually Valorie and Dratini won, and Selene leapt up and cheered. "Yaaaay, Valorie!! Wooooo! Well done Dratini, Well done Valorie!" she rummaged around in her beach bag and pulled out the Jigglypuff ball, handing it to Ri to inflate. "Hey, Ri, would you mind?" She didn't go over to Valorie and Mark instantly, wanting to give them some time to themselves. She lay out on her beach towel and soaked up the sun until she felt something hit her in the face. Sitting up quickly, the Jigglypuff beach ball floated down into her lap and she gave Ri the thumbs up. "Right! Shall we go have some fun..?" she asked, Ri nodding and starting off towards the beach. "Nah-uh Ri!! You need...these!" she said, pulling floaties like Snype's out of her beach bag. Ri started and tried to get free - he didn't want to wear those!! "Ri...now behave. You know you're only ickle, and you're not the strongest swimmer. If you want to go in the water then you wear these.." Ri stopped struggling, and pulled his face as Sel pulled the floaties up his short arms. "There...NOW we can go!" she smiled at Ryan who was led out in the sun, his tail twitching and small Pikachu-sized sunglasses on his face.
"Hey guys!" said Sel, splashing over to Mark and Valorie, throwing the beach ball at Mark's head. "Amazing battle Valorie...and that swimsuit totally suits you," she smiled as Ri leapt off her shoulder and into the water, swimming around confidently with his little floaties.