What caught the kids' eyes was the first of the explorer's shows on the last day of the carnival while it was in Rustboro City. Shalin standing alongside Queen Zing, an enormous, saddle-wearing Shiny Beedrill that, on her own, was the first exhibit in the aptly-titled attraction, "Shalin's Believe-It-or-Not". To her, it was a simple showcase of what Sygna Suits were capable of, her Flygon standing a fair distance from the girl. It was the Pokémon the girl herself looked like; while there were no wings on the suit, the scales, tail, and even red eye shields were there, making her see everything in a slight shade of red.

She took a deep breath as she mentally and physically prepared to put on her show's opening act, and what a wild and crazy one it would be. As Queen Zing lowered her large wings to the ground, Shalin stood above one of them, allowing the bug-type to lift her off the ground with it. Both the brave rider and her Flygon glowed a faint green, the SYNC STONE glowing with the energy needed to reduce her apparent weight to the Pokémon she was riding on. It was the suit's supernatural power that allowed her to sit on the wing, grabbing onto it with all four limbs. Gasps and applause reverberated around the large field used for both her attraction and the Gym Leader's.

"You'll want to make sure your earplugs are in until you see my Beedrill stop," Shalin warned. Once she had given sufficient time for everyone to don their protective earpieces, including her own, the large wing beneath her began to flutter and vibrate, its already loud drone made even louder by way of Shalin herself shaking with it. Even with the earplugs in, it might still have been loud for some people and Pokémon observing. The performer disappeared into a streak of green and red light as the pitch of the drone became higher. The only other noise that could have been heard was the whooping and hollering of the performer as the ride peaked in intensity, her Flygon glowing progressively more green as the stone's power was harnessed.

Queen Zing held her peak wingbeat rate for about ten seconds before gradually slowing them to a stop, the explorer woozy but otherwise okay. The applause was raucous, though there were plenty of worried faces in the crowd, as well. Even Lathiel, her Type: Null standing in the front row next to the fence, looked concerned for Shalin.

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Wait, earplugs?

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Josh had been quick to grab them and practically jam them into the ears of the kids when he heard that. They both started getting pretty fussy about that, but he was also quick on that regard, hoisting them both up on his shoulders so they could see the show. Something that got them to calm down pretty quickly.
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That was when he noted the strange stone, and suit that the woman hosting the show was wearing. And didn't he know her from somewhere? He could almost swear he did... Regardless, the woman was actually able to sit on the Flygon's wing, despite the fact that should be physically impossible. Was it the stone doing that? He could feel energy radiating off it, a type he'd never felt before...
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Mega Energy, Z-Energy, Dynamax Energy, he knew of them all. But this? This was different. The show that followed was dazzling, though the noise was a bit much even with the earplugs. Even for him, it was a bit too much oversensory, he couldn't imagine how the kids were feeling.
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Shalin Nariya

Even when the Beedrill's wing stopped, there was still a faint glow surrounding both the green-ette and her Flygon. If Josh was paying attention, he may have been able to infer a relationship between the intensity of the glow and how much Crystalbloom Energy was being discharged during the physics-defying feat. "And that's just one thing a Cygna Suit can possibly do!" she explained, casually allowing her legs to hang from the sides of the wasp's wing while she waited for her senses to return. "As long as you have a strong enough bond with your Pokémon, the means and materials to craft a Sync Stone, and a lot of practice, there's nothing your suit can't do. And yours will be unique - different from every other suit out there!"

Once she was cognizant enough to continue on with her show, she slid off the Beedrill's wing, switching to being atop her Kommo-o, Treble. The scaled dragon was presented with three large blocks of increasingly hard material. What did she have planned? "Now this won't be quite as loud as with the Beedrill, but you'll want to put your earplugs back in." Treble rest his fists on the softest block's surface, Shalin's hair standing on end as she felt the scales beneath her begin to shake and hum from him building up power. He released the energy into a maddening cacophony of humming and CLANGING SCALES. While Shalin was more than a mere streak of light, her features were difficult to identify while she was being shaken around like a rattlesnake's tail. Treble ground the first block of material to dust, then the second, then the third, the rumbling getting louder and more intense each time. Having seen the show many times already, Lathiel grew bored, staring cross-eyed beyond the field her trainer was demonstrating in.

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Once it was indicated they could take them off, Josh would remove his own. The kids yanked theirs out when they saw him do it, but were still grumbling about the sounds. Josh had to wonder if maybe the twins had a sensory issue? It would explain a lot. But the kids were still interested in what had happened, even if the noise was a bit much. "A Cynga Suit? That's what it's called?" Josh whispered to himself as he listened in. So it was called a Sync Stone, what they used... Perhaps he would have to look into that himself, if it might end up being a benefit to his work as a Ranger.
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But then she said to put the earplugs back in and Josh had to fight with the kids to get them to put them back in. While they enjoyed the showcase, they were really fussy about the noise -- and the earplugs. So Josh did what any father would do in his situation...
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Bribe them with treats he'd picked up from the stalls earlier to keep them quiet. And then was able to put in the earplugs just in time to be able to marvel at the show. So this was the power of a Sync Stone...
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Shalin Nariya

As Shalin finished the demonstration of power her Kommo-o could put on with his fists, reducing even the hardest cube of rock to dust, she signaled for the group to remove the earplugs again. "While the powers of a suit can be harnessed with just the synced Pokémon present, they're at their strongest when you're directly alongside them," she explained, switching ride Pokémon to her Flygon when she felt like she wouldn't fall over as soon as she touched the ground. Just as with her Beedrill, she slid onto one of the Flygon's green, translucent wings, the two faintly glowing again.

"Now this one won't be nearly as loud as the other two, but you'll want to put your earplugs back in if you're sensitive to high-pitched noises," she warned, putting her own back in due to the extremely close proximity she had with them. At first, the demonstration looked similar to the one with the Beedrill, the wings churning and sounding a low hum as they got up to speed. As the hum rose like the sound of a soloist hitting impossibly high notes, she and the wings had disappeared from sight completely, the illusion of a glowing, wingless Flygon left many observers stunned.

Then, the grand finale came - a shrill BUG BUZZ that sounded like a toddler's screech. Even Shalin couldn't see a thing, the carnival audience like a piece of abstract art composed of spilled paint on canvas. When the wings slowed to a stop, she was still on one of them, though even she looked bewildered and woozy.