Chapter 35: Asia I
12:19 pm (USA time: 12:19 am) in Turkey are heroes are flying above it. Sonic takes a few pictures of it as he says, "Amy, tell us about this place." "Ok," she continues as she opens her guidebook. "According to my guidebook, it has one of the world's oldest and biggest malls. It's home to some of the most important sites in Christendom. Oil wrestling is the national sport. New types of plants are discovered every ten days. And it's really the center of the world." "Mall?! Cool! I can find another souvenir there," said Tikal. "Didn't get a souvenir in France," said Knuckles. "Sure, I got a cute small replica of the Eiffel Tower." "I told you Turkey is the center of the world," said Tails. "I thought you said the top of the world," said Cream. "Where's our first stop in Turkey," said Sonic. "There's a battery at Hagia Sophia and another at Sultan Ahmed Mosa," said Tails. "Hagia Sophia began as a church, later becoming a mosque, and today serves as a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Sophia is the Greek word for wisdom. The full name of Hagia Sophia in Greek is 'Shrine of the Holy Wisdom of God'. Hagia Sophia was dedicated to Logos. This was the second person in the Holy Trinity. This dedication occurred on the anniversary of the birth of Christ, December 25th. Jesus Christ is the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hagia Sophia is the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to have been built on the site. The two that were built earlier, but were destroyed due to rioting. When the church was turned into a mosque, they removed the altar, the bells, iconostasis, as well as the sacrificial vessels," said Amy. "What?! How dare they turn a house of God into a museum! I demand an explanation why," said Sonic. "Wow, you are serious about your religion. It says that Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque in 1453 when Ottomans conquered Istanbul. It remained a mosque until 1931 when it was closed to the public for four years and then turned into a museum, it's been a museum since." "So, the reason was that it went out of business? That's sad and unexplainable." "I see it! The Hagia Sophia," said Cream, seeing their destination. "The battery is inside the dome of the place on the ceiling," said Tails, air parks the plane.
Then Team Sonic climbs off on the ladder and is in front of the main entrance. When they entered the Dorm part of Hagia Sophia, they were impressed of the beauty that Amy takes pictures of it. Then Cream notice droll is on her head and Tails'. "Ew! Salva! Where's it coming from," said Tails, getting it off him. Then the Team looks up and find Zor on the ceiling on a 4ft battery on a 4ft plug. But then Zor falls off the ceiling with the battery in front of Team Sonic. "EEEK! A bat," said Amy, jumps in Sonic's arms in fear of seeing Zor. "NO! It's a vampire," said Tikal, hides behind Knuckles for protection. "No, it's… I don't know what it is," said Tails, takes the battery and plug from Zor. When Cream pokes Zor on the face, he stands up and says, "I'm a Zeti and the name's Zor. You will pay for sending Zazz, Zomom, Master Zik and Zeena to the medical clinic." "UGH! The vampire-bat talked," said Sonic, in shock and thinks Zor is a vampire bat. "It's female! Somebody gets me a bat," said Cream. "What?! I'm not a vampire-bat nor a girl," said Zor, confused and embarrassed. "Good thing, I always have this," said Knuckles, takes a baseball bat from his backpack. Then Cream with fear hits Zor; multiple times with the bat in fear and Zor passes out with the broken-in-two-bat on his head. "Um, guys? It's a guy; I think. He said he's a Zeti, his name is Zor and I think he's part of the Deadly Six," said Tails. "Can we leave before it tries to suck our blood," said Sonic, carries Amy out of the dorm. "Right behind you, buddy,' said Knuckles, follows them with Tikal, Cream, Tails, and Cheese.
Six minutes later, the Team is on the jeep; riding to their next destination. "Good thing, we escaped from that vampire-bat-she-whatever-it-is," said Tikal. "That was Zor from the Deadly Six. He's the spy of the group," said Tails, researching as he puts the jeep on auto-pilot. "Oh! So he's a Zeti-vampire-bat," said Knuckles. "I thought he was a girl," said Cream. "Guys, he just a Zeti," said Tails. "Are you sure, buddy? Did you see his fangs and eyeshadow," said Sonic. "Sonic, he's a goth. Goth makes people look like vampires. At least that's what I heard," said Amy. "What's our next stop," said Cream. "Please be a famous mall," said Tikal. "Nope, I don't think so. Our next stop is the Sultanahmet Mosque," said Tails. Then Amy reads her guidebook and says, "the Sultanahmet Mosque is also known as Istanbul's Blue Mosque. The Sultanahmet Mosque is named after Sultan Ahmet I who wished to build an Islamic place of worship that would compete with the Hagia Sophia. The two places of worship now stand side by side for visitors to judge which is the more extraordinary of the architectural marvels. Sultan Ahmet I initiated the construction of the mosque when he was only nineteen years old. He was so eager to finish building it that he often assisted in speeding up the process. Unfortunately, he died one year after it was completed at the age of twenty-seven. A madrasa, hospital, han, primary school, market, an imaret, and tomb of Sultan Ahmet I and his wife and three sons were all part of the original mosque's complex but many of them were later torn down in the nineteenth century." "Nice. And what luck, it was only 6 minutes away. Here we are," said Tails, parks.
When everyone comes out of the jeep, they were impressed by the beauty of the mosque that Amy takes pictures and says, "group selfie at the fountain." The Team gathers around takes the group selfie on the fountain, and Sonic says, "so, where do we find the battery?" "It should be here in this fountain," said Tails. "Is the water clean," said Cream. "I'm afraid not. It's not clean enough to drink; quote from the guidebook," said Amy. "Or is it?! No, wait it isn't! My eyes are burning," said Zor, comes out of the fountain with a 4ft battery on a 4ft plug on his head and his eyes red from burning. "AAAH! It's the vampire-bat-thingie again," said Cream, takes a baseball bat from Knuckles' backpack. "I'm not a vampire-bat-thingie!" Then Tails takes the battery and plug while Cream in fear hits Zor with a bat again. "Let's amscray this place," said Sonic, runs off with the rest of his team.
12:35 pm (USA time: 12:35 am) at the Hotel Sultania. The guys and Cheese are having lunch while the girls sunbath near the pool. "Is it wrong to say that Turkey makes the best turkey sandwiches," said Knuckles, enjoying his lunch. "If you're not offensive then, it's ok? Maybe," said Tails, thinking. "Where do we go next, Tails," said Sonic, eating his chilidog. "Next, we're going to Jerusalem." "YES! The birthplace of Roman Catholic came to our world. I can't wait to visit there. I'm going to need my special binoculars for this." "So, Tikal. What souvenir did you get," said Amy. "Something super! A Turkish Mosaic Lamp," said Tikal, shows her besties the colorful lamp. "WOW! So pretty," said Cream. "Let's enjoy our stay until tomorrow. We'll leave 11:30 am after lunch," said Tails.