"So, Doctor, where are we off to now?" Theo asked with a hint of excitement in her voice. She'd only been traveling with him for several weeks, and she already was in the pace with fighting off aliens and exploring new times and places.
"Well-" the Doctor began, only pausing to flick switches and pull levers. "I thought we'd have a bit of a surprise today, you know, to spice things up a bit!" Theo walked around the dashboards with a bit of a hop, examining the Doctor's face paced maneuvers. "So you're meaning to say that you don't even know where we are going?" she said with her light Manhattan accent. She swung her feet while sitting in the Doctor's chair, trying to wipe off some of the dirt from her shoes.
"Exactly!" the Doctor replied.
This frightened Theo a bit. She knew that their plans barely went right even when he knew exactly where they were going. There was a metallic thrum. The sound of the TARDIS rematerializing.
She and the Doctor reluctantly stepped out of the doors. They were frightened of what they might see, as they could end up anywhere.
"This can't be right." Theo said. She circled around a bit. Everything looked normal. Tall skyscrapers, wide open streets, and graffiti. "Hmm." The Doctor said. "Chicago, maybe? Around your time?" They began to wander around the open urban location, which oddly enough, was completely empty. "I don't think this is Chicago," said Theo, "It's too empty. I mean, look at the streets, there isn't anyone around!"
She knew this, being a New Yorker.
"Holy shii-" she spat out. There was a large truck, completely flipped on its side. The bottom (or top?) was completely crushed, yet there was still enough room in the drivers seat to fit someone. The Doctor examined the windows. "It's almost completely shattered." he muttered. "Bullet holes." Inside the drivers seat, they found several fire arms. The Doctor ignored them.
Both the Doctor and Theo knew that they were in a bad location. "Should we get out of here?" she asked. "No, no, this is exciting! An adventure! How often do you become the star of your own action film?" the Doctor said with a bizarre glee. The answer was almost everyday, traveling with him.
Oddly enough, this all seemed too familiar to Theo.
The large open road was dimly lit from the large street lights. They passed by a site that was completely destroyed. It looked like it had been blown up. The front sign was completely chipped off. Only one word was legible - "HOSPITAL".
Both of them were startled by the loud, manic laughter. They looked up, and they could barely make out what looked like a man dangled by a wire off the edge of the building.
"Holy crap, are we where I think we are?" Theo asked with surprise and excitement in her voice. "Well where do you think we are, Theo? Who do you think I am, a mind reader?"
"Gotham fucking City."