Merry Christmas!" The Doctor laughed, handing a present to Flynn, his newest companion. Flynn nervously held it, surprised that the Doctor had thought of them. "Come on, open it! I want to see the joy on your face!"
"O-okay." Flynn said. They pulled off the bad wrapping. A few things fell out. Weird colourful socks. A bow tie. And a book. "Wow. Thanks."
"Oh, Flynn! You know what that book is?"
"N-no."
"It's '101 Places to See'. It's an old copy, but I found it in my library and thought of you. How you've always wanted to see the world… have superpowers and adventures! You pick any place in that book and I will take you there!" He laughed.
"Thanks so much." Flynn said, ready to read the crap out of it.
"You're welcome."
"Doctor, I noticed that you… you have a notepad and it has a city in Kansas circled multiple times, and the word Christmas…"
"Yes. I was intending on taking you there to visit some friends, but they're… not available. I would go and help them, but I've been pushed out of their timeline by… circumstances. It's all wibbly wobbly. I've always spent the year with them, but things change. People change. And we are disagreeing on things. It's all very… blerg."
"Oh."
"We also met with Sherlock Holmes, but he's on house arrest. He's not legally allowed to leave 221B, so…"
"Sherlock Holmes?"
"Yes."
"Like Arthur Conan Doyle?"
"Yes, ACD did adapt a version of Holmes's life, but that's a long story."
"Oh."
"Stop saying 'oh'. 'Oh' is a very general way of replying to a statement."
"Sorry."
"You shouldn't be sorry." The Doctor said. "I just remember last Christmas too well."
"What happened?"
"It was the last time I spent with my wife."
"I didn't know you were married."
"Another long story… but she died. I'm way older than I should be." He said. "I believe that I've forgotten something important."
"That sucks." Flynn said. The Doctor nodded, then perked up.
"How about we go somewhere to cheer us up?" He said.
"I haven't decided yet."
"I know a place that we could go right now. It's an ice cave. It's so beautiful. It's by Lake Superior, in America."
"I've heard of it."
"Then, let's have an adventure!"