"What the hell do you think you're doing?" M slammed down a folder of files in front of Bond. "Blowing up a whole city block. In the middle of one of the largest cities in Europe."

"Well, I..." He started explaining.

"You know, if you keep doing this, you're gonna get this whole program shut down. And we'll all be out of a job. How do you feel about that?"

"Well..."

"Well, nothing. You have no excuse for what you did. If you weren't our best agent, I would have you immediately suspended from active duty."

"So, I'm your best. That's new, coming from your mouth."

"Don't start." She stood up from her desk. "Come with me." She walked out of the room. Bond followed, as instructed.

"So, why aren't you relieving me of duty?" Bond asked as they walked into the elevator.

"A crisis has arised." M pushed the button for the lower basement. "You're needed for it. No one else has the same experience as you in these situations."

"So, what happened?" He wondered.

"You'll see." The elevator stopped at their floor. They stepped out, into the vast control room's upper level. Along the back wall were multiple monitors built into it, 2 monitors went from the top of the lower control panels to the ceiling, and they stretched from the left side to the right side of the room. Each monitor was 10 feet tall, and 16 feet long. Displayed on each was what was going on around the world through their cameras, as well as video feeds from the other MI-6 agents globally. On the lower level of the room were over a hundred control stations manned by staff in the building, communicating with the agents, helping them where they needed to go. The man in charge of the control room came up to M.

"General. What's the latest?" she asked him, as they walked over to the main control station in the back center of the room.

"There's been a breakout at the American prison of San Quentin. We're almost certain it's him."

"Well, make certain it is him."

"There is a pattern. Since Monday, we've had breakouts at some of the most guarded maximum-security prisons in the world. Wakefield lost 2 inmates on Monday. Guantanamo Bay lost three on Thursday. They all share some traits. They all were convicted of planning to conduct terrorist acts. The ones from Wakefield were planning on detonating a bomb under Parliament. The ones at Guantanamo Bay tried to bomb the American Capitol building.

"How does that prove that there is a pattern?" She questioned.

"Well, you see. These plots were all part of one larger plot to take down the whole of NATO. The bombs were to be detonated on the same day, at the exact same time."

"Sorry. Who exactly is the mastermind behind all of this?" Bond asked.

"Ah, yes. 007, I forgot to tell you. We are after this man." A picture of Kostopoulos then was shown on the screen directly above the panel.

"Hold on. I know that man."

"Yes. Dimitri Kostopoulos. Head of the international terrorist organization, the GRO, which stands for..."

"The Greek Revolutionary Organization."

"Yes, correct."

"We believe he is planning a huge attack on all of the nations belonging to NATO, as well as the former Soviet Union and China." M stated.

"If he succeeds," General Oberheim continued, "it could spark a third world war, which as we all know, would have disastrous consequences."

"007, you are to stop this man at all costs. We would prefer it if you could bring him back alive, but dead is just fine."

"I understand."

"General, come quickly!" One of the station controllers called out. Oberheim, M, and 007 walked over to the station. They watched the screen across from them on the wall. Shown was London, with the Prime Minister giving a speech in front of the Parliament building. Just as they got to the station, there was a large explosion inside the Westminster palace, knocking down most of the people in the live feed, including the Prime Minister. Everyone in the control room saw it, and all the screens changed to that live feed. The whole room fell silent as people watched in horror.

"007." M said.

"Yes?"

"Kill him."

"My pleasure."

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