London Heathrow Airport, Two Days Later...10:45 AM
Bond and Dani stood in front of the airport, bags at their feet and Dani's arm in a sling. Luckily her elbow was dislocated and was popped back in to place after the police arrived. Both had their wounds treated, and spent their last night in Russia. This'll be the last time I go to Russia for a long time. Dani managed to get some new clothes and cleaned up before she left. "Where's our car?" Bond was about to check his watch when the car they were waiting for finally drove up, forty minutes late. Bond and Dani watched as the driver stepped out of the car to greet the pair and to get their bags into the boot.
Dani practically pressed her face into the window as she watched familiar places pass by. She practically jumped when she saw the London Eye in the distance. Bond remembered when she was thirteen, doing the same in Brazil, and acting like a tourist in her own home. Bond tapped Dani's shoulder to show her MI6 headquarters coming up on his side. Dani leaned in and began to wonder what was going to happen when she gets in there. Is M going to throw a party, or is the MP going to be there? Wonder what Q managed to get done without me bugging him. Dani sat back and reached over with her good arm to hold Bond's hand.
Dani and Bond walked into the building and really no one seemed to notice. Dani walked up to M's door then stopped when she realized, she was scared. It had been months since she last saw M, and worse she 'died' leaving him no doubt to feeling somewhat guilty for letting a kid take part in missions. Bond placed a reassuring hand on Dani's shoulder then opened the door. Inside were M, Q and Moneypenny standing and waiting with baited breath. Once Dani stepped into room, Moneypenny rushed over and gave Dani a big hug, tears already in her eyes. "You gave us a scare. If I was your mother, I'd ground your little ass until your fiftieth." Q stood off to the side simply watching the scene in front of him.
"You know I managed to get quite a lot of work done while you were away. Even some of my more personal project managed to get done. I didn't need to get new glasses, didn't have tacks placed on my chair or my tea replaced with horrid energy drinks. And I might add-" Dani shut him up by giving Q the hug he no doubt was wishing for. "I missed you too, Q." I have to admit, I missed far more than I had expected. After returning the gesture, Q parted from Dani and let M have his turn.
"Welcome back. You gave me a bloody heart attack a few days ago. You think it's funny to disappear for months on end. Granted we all saw you jump and assumed you died, but at the very least, you could have sent a bloody postcard!" M was angrier about Dani's lack of communication than Bond. I'm sorry who's my father again? M watched as Dani's head drooped before pulling her into a hug. "You do that again and I don't care if Bond is in the same bloody room, I will kill you myself." Bit excessive there, M. Let's not forget what I can do. Bond smiled as Moneypenny leaned on him slightly, watching their boss get mushy over a teenager. "You switched colognes." Dani's voice was muffed until M finally let her go.
Moneypenny took Q's arm and left M to talk to Bond and Dani. Dani took her seat in front of M and Bond stood beside her. "I read the reports, you did very well, Dani. Worthy of your new 00 status." Dani smiled at the fact that she was a 00. "Does this mean I have authority to any rookies in the agency?" I don't like where this is going. "No, well, not exactly, you have some authority, but you can't force any of the recruits to do your dirty work." M laughed a little as he answered Dani's question and at her disappointed face.
"The MP was also impressed, so much so, that she has decided to make everything official." M handed Dani a box, which Bond opened for her. Inside the box in fitted slots, were a gun, a badge, and a radio. Dani reached in to grab the gun, which was like Bond's; no one could fire it but her thanks to the handle being encoded to her palm print. Putting back Dani reached for her badge. "Uh, I don't weight that much anymore. I lost some weight in Russia." Bond rolled his eyes as he bopped Dani on the head. "You'll be fine. Now, 007, 009, I'm giving you both leave until your arm heals. Also it'll give you both time to reconnect." Dani stood and shook M's hand and stepped to the side for Bond to do the same. "Dani, go bug Q for a bit, I need to talk to M." Dani smiled and jaunted out of the room to find Q, her favorite person to mess with.
"I thought you needed two kills and needed to be over the age of 40 to be a 00." Bond watched Dani leave then turned to look at M in the eye. "Like I said, the MP was impressed. It took some time and a lot of arguing to get the-" Bond started to smile when he realized why Dani was promoted. "The MP, granted may have been impressed, but you fought to get Dani promoted. How adorable." M sighed in defeat, turning to sit back down. "Alright fine, yes. I wanted Dani to be promoted. Let's face it she's starting to become an excellent agent and she still has spots." Bond was thrown back to when he first saw Q in the museum and felt the same way about him. "Dani's complexion is hardly relevant." M leaned back in his chair tenting his fingers. "Hey age is though." Bond placed his hands in his pockets.
"Age is no longer a real issue anymore. Just look at Q." A knock seemed to ring out as Bond said that. "Come in." Q, right on queue, puny, opened the door, holding Dani by her hoodie, like a pup being held by the scruff. "She's back less than an hour and is already putting me a week behind." Q was missing his glasses, his hair, though already unkempt, was now sticking up and out in different directions, scotch tape hanging on his ears and his left cheek was marked by a single bright neon yellow highlighter streak; needless to say, it looked hilarious. "Got it out your system, then?" Dani nodded and looked up to Bond. "Okay maybe she's still a little immature still." Bond pinched his fingers together as he looked at M.