Lily awoke as she splashed to the surface. Her shoulder made her cringe from pain. Someone had hoisted her above the water. It was one Bastian's goons. She turned and the goon had his arm around her. Bastian stood at the edge of the ship and held his hand out to her and the goon.

"Bring her over!" he demanded.

They were only a few feet below him as he reached down for her.

Suddenly, the goon was shot instantly and Lily screamed as his corpse sunk into the dark water. They all looked and saw Bond aiming his gun from the speedboat that and Q rode in. Bastian chuckled and at that and reached down, grabbing Lily by her hair. She hissed from pain and had no choice but to hoist herself back onboard to loosen his grip.

He wrapped his arm around her neck. His goons aimed their weapons, but he told them to stand down. Bond kept his gun aimed at Bastian and Q kept a tense look on his face.

"I want those files in my hand by tomorrow night. I think that there was something that I wasn't supposed to see in those files if you were willing to stop my men from bringing them back to me." Bastian whispered in Lily's ear.

"How...did you-?" she gasped.

"Now, bring them back to me by tomorrow night. I'll be on the otherside of London by then." Bastian said.

"How the hell am I supposed to bring them to you if I don't know your exact location?" she asked.

Bastian smirked. "Arrive at the Tower Bridge by this same hour tomorrow night. Now, I would probably abandon ship."

Suddenly, Bastian gave his goons a nod and they aimed their guns at them. They both acted quickly and jumped into the water as Bastian's men fired at them. Lily struggled as they fired and managed to pull away from Bastian. She didn't get far as he dragged her towards him.

"You've got to stop them! You'll hurt them!" she pleaded.

He grinned and forced his lips upon hers. She let out a muffled scream as he held her tightly.

Bastian chuckled and aimed his gun at her forehead She shut her eyes and held her breath. "I know you didn't want me to see those files because there's clearly some information you don't want me to see inside. Am I correct?"

Her heart was racing and she breathed heavily. "It's nothing. How do you even know I'm going to bring you the right files? You don't even know what they have inside of them."

Bastian smirked. "Because if you don't, I will personally kill those two. And all you'll be able to do is cry and beg me to show them mercy."

He gave her a quick peck on her cheek and tossed her into the water. Her body screamed as it fell into the cold water. Her teeth clenched as she burst to the surface. She grasped her shoulder as Bastian fired shots into the air.

Lily swam across the water, spotting Q and Bond. "Wait! Over here!"

Q heard her voice and swam towards her. He held her close and she cringed from the pain on her shoulder. "My shoulder. It's hurt, be careful."

"Bond! She's here!" Q called out.

Bond turned and swam towards them. "We've got to head back to shore! Come on, we can make it!"

And make it they did. They swam to shore and shivered from the icy water. Q held Lily close and wrapped his arms around her to keep her warm.

"We have to seek shelter. We can't go back to headquarters." Bond said, standing up.

Q stood up and helped Lily stand. He removed his small coat and placed it over her. She looked up at him and he chuckled with a shrug.

"It's not much since...it's wet, but it's something." he said, shyly.

She side-smiled. "It'll do fine."

They all walked through the dark and empty streets of London. Bond found them an empty factory where they managed to get a small fire going. Q sat beside Lily as they stayed by the fire to keep warm.

"Why did he throw you into the water?" Q asked.

Lily swallowed. "He didn't. I managed to jump into the water."

"I wonder why he didn't even try to get you back."

"I...it's a game he likes to play. That's what happened last time. He thinks that he'll let me go, and I'll run back to him. His mind is corrupt. It's a thing to do with his alcohol addiction."

Q shook his head. "Bloody fool. But, don't worry. You're safe. I...we won't let him touch you again."

Lily smiled, trying not to cry. She rested her head on his chest and his eyes widened. Bright shades of red appeared on his cheeks and he held her close. Bond stood by, watching.

He approached them, slowly. "We're going to find Duplin tomorrow. Lily, you're going to stay-"

"With you." she cut in.

He grimaced. "After what happened tonight you-"

"I'm staying. Bastian has made his mark on me and i intend to get him back for it."

Bond hesitated but shrugged. "Your bloody funeral. We move first thing in the morning."

Lily stared at her father for a moment. He looked down at her and he felt like he had known her for years. Like he was never out of her life. Like he had always been there for her when she cried at night from the monsters in her closet or when he was supposed to come home from work. She gave him a small smile, a warm smile.

He gave her a side-smile and turned away to keep watch by the window. Lily lowered her eyes and leaned back onto Q's chest.