Important info:

M = Jones

Q = Smithers ( I liked one Q in one of the old films, the slightly larger one)

M is alive so Skyfall events didn't happen but slightly AU since Eve Moneypenny has taken a desk job so it depends which Bond you're basing this off.

Also, give me ideas on what to name this story. Names will be put into a poll on my profile next chapter!

A man and a boy both arrived at the Royal and General Bank at the same time. The boy reached the front door first and held it open for the man. The man gave a nod of thanks and walked through, the boy followed. Both listened as the man's shoes clapped quietly against the marble floor and the boy's wet rubber soles quietly squeaked with each step.

Both males gave a curt nod to the receptionist and walked over to the lift as the doors slid open thanks to the receptionist. Both walked in and the older pressed the button for the top floor. The boy made no additions to where the lift should so they both stood and waited in silence all the while they were inspecting each other out of the corner of their eye.

The man was tall and slim with close cropped hair. He was wearing a suit and a wet jacket with a small black umbrella dangling from its strap around his wrist. Also around his wrist was an expensive watch. This man had expensive taste as far as the boy could work out. From the neutral expression that sat on the man's face, the boy deducted that this man was a field agent. Unfortunately the boy had an unsettling feeling he would learn a lot more about the man.

The boy was just taller than the man's shoulders. His soaked blonde hair lay unruly stuck to his wet scalp. The soaked baggy jacket hung from the boys shoulders. The boy obviously didn't care how he looked or how others thought about him. The man had a feeling this boy had seen too much too young and that he had aged beyond his years.

When they finally reached the top level of the building they both walked out of the lift and towards an office at the end of a long corridor. Just before that office was a desk and sat behind said desk was a bored looking woman with a criminal amount of paperwork.

"Hello Moneypenny." Bond greeted with a smirk.

"James." Moneypenny replied looking up.

"Good afternoon Eve." Alex said with a small wave.

"Hello Alex." Moneypenny greeted.

"Hang on!" James replied in shock, "How come he gets to call you Eve?"

"Because I like Alex." Moneypenny answered with an innocent facial expression. Inside, Moneypenny was smirking.

Alex just showed a small smirk before Eve continued.

"She's waiting for you both."

Both looked at the double doors ahead of them and walked in.

"Double-oh-seven, Alex, take a seat." M/Jones said without looking up from the paper work on her desk.

Both cautiously took a seat. They weren't used to assigned partners. Sure, they might pick someone up along the way and have an honorary partner but not like this, and for Bond, not so young.

They sat in silence for a long while before Alex interrupted it.

"Look Jones, what do you want? If I wanted to sit in silence I wouldn't have gotten wet coming here to do it!" he said.

James was really surprised by this. He had only ever known this woman as M. She had no other name to him.

"I've just come out of a COBRA meeting." M stated finally.

Both males sat up slightly straighter and listened.

"We've been hacked. Badly. Apparently there were people in several government intelligence sectors and high rank special defence personnel from each of the armed forces who were working together. They've been slowly building up their information of government protocols and tactics as well as gaining specific information on our countries defences. They've also got blueprints for some of our most advanced weapons, some of them haven't even been tested yet! As you can see, we have a problem."

There was silence.

"Why do I have the unsettling feeling that we are the solution?" James groaned.

"This was all organised by one man. He has an island of his own. He is literally owned by no one. He started off in the criminal world dealing drugs and then expanded to weapons before moving onto finding out and selling on national secrets to the highest bidder. He's built an empire around himself and now he's building an army to go with it. This man has money and space. He has the facilities he needs to store his gathered information and build whatever he wants, including our weapons. What he needs now is people. He has a few men and women at his disposal but only a few. Right now he's trying to get business partners with resources which include a large number of connections and followers."

"That's all fine and dandy Jones but how do we fit in?" asked Alex after another silence.

"We need to pull this down from the inside. The man's name is Gabriel. He doesn't appear to have a second name but he does have a son aged 14. I want you to go in and infiltrate the island as father and son. Apparently we didn't have a hacker in our sector so they shouldn't have files on our agents. I need you to find a weakness. Anything. Is the father closed to his son, is the son in on the plan, if so, we need him. A boy is easier to crack." Alex glared at when M said this.

"Hang on a second, you want me to work with a kid?!" James spluttered.

"Bond, I need my best agents for this." M replied monotonously.

"I could probably do this on my own! I don't need a kid who's decided that informality is acceptable, like calling you Jones, thinking he is my equal or my partner." James cried outraged

"You want me to work with an arrogant bastard?!" Alex asked.

"Bond, agent Rider here is at the same level as you. Formality is a little different with him. Since he is technically not an agent with us, he has different protocols. For example, all his missions are documented but from witness view and no specific agents mentioned. And you are not one to comment on formality. As for you Alex, you will accept your new partner or accept the consequences." M declared.

"Oh great." They both murmured under their breaths. M heard them both and hid her smirk. These two will definitely get on she decided.

"For the rest of the day and half of tomorrow you shall be sharing a room together in London to learn about your new personas and establish a relationship between them. There is a car waiting for you out front." M stated pushing two folders towards the agents opposite her. Both picked the folder pushed towards him and then headed for the door. Alex left first but just before James left M stopped him.

"Pick up your hotel key and room number from Moneypenny."

Bond looked back to give a nod of response but saw that the woman had already forgotten him and was looking down at the paperwork on the desk.

James walked over to Moneypenny's desk while Alex headed to the car.

"I hear you have something for me, Eve." James teased.

"Room two four five in the May Fair Hotel." Moneypenny stated as she pulled out an envelope from her desk draw containing the key and booking details. James tucked it into his jacket.

"I can't believe she's pairing me with a child." James whined.

"You two will get on swimmingly." Moneypenny stated honestly, "The similarities are almost scary."

"What do you mean?" James asked sounding insulted.

"You both have lack of respect for authority, enjoy insulting others, especially those who have captured you and you are both good at your job. You're both ruthless, dangerous and no matter what you do, danger and trouble seem to follow you like a shadow. You both seem to have the luck of the devil and in my opinion you can both be very nice gentlemen when you want to be." Moneypenny finished with a small smile.

"I still think it's a bad idea." James grumbled as he walked away.

Once he arrived at the black car parked outside the bank he climbed into the back next to Alex who looked just as grumpy.

They were going to get on swell! They could just see it...