Quotes / For Queen and Country

Prologue: Let the Sky Fall

Opening Quote: This is the end... hold your breath and count to ten.

Eve Moneypenny: Agent down.

01: Another Way to Die

Opening Quote: Vesper, she gave everything for you. Forgive her. Forgive yourself.

James had never been much of a spiritual or religious person, so the thought never really crossed his mind. Death for him was just another workplace hazard, considering that killing was one of the main reasons for his employment. It was bound to happen one day however. As he himself had said, "double-ohs have a very short life expectancy." Still, it came as a surprise when he found himself rapidly losing consciousness, plummeting from the roof of a moving train to the ravine below with a bullet in his chest.
And yet, for him, death felt distinctly... alive.

Lavender Quill: Oh, and thanks, Mister...
Bond: Bond. James Bond.

James Bond: Well, it's certainly been a strange day.

02: From Ponyville With Love

Opening Quote: He's rather a tragic case. As MI6 says, he's difficult to control. Nice way of saying that everything he touches seems to wither and die.

03: The Mare Who Saved Me

Opening Quote: Having just met you, I wouldn’t go as far as calling you a cold-hearted bastard, but it wouldn’t be a stretch to imagine. You think of women as disposable pleasures instead of meaningful pursuits.

James Bond: Well, the last thing I remember is falling into a ravine. I passed out and woke up here.
Twilight Sparkle: You fell into a ravine?
James Bond: Off a moving train, actually.
[He smiled at her confused expression.]
James Bond: Let's just call it a workplace hazard.

04: Every Mare's Crazy For a Sharp Dressed Man

Opening Quote: There are dinner jackets and dinner jackets. This is the latter, and I need you looking like a man who belongs at that table.

Rarity: Bond. I hope you’ll forgive me for thinking you have a rather strange name, but who am I to judge what your social norms are?
James Bond: It's fine, really. If I'm honest, the feeling's mutual.

Rarity: There are business suits, and business suits. You’re wearing the former, I specialize in making the latter.

05: Forcing His Hand

Opening Quote: Do you see what comes of all this running around, Mr. Bond? All this jumping and fighting, it's exhausting! Relax. You need to relax.

06: Welcome to Canterlot, 007

Opening Quote: Regret is not part of our profession.

Twilight Sparkle: How do you deal with it? How do you wash away all the things you've done, and what you'll have to do?
James Bond: You don't.

James Bond: So, I create a national crisis in a nearby town, and the guards here don’t seem to care? Another victory for gross incompetence, it seems.

Twilight Sparkle: Immortal doesn't always equal invulnerable.

[James scanned her for a few seconds, before relenting. Reluctantly, he reached inside his jacket and drew his handgun, holding it in the air. Luna took the weapon in her magic and gave it to another unicorn beside her, who carefully took it out of the room.]
James Bond: Try not to point it at anything you're fond of.

07: A Game of Chance

Opening Quote: How can they be everywhere and we know nothing about them?

Twilight Sparkle: I don't really gamble, do you?
James Bond: Oh, a little bit, sometimes.

James Bond: A vodka martini for Twilight. Shaken or stirred?
Twilight Sparkle: Shaken, stirred, whatever you feel like.
Bartender: Very well. And for you, sir?
James Bond: Start off with a dry martini.
[The stallion in front of him went to turn around and start, before James stopped him.]
James Bond: Just a minute. Add three measures of Maredon’s, one of vodka, then half a measure of Kina Filly. Shake until ice-cold, then add a thin slice of lemon peel.

Twilight Sparkle: Gosh, that's certainly a drink. You drink much, then?
James Bond: Only in moderation.

Twilight Sparkle: So, James, what exactly do you call that thing anyway?
James Bond: A Vesper. It's a long story.
Twilight Sparkle: Is there a chance I'll hear it some time?
James Bond: Maybe.

08: Protect and Serve

Opening Quote: To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Shining Armor: Well, a stallion whose only loyalty lies in a sack of bits is no stallion at all in my eyes.

Celestia: My sister and I have lived for so very long. You can't go through life for over a thousand years without making some mistakes along the way. Without alienating some ponies. Without... Without losing some friends.

09: Like a Game of Chess

Opening Quote: When you can't tell your friends from your enemies, it's time to go.

10: Viva Las Pegasas

Opening Quote: I think you're so blinded by inconsolable rage that you don't care who you hurt.

Lavender Quill: What can I say? Money talks. And dear old Brute can be very talkative.

Lavender Quill: What are you going to do? Shoot through her to kill me? We both know you wouldn't do that. The poor, innocent girl; the damsel in distress who never deserved to get caught up in this. Please. You'd miss her.
James Bond: I never miss.

11: Live and Let Die

Opening Quote: Sounds like you just lost another one.

Epilogue: Enjoying Death

Opening Quote: You know, you should try it some time. Get away from it all. It really lends perspective.

Celestia: Do you think you can do this, Twilight? Will you travel to this world, to look upon it with pony eyes?
Twilight: With pleasure, Princess. With pleasure.