A figure staggers out, shaken. Catching his breath. In the swirling dust and smoke, he suddenly sees a wand of red light, pointing at his chest. All instinct, he dives for cover. Powerful, high velocity bullet hits blanket the area.
Bond prepares to return fire, scanning around for the source.
A figure on board. Just beginning to open, to allow for passage of a small tanker. She is amazed to see that Bond has managed to overtake her. She skids her vessel to a stop at a nearby pier and quickly scrambles out of her boat. She cranks open the gas nozzles and the balloon rises with surprising speed.