When she was just 15 months old, Tilly Lockey, from the north of England, fought the battle of her life against meningococcal septicemia. She survived; however, both her hands needed to be amputated.

Tilly, now 13 and an advocate for kids with prosthetics, received a surprising gift from the creators of the new film Alita: Battle Angel : a set of state-of-the-art bionic hands.

The film is the ultimate girl power story of acceptance, technology, humanity … not to mention cyborgs who are given bionic limbs to fight a futuristic war.

Tilly and Alita: Battle Angel star Rosa Salazar walk the red carpet at the movie’s London premiere. (Photo: Getty) More

Tilly was requested to appear at The Dorchester Hotel in London for a photo shoot; there, she was met by the 20th Century Fox team.

“She was in one room and the film crew were waiting secretly next door,” Tilly’s mum Sarah explained.

Tilly with her new bionic arms at the U.K. premiere of Alita: Battle Angel. (Photo: Getty) More