DOA: Dead Or Alive

* FALLING INTO YOU .. baby ..  Even electricity can't compare to what I feel,  When I'm with you ... Ooh baby  Giving up my ghost for you  And now I'm see-through ... * As Jaime drove her car a hundred meters along the dark highway back home, she seemed to be ignoring the road because she was the only one driving at this time. While singing along from the inside of her car, she was just driving ahead as if to never expect the next events. For a few moments, she seemed to glare at her so she slowed down the car but as she came closer to the light, she seemed to be blinded by the fact that she could barely see the road. "Aahh!" She slid off the steering wheel to cover up with her arms the light that seemed to knock her off. Jaime lost his eyesight to the road and immediately stopped. But what happened next seemed to be beyond her reach. "Is this Jaime? Oh, my freaking hell! It's her!" It didn't seem clear to Jaime what was happening to her but she was slowly returning to her senses to hear the speakers around her. "I think, she's waking up." "Jaime? Jaime, are you alright?" Jaime seemed to have a clear picture of the person in front of her. She was still looking at it slowly, it was blurred in her eyes but eventually the image was forming in her eyes. "What - what happened?" she tried to get up even though she didn't seem to be completely conscious. "Oh God! You're here too!" Troy exclaimed as he was sitting on the left side of the bed where Jaime’s lying. Jaime sat down. "Slowly." Jaime also looked at the man who was still helping her to get up until she could sit. "Clein? Troy?" she confusingly looks at them in surprised. All their attention was on her now. Jaime pondered on whether these suspicions were true to her acquaintances until she was left blindfolded by the most familiar face among all present. "Yael?" "I also have no idea why we are all in here. And what is this place?" Yael still promised sitting at the foot of Jaime's bed. "We're also glad to see you here, Jaime." As Clein suddenly embraced Jaime who seemed happy to see her. She just hugged him back. "Pambihira! It's been a decade guys! I couldn't believe this!" despite the shock, Troy was glad to see them all. Suddenly, they heard an automatic door open behind them and they looked at it. Apparently, someone opened an iron door and brought out a man of great age. "Welcome kids! I'm glad to see you all in here. Finally!" As he warms greeted them as he walked closer. They all stood up and slowly approached the man as well. "What's going on in here?" she asked in confusion. "Forgive me about this but I would like to introduce myself first. I'm Deric, and this place is the International Reinforcement Association." adding it to his two hands that seemed to show around the room without windows and seemed isolated room just made of steel. "Why are we here?" as he follows up a question. "Good question Clein. Follow me." Deric turned quickly and walked back to the door he had just left. Although the four were full of wonder, they just followed Deric into the door. They seemed to be in a clear glass elevator and were running up and down. A sense of awe and wonder can still be read in the face of the four when they see someone as if they are inside the company. It looks like an ordinary busy office but the place is noticeable as the windows are not as cool as the outside. It was an isolated place where Agent 007 been into. And all the uniforms of the people there have an IRA icon logo on the left chest of their clothing. As they stared at the mirror in the elevator, Yael glared at Jaime as if he were looking forward to seeing her for a long time. "Welcome to the IRA, this is a secret government and non-government organization that does missions that some government officials or private sectors couldn't publicize." As Deric directly explained to them as they reached a conference room that has a huge screen engraved on the wall. "What do you mean?" as they all still wonder the wide room. It has some long rectangular table at the front and some chairs on the front of it. Jaime seemed comfortable sitting on it as also Clein and Troy sat next to her but then Yael just stood up at the back of them. "Well, if you're wondering why it is the four of you who are in here, it is because at the time of researching for those people who are the most qualified for this job, you, you, you and you are the chosen ones." he was still pointing the four of them as he faced them and continued to climb their elevator. "Us? Why us?" Yael drags a question look. "We all know that you four have a special military trainings and skills. We were also recruited some other skilled people, and now, we prefer the four of you." "We? Who's behind this association? I mean, does it have one founder or organizer of this?" as she asked in disbelieve. "And that is something I cannot discuss you about yet. The one who started and giving us a task is someone that is still confidential." "What? Are you serious? How could we follow him if we didn't even know him?" as Troy protested. "I know, but as of now, that is not important. We need your help to make these missions possible and successful." Deric said shrugging his shoulders. "Thank you but I'm sorry, I cannot accept this duty. I am a Chief Editor now in a publishing company, and I cannot leave my job now for this. I'm sorry." Jaime said. "That is something we have already fixed." As he was point one of his fingers. Jaime glared at Deric with astonishment. "We already sent letters to your job companies that you are resigning and will going to work somewhere far from everyone." "What?!"