The Future of Mobius [Jackie's Story]

Chapter 4: Wait, who's that figure?

A week has passed, and the Dauntless Mobians have only grown. We are now stronger, with more people on our side. I've made alliances with the regular Mobians, as they too are rebelling against Eggman. But the robots we still cannot trust. Eggman has turned all my friends into robots. And against us.
What if Sonic is a wandering robot now? Forced to obey the commands of his arch nemesis?
The very thought of it makes me want to cry.
In fact, that night, I dream that it happened. That I had to fight Sonic. And despite my best efforts, he slammed me against a street wall, choking me by the throat.
He now holds a gun at my head, and he can see my tears.
"Kill her," Eggman says. Sonic turns away, like he can't bear to see me killed, and pulls the trigger.
As I fall dead to the floor, I wake up, drenched in sweat.
I bury my face into my pillow, crying. If that nightmare becomes real, I will never forgive myself.
Like Sonic becoming a robot is my fault.
I hear the door burst open, and when I look, I see Kyle standing there. "Are you okay?" he asks.
I nod, even though he can see I'm not.
He walks closer and looks at me, directly into my eyes. "If it's about your husband, it's fine. You'll see him again soon."
"What if he's a robot when I do?" I ask him through each sniff and tear. "What if he's forced to kill me? Like in my nightmare?"
"He'll find a way to resist."
I hope he's right.

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As we sit for breakfast, I tell Sky, Italy and LuLu what happened in my nightmare, and they too are shocked.
"There's no way Sonic could be a robot though," Sky says.
"Exactly, but," I reply, "what if it's a vision? Like it's going to happen in the future?"
Italy looks at me with sympathy and embraces me into her arms. "Even if it does, your husband will never submit to Eggman," she says. "He'll rebel, I know he will."
I smile. "How you guys always cheer me up, I'll never know.".
"So what's going to happen today, then?" Kyle asks.
"I'm going to talk to Lilac," I reply. "She said she spotted something on the cameras. I need to see it for myself."

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"Thank goodness you're here," Lilac says the minute I arrive. "We've just spotted it again. On the cameras."
She logs into the database, showing the footage from a street alley in Mobius.
At first, the camera is blurry, but after a few adjustments, the camera is clear.
A figure is stood in the camera shot. A Mobian.
With a white top and blue shorts.
Black-furred, with red streaks, red eyes, and a tanned muzzle.
Could it be...
She is about to change the view, when I stop her. "Wait."
"What's the matter?" she asks.
"That figure... who is she?"
She loads a data, and I watch as it scans the figure.
A match is found, and I can barely believe it.
"Swift."