The Future of Mobius [Jackie's Story]

Chapter 5: The Nightmare

"For the last time, Eggface, I'm NEVER, EVER submitting myself!"
"You will once you see your precious husband!"
I'm stuck in that dream again, and the same pattern follows as it did the night before. Eggman steps to the side for a robotosized Sonic to walk towards me. No look of guilty, nor sympathy inside him. Forced to capture the very Mobians he once tried to save. Every time I see him in this dream, it's always a robotosized version. Once, just once, I wish I could see him for his true, Mobian self.
Eggman nods, as if giving a command, and Sonic lunges towards me. I dodge out of the way at the last second, but it doesn't stop him. Instead, he pushes me to the ground from behind, clutching my throat as if restricting me to the ground. I want to reach for my gun; I really do. But he will see my arm moving for it. It's then again that I hear the taunting voice of Eggman.
"One last chance, Dauntless Queen. Submit your faction to me, or die at the hands of your husband."
"You think I'd trust you to run MY faction?" I reply. "Oh please. You don't know the first thing of what we stand for."
Sonic's grip on my throat tightens. I feel his anger growing, for which I blame Eggman.
Finally, Sonic drags me off the floor, slamming my head into the wall in an attempt to crack my skull. He eyes my gun, snatching it from my belt, aiming for my forehead. I look at him in hope that he will see the truth. But he doesn't. Another nod from Eggman, and his finger now rests on the trigger. One pull, and I will die.
"Jackie," Eggman says. "Last chance."
"I told you," I reply. "I'd never entrust my faction to you."
I look at Sonic's eyes, knowing he will kill me now.
"I love you," I whisper to him. He pulls the trigger and releases my neck.

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I wake up, drenched in sweat, screaming.
I hate that dream. I really do.
And the fact that it now happens every night...
What if it's a sign?
I just want to cry.