So Ileana and company now mysteriously changed, perhaps by a busy smoke monster, hence Ben not being able to summon it are in possession of a large metal box which they seem to be closely protecting. This box did not contain the newly possessed weapons which were of Dharma origins, but something much more important, "A war is coming".
If Ileana and company have indeed been "changed" by the island and/or Smokie, they may now be "Soldiers" recruited by the island in the same way that Danielle's people and young Ben were forever changed by the island.
What would be worth protecting that would/could have been aboard Ajira Airlines flight 316? What would the island want brought to it? Well maybe its something that the island has not had for two decades, something that it may or may not want brought there?
I theorize this will be answered during this seasons finale, when at an appropriate point in time Ileana will open this box revealing a key component in this "War" for the island, one of its Generals, the 20 year exiled Charles Widmore, who after speaking with Ben on the phone before Ben's failed attempt at murdering Pennelope realized that Ben had indeed found a way to return to the island, aboard flight 316, only problem, Widmore was not on Oceanic and may fail if not masked by something along with him( maybe something purchased at auction(Black Rock related or else)that would shield in some way his presence allowing him to return to the island) A sort of Trojan Horse planted aboard the aircraft, Ileana after all was pursuing Sayid for killing one of Widmores people, thus she probably works for Widmore and was a sort of pawn in his plan, there may also be some left over Widmore loyalists among the others or somewhere else on the Island who will gladly join the side of The ! Man in The Box Theory by Jack Gorman
If Ileana and company have indeed been "changed" by the island and/or Smokie, they may now be "Soldiers" recruited by the island in the same way that Danielle's people and young Ben were forever changed by the island.
What would be worth protecting that would/could have been aboard Ajira Airlines flight 316? What would the island want brought to it? Well maybe its something that the island has not had for two decades, something that it may or may not want brought there?
I theorize this will be answered during this seasons finale, when at an appropriate point in time Ileana will open this box revealing a key component in this "War" for the island, one of its Generals, the 20 year exiled Charles Widmore, who after speaking with Ben on the phone before Ben's failed attempt at murdering Pennelope realized that Ben had indeed found a way to return to the island, aboard flight 316, only problem, Widmore was not on Oceanic and may fail if not masked by something along with him( maybe something purchased at auction(Black Rock related or else)that would shield in some way his presence allowing him to return to the island) A sort of Trojan Horse planted aboard the aircraft, Ileana after all was pursuing Sayid for killing one of Widmores people, thus she probably works for Widmore and was a sort of pawn in his plan, there may also be some left over Widmore loyalists among the others or somewhere else on the Island who will gladly join the side of The ! Man in The Box Theory by Jack Gorman
