The Kids Are Alright? by Scott Gingold

The children on Lost have some unexplained significance and it seems that as of last season they are in great danger.

Aaron
Claire's baby, raised off-island by Kate and then given over the Claire's mum Carol. Or is she? Is it not just an act of the casting department, or is the fact that Carol is played by an entirely different actress than when she first appeared in "Par Avion" not a coincidence. She was in a coma; the doctors didn't give her much of a chance to live; in fact Christian Shepherd was pushing for pulling the plug. But she lived, not only lived, she made a miraculous recovery. And she mysteriously appeared at the right place at the right time and was seen speaking with Ben's attorney. She know has custody of Aaron and I think she is an imposter. An agent of Ben sent to grab Aaron and bring him back to the island.

Walt
The last we saw of Walt he was in NYC being visited by John and talking about seeing John in a dream. But he was also visited by someone else ... Ben. We don't see the immediate outcome of that visit, only that Ben later killed Matthew, but it's almost obvious that Ben wasn't just stalking Locke, but that he came for Walt ... again. They took Walt in the first place. Walt is special. Why? Hopefully they'll finally spill the beans on that one. But Walt, I think he's heading back to the island too, against his will.

Ji Yeon
Sun leaves her only daughter with her own parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paik, who just happen to have a business connection with a certain Mr. Charles Widmore. Not a very smart move on Sun's part, considering she now knows of the connection between Widmore and her father and Ben. Ji Yeon is special because she was not supposed to have been born. Had Sun never left the island, they both would have died. On top of that, Jin was supposed to have been sterile, so either Jin's not really the dad, or the island blessed his sperm. Anyways, Ji Yeon's in danger too.

Charlie Hume
This has been talked about before, but stupid Penny goes to visit her husband in the hospital and leaves her son with some nurse and in the presence of Eloise Hawking? I have a feeling little Charlie's not in good hands. I also have a feeling that little Charlie is going to do some time traveling and we'll see him go back in time, grow up on the island and become, his own grandfather ... Charles Widmore.

Clementine
Sawyer's daughter hasn't been given much story yet, but there's a lot of secrecy. First off, her mother just happened to run into Kate and help her at a time she needed help. Don't forget they also have a fortune that Sawyer left them after conning the guy in prison. There's much of that story to tell, but Clementine will most likely travel back to the island with the other kids.

And then what?

And then the war will happen. And whose side are the kids on? Well, some will be on Jacob's side and some will be on MIB & Widmore's side. Personally I think that we may have seen some of the kids before in their older versions. Walt/Abaddon, Aaron/Bram, Clementine/Juliet (that opens up a Freudian can of worms don't it Sawyer?). Let's see what happens.