The Possession

A couple panels from the comic I drew where Locke is possessed by the Phoenix. I always thought that, even though Rachel absolved him of his guilt, Locke would have a hard time with the fact that the Phoenix couldn't save her. In the game, years of his life boils down to a little wink and "I'll be okay. "

So I thought of a scenario where he most certainly was not okay. And neither was the Phoenix, awakening in a world where all of its kin are dead. If you were really sad and angry and you met a really sad and angry guy you could use as your vessel, you totally would, wouldn't you?

(Yes, it's all in his head, and that is an amalgamation of Rachel's corpse and the esper.)