LOST Pre-Game: “What Kate Does”

Finally, can Timeline X continue to exist? White Oracle and Desmond have both made it clear that the way things happened is the way they have to happen. Desmond explained at length that you can slow down destiny, but you can’t change it. If the universe says Charlie’s going to die, then Charlie’s going to die. So how does the universe make this aberrant timeline right, or will it destroy itself?