Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25855222-20150107091401/@comment-24674051-20150107162324

I think it'd be even more interesting if Rumple brings her back, and her first action is to grab him and threaten him for his part in her encounter with both David and Emma.

as for How she comes back, I'm not sure, but if she is not majorly PO'd at everyone, I'll be surprised. The only one of the Main cast that I am not sure has interacted with Maleficent is Snow. and it would not surprise me if Snow did not somehow obtain the dark fairy dust from Maleficent.