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I have some ideas for future storylines. I have thought up three arcs in my head that do all feature new characters, but more from legends than fairy tales tho.

Camelot Arc: this probably already has been mentioned somewhere above here. I had the idea that Morgana is the original Dark One and she already has lived a very long time, just as Merlin. She was able to transport her essence into a random dagger which became the Dark One's dagger, wielded by many persons. At one point her essence was already too much infused with the dagger so that it wouldn't even matter if she was in it or not, because the daggers powers would remain there. So she lived outside of the dagger, until on one day Rumple seeked more power and made a deal with Merlin (that would benefit both of them) to lock Morgana back into the dagger, although she manages to get out during that arc.

Arthur, Guinevere and Percival would be supporting backstory characters. Arthur being more present than the others. The Headless Horseman, who once was a knight of the Round Table named Ichabod Crana betrayed Arthur and joined Morgana's side as the Headless Horseman. He probably will be the one to free her too. And that is about it I got for this arc.

Resurrection Arc: after learning that Jiraiya, Tsunade and Orochimaru are from a Japanese folklore I immediately had an idea for an arc, which borrows elements from Naruto. Orochimaru needs to have a new body, as his one is dying, and he finds out that Henry is the perfect vessel. However in order to get Henry and not be bothered by the others during the extremely long session of transporting his soul into Henry's body he needs to keep the family at bay and he does so by resurrecting the four main deceased villains they've encountered: the Queen of Hearts, Peter Pan, the Wicked Witch of the West and probably the Snow Queen.

Jiraiya and Tsunade are probably flashback characters, because unlike Orochimaru they passed away because it was their time. Orochimaru however wishes for immortality and thus keeps switching between bodies, and he thinks Henry's body will last very long.

Misthaven Five Arc: very cheap name for an arc, but is basically revolves around a group of five characters: Baba Yaga, Jersey Devil, Arachne, Sun Wukong and their unofficial leader Bloody Mary who rule the underground world of Storybrooke (thus all the messy things going on in SB) and want to bring the party to the higher grounds. They take control of SB and basically the main characters have to take them down one by one. Each of them will get one backstory, and a shared flashback featuring Goldilocks (them being the Three Bears to say so).

So it will be an action-filled arc. Snow becoming more active again too. Emma discovering more of her powers, Belle being somewhat useful etc. etc.

Aside from that I think we should get a Hook backstory with Davy Jones, he must be his father. They didn't name him Killian Jones for no reason. Bluebeard would be cool to see too somewhere in Hook's backstory (no Bluebeard is not a pirate but a serial killer).

Donkeyskin, the first godchild of Blue Fairy, who still hasn't gotten a backstory after 4 seasons. An episode which might explain her strict behavior.

Jack Frost as a love interest for Elsa if she returns on the show.