Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25491743-20161231205745/@comment-27150869-20170523135234

Simple theory: They/someone will curse Hook, Rumple and EQ from Wish Realm, created by EQ (serum) wish in s06e10.

That will explain lack of Belle, Snow and David (murdered), Zelena (original one in Storybrooke) and Emma (she did not belong there). The will be new town and new identities of these character so that theory fit in all of it.

Henry- as Author - have to travel between realms (like Isaac in s04e18 to London from time right after I world war) so he will end anyway in Wish Realm. Remember folks, now we have two Enchanted Forrests: original one, cursed by EQ, Snow White, Hook and Black Fairy and second one from Wish Realm.