Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-27060727-20161015022604/@comment-24674051-20161025202149

Actually, Stealthy could be there even if it is a "What if the curse never happened?", depending on when in the cycle they change the timeline. For instance, if Regina does NOT blame Snow for Daniel's death, or even better if Daniel does not die, then the entire timeline is altered significantly. Hard to say how you could twist the timeline in this case, the ripples would spread fairly wide. and could include things like Ruby not dining on Peter, Hansel and Gretel not getting separated from their father, the Blind Witch not getting roasted in her own oven, etc.

How it might relate to stealthy is that Belle might not be in the Bar while Dreamy is commenting on Nova, and so does not tell Dreamy to pursue that option, which means he is never captured by King George, and Stealthy is not killed trying to rescue him. Or maybe Snow is not captured by King George at the same time as Grumpy (for other reasons) and therefore does not distract Grumpy and Stealthy's exit from Georges castle, allowing them a clean exit. or maybe... (have I ever expressed my dislike for AU stories XD).

Needless to say, there are way too many variables, and they should just stay away from that storyline.