Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1402877-20131216201748/@comment-4975807-20131216212553

Tinker Bell, Hook Neal and Emma all were Enchanted Forest inhabitants. Do you remember what Regina said at the town border? She said the price for stopping Pan's curse is that everyone originally from the Enchanted Forest would have to go back to their old world. Because Emma was born in the Enchanted Forest, that would mean she had to go back as well, but stayed behind with Henry. Emma and Henry both crossed over the town line, and the curse couldn't touch Emma outside of the border. Henry was born in the Land Without Magic, so he would be left all alone if Emma did not stay with him. It would not be possible for Henry to have been taken along with the curse had he stayed in town.