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I was thinking of it earlier today after rewatching the episode. It might also be that Rumple's shadow could not cross realms at all and was just hidden on the Jolly Roger for the return trip. After all, fat chance Rumple would leave his dagger behind in Neverland, right? Maybe he just kept it hidden on the ship with his shadow until everything went back to normal but called it later in the emergency.