Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25762747-20160105060942/@comment-1916997-20160105151845

Onceuponatimeuser97 wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: We know it's our world. That's why Rumple wanted a curse that could go to our world, to find his son. Plus, timewise, that's the period of time it would be when Bae comes out of the portal. Bae is later returned to our world, over a century later, where he takes on the name Neal. Also, The Darlings are in our world in present day, because that is where they are from. Finally, magic is not native to our world, but it can be brought over, as we've seen with many magical items, The Dragon in Hong Kong, and The Shadow. Actually, Rumple could have assumed that it was the Land Without Magic (Our World). One can even say Victorian England and 1920s England is a Land Without Magic as it lacks magic but the presence of it exists (as rabbit holes can be made). And yes, magic can be brought over, but the Shadow isn't an magical item which can be brought over, the Shadow is the essence of magic, and magic is what it is, just like the Chernebog. Both magical creatures and don't belong in our world. How is it the Chernebog cannot live outside of Storybrooke (LWM) but the Shadow can? Bae wanted a world without magic and besides the LWM, Victorian England and 1920's England is also the closest, only difference is the LWM is the only world seperate from the others. The Shadow is different because it has connections to dreams and belief, and those things do exist in our world. Chernabog, on the other hand, is just a magical demon. Besides, if Bae simply went to Victorian England, or 1920's England, or any other story realm, Rumple would have simply used some kind of portal to go there. For instance, Jefferson's hat. The reason it took Rumple so long to get to where his son was, is because it was the LWM.