Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24138799-20150511100043/@comment-25926288-20150517112606

D.Prince wrote: Well, if Rumple used the wardrobe he was going to arrived at the land without magic without magic. I think he wanted to retain his magic and the only way to do it was via the dark curse. Plus it's easier to find someone with magic in an unknown world. That is the only possible explanation and also that Rumple is fatalistic and likely thought the only way was through the curse.

If I were him, I would take his crystal ball, a locator item, a few magic beans, a glamour spell item, and some poppies and I'd portal over there and kidnap Bae and bring him back, easy as pie. The worst part though, is that Bae was not even the LWM. If Pan didn't let Bae go, Rumple would have never found him!