Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24686149-20151207170141/@comment-24674051-20151211203459

What if Magic were to seep into the LWM some other way than Storybrooke. We already know that the Apprentice could do magic, as could the Dragon. and Magical Items can still function. But what if Magic got into the LWM and things started going haywire (which I imagine they would). Then somehow someone knew to get a message to ask for help from Emma. (Likely Candidate, the Darlings).

The season could show the attempts at controlling the Magic, and locating the source. They discover that at least part of the problem was caused when Chernabog crossed the town line. He was not destroyed as originally thought, though he was weakened for a time. Eventually, though, his presence opened the way for magic to enter the LWM, and the Cernabog himself was able to shapeshift to a human form, and then the problem grew from there.

The season and series ends with the defeat of Chernabog, the closing of all sources of magic, and the return of all the Storybrooke residents (including Lily, Henry, and Emma, and anyone else that has magical origins) to the Enchanted Forest.