Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6302057-20141203042730/@comment-5370037-20141218013054

I still think all characters who originated from Enchanted Forest or had set foot on the Enchanted Forest (like Victor) was automatically transported to Storybrooke.

Because it seems like Regina didn't care about Whale being there in Storybrooke. The only one who came over for a "reason" - that wasn't at the time of the curse in EF - was Jefferson. I think Regina was worried that the Curse would bring Cora over automatically since she originated from EF.

The only issues with this theory is that it doesn't explain why Anastascia, Zelena, Pan and Anna weren't transported automatically to Storybrooke.

Anna: maybe because she was Frozen by the Snow Queen's Curse. Pan: maybe because of the properties of Neverland. And I think Pan was bound to Neverland to be able to exist eternally young. If he left to a Land without magic, that would of been broken. I just can't explain Zelena and Ana.