Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20141215234519/@comment-5899967-20150117115532

QuinnHeartly wrote: @DarlingDavies: I want to see a full Aladdin storyline. xD I still don't think Jafar's father is the Sultan.

@Hmcooper4: I agree with ya there. The sorcerer/author (I pray it's Merlin), disguised himself as the Peddler. The characters would never suspect he would be the writer. I also think Rumple and Regina bumped into him long ago. Have you ever wondered where they got ingredients for potions? He is a peddler after all, selling rare magical items throughout the Enchanted Forest.

Yeah, it's possible they all already met the Author but didn't know who he was, I think it could be another Jacob, though I hope he stays around for a good while in this case.