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Aqua Mare wrote: I'm confused on what you guys are saying about choice and prophecied. Lol. There is no free-will on OUaT, so to speak. Everything is predestined to happen, and happens for a reason.

In the case of the Dark Curse: Regina was the one to cast the Curse, because Rumplestiltskin knew some else would enact it. Same goes for Emma being the savior, some else was destined to break it. Rumplestiltskin manipulated all the events, to fulfill predestination.