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Well, I can see Hook, as he was in the Enchanted Forest when the curse was cast. But if everyone returned to where they were before the curse was cast, Tink and Neal should have gone back to Neverland, as that is where they were before the curse was cast. (I have inferred that Neal didn't escape Neverland until the 1990s, based on his being close in age to Emma in 2001.)

I just find it weird with Neal, because he had not been a true citizen of the Enchanted Forest in two centuries. That's why I feel he could have escaped.