Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-72.209.161.177-20130513230623/@comment-5655661-20130909002817

I don't know why Petar Pan (or his separated evil shadow) wants Henry, but he may be the person who manipulated Rumplestilskin into making the Curse the very same way that Rumple manipulated Regina into casting the Curse. The Curse was the only way for Rumple to find Bae, but it was also the only way for Emma and Bae to meet each other.

So, person A (probably Peter Pan) started the chain of events, from Rumple meeting the Seer through him becoming the Dark One to Bae leaving him. Then person B (Rumple) started the chain of events that led person C (Regina) to cast the Curse. Once the Curse is cast, person C got what she wanted - revenge (short one though), person B also got what he wanted - his son and finally, person A is going to get his own prize. Anyway, Emma and Bae met each other for a reason and whatever wanted them to be together it probably wanted the product of their relationship - Henry.