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I believed he only brought it to Storybrook, and some magic can exist on its own. Like for instance, true love and potions, and that explains why wizards and witches can't throw fireballs and do spells because there is no 'magic' 'in the air' like there is in SB and EF and the other worlds. Being a flying monkey must come with abbilities that don't require magic to be 'in the air' or however magic 'is' somewhere.