That’s…awful convoluted as a theory. I mean, the straightforward explanations make a lot more sense and seem in tune with his character. Why would he save the fairies or Hook? Or stop the fairies from making a cure if he didn’t want their power for himself?
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Keeper of Belle's Gold magic, sand dollar, cloaks, purple FTL outfit, spell scroll, library key, copy of Romeo and Juliet, and cry-muffling pillow, Rumple's doll, overcoat, and strength, and The Timeline. My spreadsheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6r8CySCCWd9R0RUNm4xR3RhMEU/view?usp=sharing