Hi Guys! It’s been a while since I was in the forums but am happy to be back and joining in on season 3 predictions. I have had this theory burning in the back of my mind since literally 24 hours after the season finale and I can’t hold it in any longer 😀 😀 . I think that with the two most important people in Rumple’s life in 2 separate worlds, at some point (probably towards the end of the first half of the season) that Belle and Bae will unite and have an adventure together to get to Nederland. As to how this comes about I have managed to devise two lines of thought.
Idea 1: As we know Belle does not “Just sit here and do nothing!” There is no way on God’s green earth that she is just going to cast that cloaking spell and wait in hope for the main group’s return (episode 2×11 people). I thought that maybe in the past while Belle was in Rumple’s castle that he may have shown/taught her a little magic perhaps how to prepare ingredients for potions, how magic works etc. Enough so that she can cast the cloaking spell but also may be possibly assist/lead the fairies in coming up with a plan to get everyone back to the enchanted forest. I don’t believe that all the other characters will want to stick around in Storybrooke once it’s cloaked. They all wanted to go home in season 2 so I can’t imagine much has changed since then. It could be as simple as regenerating the magic beans or Jefferson’s Hat with well water, then again it could be a lot more complex than that. Either way I recon they succeed and everyone ends up back in the enchanted forest. This then paves the way for Belle and Bae to meet (something I personally have been looking forward to since 2×14 😀 ). Belle fills Bae in on what it happening and the 2 of them need to first discover where the core characters are (possibly via Arura) and then how to get there. I think Bae will have a lot of knowledge of Neverland and Peter Pan, possibly more that the most of the core characters. That’s one way.
Idea 2: The second way I thought of was that Belle manages to cast the cloaking spell BUT other people from the home office already know how to find Storybrooke; possibly Tamara and Greg left a tracking device in Storybrooke which can lead other people from the home office there. This would mean all the residence in Storybrooke have to stay and potentially fight to keep the home office out. Bring on Mayer French I say! Meanwhile back in EF Bae is recovering under the care of MAP and is looking for a way to get back to Storybrooke ASAP. He would not like being back in his home world as it reminds him too much of his broken childhood also he’d want to get back to Henry and Emma again. I could see it taking about 2 possibly 3 episodes for him to accomplish this. When he gets back there is a real threat of Storybrooke being invaded by the Home Office, which he, Belle, (MAP, possibly if they go with Bae) and other EF character fight off. Belle fills Bae in on what happened to the core cast and possibly other information she has found out about the home office. Bae recognises who the home office is connected to and he and Belle set off out of Storybooke (assuming they can of course, I reckon that when the Trigger was activated the town line broke and anyone can leave) to infiltrate the home office. I would love if Belle and Bae went to London to infiltrate the home office and possibly met up with Wendy who assists them in getting to NL.
Either way my 2 ideas could be complete rubbish but I like them :D. The one thing I really want from season 3 is to see Belle and Bae have some time together. I think that they would have an interesting relationship; probably very tense at time but also lots of fun as well. I do believe at some point Belle and Bae will end up in NL (separately or together) and unite with the core clan to be one big family battling the greater forces for Henry. Anyway those are my thoughts for now. They’ll probably change once more spoilers come out about season 3 😆