Regina was to be wed to King Leopold, but she still rebelled against her mother, Cora. But Cora had a power Regina could not overcome—magic. Desperate, Regina stole her mother’s spell book, and with it summoned the man who taught her how to harness its power…Rumplestiltskin! Seeing an opportunity to have his Dark Curse cast, Rumple trained Regina in dark magic and arranged for her to be rid of Cora once and for all by banishing her to Wonderland!