Regina Mills was the Mayor of Storybrooke when the curse was cast by her mother Cora. She had a sister named Amelia and they were very close. Cora was coated in darkness long ago, and obsessed with power. She married Prince Henry and gave birth to Regina first and then to Amelia. Her daughters were not what she wanted when they grew up. They both wanted true love, and perfect happiness. Regina had found her true love with Robin Hood, but Cora was not pleased with that. In the new land she was creating a plan to make it so Regina held all the power, and she could manipulate that.
Amelia was twenty four and good friends with Emma the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. That was not something Cora was happy about. There was never really a moment when she was proud of her daughters. Amelia came close when she went to see Rumplestiltskin and asked him to teach her magic, but that plan failed when Amelia fell in love with him. Cora made sure that was over before it started, because she knew she needed Rumplestiltskin for this Curse to work. In Storybrooke Amelia Mills was estranged from her sister, and blamed for ruining her life. In Storybrooke her love for Rumple forgotten she married Robin, and had a son with him.
Emma was lost to her parents and her son Henry was lost to her. She had a son with Baelfire the son of Rumplestiltskin, and that was a part of happiness keeping Rumple away from darkness. Cora knew she needed him to remain dark until her curse was complete. In Storybrooke Emma was on the streets, abandoned by parents she never knew, and Rumple was known and Mr. Gold. He was a pawn shop owner, also owner of the entire town, and involved with Cora.
This world was created by Cora, for Cora and it almost stayed that way. One night when Henry was then years old he found a storybook in his closet. He was adopted by Regina and they had a rough relationship once he discovered the truth, and tried to break the curse. Eventually one day it all came crashing down as Emma stood against Cora and defeated her. Cora ran off in parts of the woods and hid until she could get control of her magic yet again. She was not going to lose everything she worked so hard for.
The residents of Storybrooke had a hard time coming back from the lives they led in Storybrooke. Amelia and Regina's relationship was damaged because Amelia had a child with Regina's true love. Robin and Amelia had no feelings for each other except friendship. It was something they needed to talk about but they didn't really want to address it. Emma had been reunited with Henry and he was the only thing in Storybrooke that kept Regina sane. Then she saw that Amelia and Robin had a child together when she was supposed to be the one to have his child.
As for Emma and Bae things didn't work out how they intended it. Bae fell through a portal before Henry was born, and nobody to this day knew where he was. Emma was upset but she had someone to help her feel better and that just happened to be Killian Jones, or better known as Captain Hook. Things were way passed complicated in Storybrooke because of Cora's curse, but the residents were trying to make the best of it. Cora had no plans to give up and it was only a matter of time until she revealed her newest plan.
Regina was made out to be cruel in Storybrooke even though in the Enchanted Forest she was friends with Snow White. Regina wasn't a bad person she was just the child of one. Amelia had gone to see her a couple times, but she chickened out before she actually knocked on her door. Regina finally couldn't take it anymore, and went to knock on Amelia's door. Regina was at the door to the apartment that her sister was sharing with Robin and their son. She took a deep breath and knocked on the door. Amelia opened the door wearing jeans and a T-shirt with Roland in tow behind her. She looked at Regina in shock, and just smiled and let her come inside.
Cora watched from the distance as her two daughters were in the same room together. She hoped she could put her new plan into motion as soon as possible.
AN: Thank you for reading. Let me know if you would like to see more of this story, please R&R. ~Keep Dreaming and Scheming~