After her coronation, when Regina's life is supposed to be at its highest, the queen crumbles. She cannot bear the feelings she has been hiding for years any longer and decides her only hope is another curse, one that makes her forget everyone she has ever loved especially certain blonde. The curse takes her back in time, allowing her to reinvent herself as Rita Castillo, a High Society Lady in Hollywood. But forgetting the source of your sorrow does not mean you will find happiness out of the mist unless said happiness follows you through time to bring you to the future with her.
Emma wakes up in the hospital with no memory of her life in Storybrooke with her family. When she sees Regina, though, she suddenly feels a connection between the two of them and feels like she knows her. But how?
Regina takes in Emma until she can figure out how to get her memory back. Lots of hurt/comfort with eventual SwanQueen happiness!
Takes place in season five without the DarkSwan storyline. Disclaimer: I don't own Once Upon A Time or any of the characters.