[A/N: Most of you asked for it so hear it is. Warning though, this chapter may not go exactly how you thought it would.)
He didn't know how to feel about it....he wasn't sure if he was supposed to angry, he wasn't sure if he was supposed to be confused...I mean, should he though? It's not like he cared for Annabelle...she never gave a care in the damn world for him...so it was only fitting he did the same thing; the only reason he wanted to find her was to get Emily out of his life
But now it was even more complicated...and what was so complicated about it you may ask? Well the fact that the supposed killer was none other than Grace
And well that confused Henry, the last time he saw Grace..he was laughing his ass off when she broke up with Nora all because she was blinded by saving her brother
But now here she was standing in front of him; the two of them relocated inside as Henry made Emily stay outside so he could have a word with the woman who could have killed his mother
Henry: Why are you in Star City? Last I heard you were staying in Coast City.
Grace crossed her arms at the one who tore her and Nora apart
Grace: Yeah, well alots changes hasn't it? Like I don't know, Speed Demon being missing along with Nora and Bart.
Henry crosses his arms back as he glances at her...he tried to figure out what her motives were, but unfortunately he couldn't decipher them
Grace: So where have you been anyways?
Henry tisks his tongue as he walks over and leans against the table...it was a confusing story to tell on to where he and his siblings were..one she probably couldn't understand
Henry: It's a long story. But we're not here to talk about me and my dreadful siblings. We're here to talk to you.
Grace turns to face Henry dreading the conversation the two of them were about to have
Grace: It started after I found out the king of central city left-
But Grace was cut off by Henry before she could finish: Henry didn't care about anything other than his mother at this moment
Henry: I don't care why you're joking people. I wanna know why you killed Annabelle.
Grace's brows raised slightly at the tone of his voice...but she didn't recognize the name
Henry steps forward slightly as Grace backs up; she could see the determination in his eyes as he walked towards her
Grace: I don't know who that is.
Henry: You're lying.
Henry's tone shifted to anger, his hands sparked with feint lightning as Grace could see his anger building up as she could no longer move back anymore
Grace: I'm not lying. I don't know who you're talking about.
Henry chuckles as his hands stopped sparking...she could've of been lying, she and Nora did tell each other everything so maybe she told Grace about who his mother was but even so, what motive could she have for killing her?
Grace glanced down at his hands as she carefully watched them; if there was one thing she knew about Henry it was that Henry liked to squeeze the life out of his victims before they took their last gasp
Her gaze shifted back up at Henry as she slowly raised her hands, trying to show him that she wasn't a threat
Grace: Henry, I promise. I have no idea who Annabel-
Henry: My MOTHER!
He yells cutting her off as his eyes glowed red with anger as Grace flinches hearing the tone of his voice
Her breathing cheapened as Henry's eyes turned normal
Grace: Henry, please. You have to believe me. The people I've killed are criminals. Scumbags, they don't care about anyone or anything and when I heard that Xs and impulse disappeared I-I-
She just paused as Henry looked at her with disdain
She sighs as she ran her hand through her hair and continues to explain
Grace: I just...I wanted to do something to help.
Henry laughs loudly as he waved his hands in the air as he says
Henry: Help? Help with what?
Grace: Make the world a better place. Maybe I went the wrong way to do it. But you should've seen the rap sheets on the people I killed. They weren't exactly upstanding citizens.
Henry could see that she actually felt remorse for what she's done which felt silly to him...he'd never feel remorse for killing
Henry: So you what? Thought you'd kill 'em, make the world a better place? That's absolutely pathetic.
Grace scoffs at him as she says
Grace: Yeah, well you're no different then they are.
Grace mutters something under her breath, the correct words being "You're worse than them." as Henry chuckles smugly as he stepped towards her
Grace quivered in fear as Henry put his hand on her shoulder
Henry: Saying something like that to a person like me ain't the best way to get yourself out of trouble, Gracie.
Grace rolls her eyes as she pushes Henry's hand off her shoulder as she goes around him and stands there and crosses her arms
Grace: Thats not my name. You know I hate that.
Henry laughs slightly as he turns to face her
Henry: And what about Annabelle, what did she do to you?
Grace sighed in annoyance as she couldn't understand why he would even care about his mother, it's not like he cared about anyone else, but also because the fact was she had no idea who he was talking about
Grace: Look Henry, I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of. But your mother...Annabelle....I didn't kill her.
Henry tilts his head as he listened to Grace carefully, he wanted to hear a sense of doubt...to hear a little part of her feel guilty for killing his mother but there was nothing
He could see it in her eyes....care; he walked towards as Grace spoke softly
Grace: I didn't kill your mother, Henry. I promise.
And surprisingly, Henry says
Henry: I believe you. But somebody did. Somebody killed her and now I can't get rid of-
This time it was Grace who cuts him off as she says
Grace: Your sister?
Henry raises an eyebrow at her as if she knew who Emily was
Grace: You too look alike.
She says referencing to Emily who waited patiently outside
Henry nods at her as he doesn't bother to say anything back as he starts to walk away, if she didn't kill his mother then he had no reason to still be here
But Grace couldn't let him go yet, not without asking him one simple question that's pondered her ever since she left Central City
Grace: How is she?
He stops as he turns to her knowing who she's talking about
Grace: How is Nora?
And for once Henry decided not to play games or to beat around the bush and simply told her the truth
Henry: She's okay. She still believes I can be saved. But other than that she's okay.
A soft smile forms on Grace as she thought about Nora, the girl she fell in love with in ninth grade; it all started because Nora asked to borrow a pencil and she gave it to her and their fingers touched
That moment felt like an eternity of love for Grace, never had she ever felt that way about anyone, it's as if it was "love at first sight" but of course she hid her feelings from Nora even after the two of them became friends
It wasn't until Grace told Nora that she was moving away where Nora shocked her with a kiss
Grace's smile stayed as she spoke softly
Grace: Really? So she's okay?
Henry gave her a nod
Henry: Yeah, she is.
Grace was happy to hear that Nora was okay even if it was from Henry; she never quite understood why Nora would give up their relationship for Henry, he was a killer after all but after what she's done, she did start to understand it a little bit more
Grace: Thank you, Henry.
Henry gave one final nod as he exited the storage building as he saw Emily sitting on a log as he starts walking
Henry: Let's go.
Emily clears her throat as she gets up and follows him
Emily: So, what happened?
Henry: Nothing.
Henry tells her as Emily raised a brow in confusion
Emily: What do you mean? Did she kill mom? Did you kill her for killing mom? What happened?
Henry stopped walking as he turns to face Emily
Henry: It's over. We're going back to the past.
He turns back to walk away but she wasn't about to give up easily
Emily: Hold on.
She tells him as she grabs his arm and turns him around
Emily: What do you mean? That's it?
Henry pulls his arm away as he tells her
Henry: She didn't kill Annabelle. So we're leaving.
Henry starts walking away again as he just wanted to go back to the past but Emily was confused as to how he really knew if she did or not
She appeared in front of Henry as he stops walking and scoffs at her
Henry: Move.
Emily: No.
She says crossing her arms as she looks at him unconvinced by him telling her it was over
Henry: Look, Emily, you may not understand right now but that girl in there did not kill your mother. We will find out who did but until then, we're going back to the past.
She didn't understand...Henry was just giving up on finding her..he was letting this girl go without even asking any more questions..it's like he didn't care to figure out the truth
She thought about how this girl had to be the one who killed her..she just had to be
Emily: No, no..no... she has to be the one Henry. She killed mom. She did.
Emily starts ranting to Henry about asking more questions, that she was the one who killed their mother but Henry was getting annoyed
Henry: She didn't do it!
But Emily didn't believe his words as she saw Grace coming out of the storage facility as her hands sparked with lighting as Henry looked down and saw her hands
Emily ran over to Grace as she threw her to the ground as she began to question her motives, questioning everything about her..she just wanted her to admit she killed her mother
But Henry sighs as he rubs the back of his neck and then he runs over and grabs Emily and throws her to the ground as he stood over her and his eyes glowed red
He clenched his fists as he spoke demonically
Speed Demon: ENOUGH!!!
Emily didn't look at him with fear as she just scoffs at him
Henry's eyes turned normal as he took a breath and spoke normally
Henry: Now I have had enough of you, Emily. The only reason I'm here is too get you out of my life. Find your mother so you can go live your peaceful happy life with her, something she didn't give me. I don't need you, Emily. I don't want you in my life. I don't need a sister.
Emily's jaw practically dropped heating him say these horrible things
Henry: What did you expect, Emily? Coming to me? Did you expect to open my arms up for you? To love you? To call you family?
Tears started to fall down her as she thought about she did hope in the beginning he'd open his arms up for her
Henry: If you know so much about Speed Demon. About the king of Central City. Then you'd know I don't need anyone. I certainly don't need a little annoying child with mommy issues stuck to my ass. Now do me a favor, and go sit back down and be quiet.
Emily was at a loss for words, she didn't know what to do
But Henry was growing irritated as he once again spoke demonically
Speed Demon: NOW!!!
Emily just got off the ground as she walked over and sat down in defeat
Henry turns around to Grace as she looked at Emily and felt sorry for her; she didn't know who her mother was but she knew the feeling of missing her parents
Henry: Good luck, Emily.
And Henry left her with that as he ran from her but not before grabbing Emily as a portal opened up and the two were now going back to the past without the answers they arrived to achieve
Grace sighs as she takes out her cellphone from her back pocket as she turns it on and we see a picture of her and Nora kissing as her background
She missed Nora so much but she knew as long as Henry was still in the picture they'd never be able to be together
Grace turns around and walks back into the storage facility as she closes the door behind her
<2019>
A portal opens up as Speed Demon and Slipstream come running out of it as their feet slide against the ground
Emily immediately took her mask off as she had tears running down her eyes as Henry's mask dematerializes
Henry: Emi....
Emily: Don't. Just don't.
She says turning to face him with hurt and sadness in her eyes
Emily: I was wrong about you, Henry. I wanted to learn all this about who my brother was and where he came from and all I discovered was that you were Speed Demon. The devil. The king of central city. And I thought, maybe, just maybe you and I could connect given the way our lives have turned out.
Henry goes to speak but Emily puts her finger up and steps towards her..Henry saw the eyes of someone who no longer wanted to know her brother
Emily: But now all I see is a monster. You really are like everyone claims you to be. I'll find mom on my own. I don't need your help anymore.
Emily put her mask on as she turns and runs away from Henry
Henry: Shit.
Henry's mask comes back on as he runs away and arrives at the apartment as he was now seen in regular clothes
He walks into the kitchen and goes over to the fridge and opens it up as he grabs a can of beer from inside as he opens it
Before he could sip his beer, he hears the sound of a sudden whooshing sound coming from the living room
Henry walks into the living room and a surprised look crosses his face which soon turns into a slightly smug laugh
Henry: Well it's about time you found me.
He puts the beer down on the table
Henry: Barry.
Barry was seen standing there in his flash suit with his cowl off but Henry saw something in his eyes...something was off
He saw the look of someone concerned
Henry: What's wrong?
You could hear the sound of sadness in Barry's voice as he spoke
Barry: It's Nora...
Henry got closer to his father
Barry: Cicada took her.
Henry's eyes widen at the sound of his name...Cicada was the one thing that Henry feared.....where he came from, Cicada was a nightmare...a ghost story that parents told their kids to get them to behave
But to Henry, he was more than that..he was a threat..one he was terrified off
Barry: I need your help to get her back.
Barry looks at Henry with sincerity in his eyes..if anyone could help get Nora back it would be Henry
So now all he had to do was convince him to help; but he had a feeling...it wasn't gonna be easy
To Be Continued....
[A/N: As you can all see I've clearly made changes to season 5. And with one of those changes is presenting Cicada as an even bigger threat that he was in the show. I love season 5, I've clearly stated many times that it's my favorite season of the show but I always did kinda feel like they shit the bed with him. So I just wanna clarify something.)
(A/N: If you're wondering why Henry is terrified of Cicada given who you saw presented in the show, well that's because in this story, Cicada is more of a threat and more dangerous. So yeah I just wanted to clear that up in case anyone was wondering why Henry is terrified of Cicada.)