[center][color=darkgray][b][sub]E P I S O D E   O N E :   M E E T I N G  T H E  T E A M[/sub][/b][/color][b][color=bf2628][sup][h1]FIGHT-FLIGHT-FREEZE[/h1][/sup][/color][/b][/center]
[COLOR=bf2628][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]S E C R E T    S A N C T U A R Y[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][sup][color=darkgray]May 4[sup]rd[/sup], 2021  |  8:10a.m.  |  Happy Harbor, Rhode Island[/color][/sup][/INDENT][/INDENT]
Green arrow held up his hands in defeat, being bombarded by criticism from every corner by the team. He leaned over to whisper something to Black Canary. 
[color=Green]"God Dee, these guys are even more straight laced than the Justice League, I mean where is the teen spirit?"[/color]
She merely shook her head in response, but her face remained serious. It was important for the team to take them seriously, judging how they brutally analyzed Ollie's mistakes made her hopeful. The potential they'd seen in each of them would benefit from an attitude like that. In time they could make a great team, so long as they got the basics down. They might be capable heroes on their own, but working together was a whole different ball game. You had to consider each other's strengths and weaknesses as if they were your own. 

Green Arrow faced the team boldy, not deterred by their earlier remarks. 
[color=Green]"Lighten up guys, obviously I was showing you all how [b]not[/b] to go about things"[/color]

Dinah rolled her eyes and put her hand on her hip, knowing there would undoubtedly be more of this nonsense coming. 

[color=Green]"Your observational skills are good but...."[/color]
He walked over to Dinah to demonstrate something. In his opinion this was also of incredible importance, although not as widely useful. He'd gotten his butt handed to him multiple times, falling into this same trap. 
[color=Green]"Sometimes appearance can also be weaponized, case in point.."[/color] He explained, gesturing to his lovely fellow teacher, making an effort to point out her signature hero suit. 
[color=Green]"Don't let it be a distraction"[/color] He explained in a very unfitting serious tone, while looking at the boys in particular. 

Green Arrow's derailment of the combat training was halted by the comedic and slightly dramatic entrance of Brightheart, their latest team member. They were informed she would be arriving after training, but she arrived early. Great, she could also benefit from this. 
He cleared his throat and looked at the disheveled Tamaranean. The Leaguer offered her a simple welcoming nod of acknowledgement. Zatara and Gold rush offered her a more warm welcome. Green arrow ignored the little statement of Gold Rush which partially undermined the point he was trying to make. Truth be told it was usually the female heroines and villains who employed their looks. So he wasn’t wrong.

[color=Slateblue]“Thank you Ollie, for that very specific bit of information, you never know when that might save the day”[/color] Black Canary didn’t even bother to hide the sarcasm in her voice. 

[color=Slateblue]“Okay team, as you can see behind me, there is a sparring area which will be under my supervision. Further up ahead there is a trail leading into the forest where you’ll find an obstacle course.”[/color]

Together with Ollie she had designed a simple yet effective obstacle course. It was an exercise in teamwork, communication and perseverance The course was made up out of four segments along a 3km path. A tall 12ft stone wall, a large rectangle shaped gap deep into the ground over which monkey bars were positioned , followed by another second identical gap with no way across and lastly a set of fives tires that needed to be flipped 30m

[color=Slateblue]“Rain, Cybergirl, Talon, Nymph and Hex”
“You’re sparring, so you can stay with me”[/color]

[color=Slateblue]“Zatara, Brightheart, Gold Rush, Metamorph and Mirage” 
“You five follow Green Arrow to the start of the obstacle course”[/color]

[color=Green]“Okay guys…..and girls”
“Some ground rules, Zatara you only got two spells, Brightheart no flying, Gold Rush only one clone at a time, Metamorph one animal power only for the entire course, Mirage your staff is off limits.” [/color]

While the second group was making their way to the obstacle course, Black Canary turned to her pupils. 
[color=Slateblue]“I am aware there are varying degrees of martial prowess between you five”[/color] She took off her black cropped coat and went to do some warm up stretches while continuing to talk.
[color=Slateblue]“That means some limitations, Alisa mind your strength, same goes for you Rain”[/color]

Dinah was also aware of the potential of Hex’s magical abilities, something she wanted to experience herself first, before subjecting the remaining team members to its effects. She walked up to Hex, as he’d previously stated to be willing to work on his defense, trusting the remaining four to create pairs on their own. 

[color=Slateblue]“Hex, we’re going to work on your defense, don’t hold back and trust your instincts”[/color]

When the second group reached the obstacle course Green Arrow walked into the forest, without explaining to the team where to go or how to proceed. His peculiar teaching methods were a source of unpredictability, which was exactly what the obstacle course was supposed to do too. Throw surprises at the team, they had to overcome together. The Leaguer was hauled up into one of the nearby trees, hidden between the branches, neatly camouflaged by his green suit. He wanted to see how his team was going to handle this.