[center][color=darkgray][i][sub][sub]Mostly written by [@BlackSam3091][/sub][/sub][/i]
[b][sub]E P I S O D E   O N E :   S T R O K E   O F   M I S F O R T U N E[/sub][/b][/color][b][color=bf2628][sup][h1]DOWNTIME[/h1][/sup][/color][/b][/center]
[COLOR=bf2628][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]T H E   S A N C T U A R Y[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][sup][color=darkgray]July 3[sup]rd[/sup], 2020  |  6:30p.m.  |  Mount Justice, Rhode Island[/color][/sup][/INDENT][/INDENT]
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The Dee Dee Twins might have been cunning, they might have been brutal, and they might have been savage, but even the twins themselves didn’t think for one minute that they could take the entire Team and win. Without the support of the other Jokerz, the gang-leaders were quickly surrounded and overwhelmed, an unsurprising end to the day’s work. The Gotham crazies had bitten off more than they could chew, and would pay for that mistake through lengthy jail sentences. The Team remained on the scene until the proper authorities had cleaned up the mess left behind, before Superboy led them home, picking up a recovered Quickling on the way.

The Team entered the Sanctuary, hidden away inside the ancient stone of Mount Justice, before heading towards the meeting chamber. A large table, constructed from dark hardwood and darker stone, dominated the room. Upon its centre was emblazoned the symbol of Young Justice, the Initiative’s initials immortalised by the carving on the table’s surface. Around the table were several chairs, enough for the entire team, and with more to spare. 

The room wasn’t empty when they arrived. Waiting for them was the retired heroine, Dinah Lance-Queen, former Black Canary and current ‘den-mother’ to the Young Justice team. Despite no longer being an active super hero, she was still an attractive woman, supremely fit and possessed of a bouncy energy that belied her years. She moved with the grace of a dancer, always upon the balls of her feet and perfectly in balance. She stood up from her seat as the team entered, a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips as she watched the young heroes enter. 

“I watched you guys on the news. You looked good.”

[color=c23d3d][b]“Thank you, we – ”[/b][/color] Conner began to reply, but Dinah quickly cut him off.

“Good, not great. Decidedly sloppy in places. You all definitely need work, but there’s the beginnings of something special here. I need to speak to Conner about your training going forwards, so why don’t you all take the night off. Relax. We’ll get back to it fresh tomorrow, and see if we can’t start to work out those kinks.” She smiled once more, nodding towards the door in a clear dismissal. The kids trooped out into the hall, leaving Dinah and Conner alone in the meeting room.

The first thing on the agenda was dinner. A keen, if amateurish cook, Andy fixed everyone some chow, enlisting Steph’s help to divide the workload – chicken parma with salad for most, a hefty salad for Rannik, and a gigantic rib eye steak for Magnus. With it served, the teens sat around the lounge, [i]Avengers: Infinity War[/i] playing in the background as they ate. Robert Downey Jr. was getting slammed into the ground by Josh Brolin’s CGI fist when Andy stood, his plate licked clean. 

[color=ffbc57][b]“Right. Well, that was delicious. Compliments to the chef,”[/b][/color] he smirked. [color=ffbc57][b]“Anyone want to head down to the gym? Training or dodgeball, take your pick.”[/b][/color]

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