[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  |  8:20a.m.  |  Happy Harbor, Rhode Island[/color][/sup][/INDENT][/INDENT]
Black Canary stood with her arms crossed, observing Cybergirl and Rain's sparring session. Cybergirl won and the Leaguer found herself smirking inwardly. She wasn't supposed to be smug, but she still loved it when one of the girls could beat the guys because they underestimated her. She observed Rain's concern and made a mental note of it, he wasn't as tough as he made himself out to be. So Batwoman was right about him. 

[color=Slateblue]"Alright team assemble here"[/color]
She waved them over to her, waiting until they were all gathered together before continuing. Looking at each of their faces she started to speak.
[color=Slateblue]"Good work today, I've seen some of you crossing their boundaries, adaptability and concern for your fellow team members. Well done Rain, Talon, Hex, Cybergirl and Nymph"[/color]

As a teacher she couldn't be more pleased. There was certainly room for improvement, but this was a great start. She put her black jacket back on and got ready to give her team instructions.
[color=Green]"Dinah, you gave me a team of slugs, they're still on the first obstacle"[/color]
The annoyed voice of Green Arrow complained through her ear piece. Black Canary sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose in annoyance. 
[color=Slateblue]"You've got to be kidding me...."[/color]

She looked at her watch, they were about half an hour into training. Maybe they were having trouble with the wall? In any case, she wasn't going to let her team wait. 
[color=Green]"Do you want me to give them some incentive?"[/color]
Dinah didn't like Ollie's tone, she knew that was going to end up making this worse. 
[color=Slateblue]"No Ollie, just let them figure things out on their own"[/color]
Dinah looked over at the forest where the obstacle course was located. Knowing Green Arrow he was probably hauled up in a tree somewhere taking a nap. He was never really a morning person. 

[color=Slateblue]"Alright here's wha..."[/color]
Black Canary was again distracted. This time by Hex who's powers seemed to be malfunctioning in a disturbing manner. Her eyes narrowed at the patch of dead grass and the particles floating in the sky around them. She positioned herself in front of the team in a protective manner.. Zatanna had given her the basics of Hex's powers, so she knew what the team was getting itself into. Along with that she'd given her a fair warning of it's potential danger.
[color=Slateblue]"Hex, take back control...now"[/color]

Usually she ignored the crow, but she caught on to what he was saying and it was worrying. She wasn't satisfied with Hex's answer, but she let it slide for the moment. She was pretty sure a simple sparring session would not have tired him out. Keeping Hex in her peripheral vision she laid down the rules to her team. 

[color=Slateblue]"Seeing as your other team members haven't crossed the first obstacle yet this is your chance to show them how it's done. You'll be starting on the opposite end of the obstacle course."[/color]

Black Canary led the team through a different path in the forest, avoiding the first group so they could reach the end of the course, which would be their starting point. 

[color=Slateblue]"As far as handicaps go, Talon you can only take one piece of equipment with you, Hex you can only teleport a maximum of two meters in front of you and finally only Nymph is allowed to speak"[/color]

She was aware the sparring session had left a lasting impact on Nymph. This would add yet another layer of pressure to the situation. Dinah wanted to see how she would react. The fact that she had a breakdown wasn't unexpected, what surprised her was her resilience. She approached her former sparring partner not with fear, but compassion. The Martian Manhunter was right about her. 

[color=Slateblue]"Good luck"[/color]

Dinah stood a little ways away from the five tires, waiting for the team to start figuring out what they were supposed to do with them. Five short poles were hammered into the ground a good distance away from the tires. They were tall enough for one tire to be flipped on top of them, with the pole coming through the round opening.