Notes:
    Merlin and Arthur host the first council meeting. Rose learns something she didn't expect.
Warnings: fighting

     Mordred was still reeling from the fact that he had mated the Omega who was currently still pinned beneath him when Arthur came tearing through the forest, shifting into his big white wolf. Mordred panicked and shifted into his black wolf just in time for his father to tackle him, making the two Alphas roll down the hill.
     At the sound, several weres came rushing to see what all the fuss was about, eventually drawing out a crowd that tried to pry the father and son apart.
     Merlin arrived and, at his loud angered growl, Arthur finally let go of his son, the pair of Alphas shifting back into human form.
    "What in the hell is going on here that I was called here at this goddess forbidden hour?!"
    Multiple weres began shouting over one another, "Arthur attacked his son!" And, "They just started fighting over an Omega!"
    Finally, Merlin shouted, "SILENCE!!"
    Arthur slowly approached his brother, purpose in his steps. "Brother--"
    Merlin held up a hand. "Why did you attack your son, your own flesh and blood?"
    "He disobeyed my commands!"
    "That is no reason to attack your own!"
     "This doesn't concern you, brother!" Arthur spat angrily.
     "I AM THE ALPHA! IT IS MY PLACE TO PROTECT THIS PACK!" Merlin shouted. Taking a deep breath, he turned to Mordred. "Nephew, what happened?"
     Mordred exhaled loudly. "I...mated the Omega by accident."
     "By accident? Why?"
     Before Mordred could answer, Rose rushed forward. She shouted something but couldn't be heard in between her loud breaths.
     "What was that?"
     Rose stopped, caught her breath, and finally responded, "They're true mates."
     "Mordred, is this true?"
     Mordred was silent. Then he turned to the Omega and finally answered, "Yes."
                              * * * * *
     "I'd like to welcome everyone to the very first official council meeting." Arthur said, his voice booming across the brand new round table and the entire room. "As you know, my brother has decided that these meetings are to occur once every month, unless any emergency meetings are called for, and will involve each Alpha Pack Leader as well as Merlin, Cenred, and I myself."
    As he spoke, he glanced around the table at the other Alphas. Arthur sat beside the spot where Merlin would later sit once he arrived. Cenred was two seats down from him on the other side of the empty seat.
    Aside from them sat Regina of the Storybrooke Pack; Sam, Dean, and Castiel of the Winchester Pack; Iseldir of the Druid Pack; Esmeralda of the Gypsy Pack; Sapphira of the Warrior Pack; Blue of the Fäe Pack; Sola of the Spiritual Pack; Lucian of the First Pack (as they called the pack of more savage type weres); Raven of the Ever After Pack; Shepard of the Shepard Pack; Robin, the only Beta among them since he lead the Sherwood Pack; Peter and Felix of the Lost Ones Pack; Kida of the Atlantis Pack; Irene's granddaughter who was also named Irene of the Mystic Pack; Rias of the Devils Pack; Alastor of the Demons Pack; Azazel of the Fallen Angels Pack; Michael of the Angels Pack (who, coincidentally was one of Castiel's long lost brothers and one of the Ancients); Isadora of the Wonderland Pack; Evangeline of the Enchanted Pack; Neytiri of the Avatar Pack (the halflings); Arya of the Ellesméra Pack; Mavis of the Dark Pack; Calliope of the Light Pack; Calypso of the High Pack; Bo of the Under Pack; Crystal of the Dragon Pack (shifters with a human, wolf, and dragon form); the sisters, and Ting Ting, Mai, and Su of the Royale Pack (a pack that showcased weres from other parts of the world where monarchy still reigned).
     Blue was a female Alpha with curly dark hair and dark eyes in a terrible dress and many of the weres in her pack wore clothing made from flowers, vines, various plants, animal skins, and the like. Shepard was a male Alpha with long reddish brown hair in a ponytail, brown eyes, dressed in silken tunics and leather pants. Most in his pack wore silk, leather, lace, and cotton. 
    Irene was a young female Alpha with long, flowing brown hair, big blue eyes, who was quite young, being only 14, and only having taken the reigns of ruling recently because of her family's tragic death.
    The Big Four was the four packs known as the Angels Pack (the original pack that ruled over most others), the Fallen Angels Pack (those that were once part of the Angels Pack but rebelled), the Demons Pack (a pack that was made up of casters that were hunted by the Angels and Fallen Angels packs), and the Devils Pack (a pack that follows the way of the Ancient Lucifer).
    Michael was a gorgeous male Alpha, the eldest of the Ancients, with shoulder length golden blond hair and sky blue eyes, dressed all in armor with six fluffy white wings. Azazel, a male Alpha, had shoulder length hair that was bicolored, black mostly with white blond bangs and golden brown eyes, dressed in a regular suit with black wings that were partially molted. Alastor, a male Alpha, had fluffy black hair with red streaks, glowing red eyes, dressed in a suit and long trenchcoat, black tendrils drifting behind him rather than wings. Rias was a gorgeous female Alpha with long, flowing red hair, bright green eyes, dressed in a fancy black dress, black outlines of wings that no longer were jutting out from behind her.
    Evangeline looked a lot like Isadora with long white hair and pale skin but had big purple eyes and dressed in gowns made of roses or flowing waves. Neytiri was an extremely tall female Alpha of Native American descent, long braided black hair flowing down her back, large green eyes, wolf ears poking out of the top of her hair, fangs jutting from her mouth, and a long tail swaying from her bottom, covered in a dress.
    ("I feel short." Sam said when he met her.)
    Arya was a female Alpha with curly red hair covering pointy ears, gray eyes, wearing a simple white fantasy style dress. Mavis was a female Alpha with a short black bob of hair and large blue eyes, fangs extended out her mouth, dressed in a short black dress and red converse. Calliope, another female Alpha, had long blond hair, silver eyes, and wore an indigo gown. Calypso was a dark skinned, dark haired, dark eyed female Alpha dressed in a long black dress, her face covered in golden face tattoos. Bo was a dark skinned, muscly male Alpha with dark eyes dressed in only a pair of pants.
    Crystal was an unusual looking female Alpha with purple hair, blue eyes with slits, pale skin, dressed in a purple dress that was short in the front, long in the back, and large purple dragon wings. The sisters were of Chinese descent, all with black hair in odd styles and dark eyes, dressed in dresses of purple, pink, and yellow.
    All of them waited around the round table, idly chatting.
    At that moment, Merlin entered the room and all the Alphas (and Robin) stood and bowed to their leader. Merlin gestured that they may sit before doing so himself. "Apologies! Pack business kept me longer than I thought."
    The other Alphas nodded and murmured their understanding.
    "So to business!" Merlin said, gesturing to the other Alphas. "I would like to begin this first meeting by introducing ourselves and explaining the happenings in each pack."
    Each Alpha began to speak in turn, until Arthur suddenly stood and spoke in a booming voice, "Are we all going to just ignore the elephant in the room?!"
    Merlin exhaled noisily. "Arthur, there is no reason to interrupt council business! The issue has already been resolved!"
    "Oh so now anyone can claim to be true mates so they can rut any Omega they please without consequences! Oh sure! Let it turn into another case like with Cenred!" 
    Cenred growled low in his throat. "If you dare say another word about Morgana, I will rip out your throat!"
    "She's my sister!"
    "Yet you have the audacity to imply your sister's a slut!" Cenred growled.
    "Oh for the love of the goddess Luna!" Lucian piped up. "All this arguing over one Omega! She's mated! Move on!"
    Arthur growled at Lucian. "Typical of a savage like you to say!" He turned to his brother. "Come on, brother, this is wrong and you know it."
     "Oh just perform a bond scrubbing and have done with it!" Blue stated flatly.
    "But that's so dangerous!" Irene argued.
    "Wait a minute." Sam asked, piping in and the catching the attention of the other Alphas. "I thought that were law stated that if the Omega chooses the Alpha, no law can break the bond." He paused. "Right?"
     "Yea!" Dean added. "And didn't a younger Omega just have to have sex with her mated Alpha the other day to stay alive?"
     "He has a point." Castiel said, smiling approvingly to his honorary brothers.
    Michael nodded. "That is true."
    "Who cares?" Alastor said. "Why are those two on this council anyway? Most of us have been Alphas longer than these two have been alive!"
    "Now now," Azazel said, "there's no need to be nasty. We are simply here to discuss business."
    "And, instead of pointing the finger at those two," Regina added, turning to the only Beta in the room, "how about him? He's not even an Alpha!"
    Robin sent her a tight lipped grin. "My apologies, your majesty, Alphas are a bit less...common where I come from."
    Regina sent him a look of disgust. Rias finally piped in, "Look, we may be different in many regards but we can all agree that the one thing we share is a mutual responsibility to care for those under us and a mutual love for Wolf Haven."
    Her words finally made the rest of the council quiet their arguing and continue their meeting in peace.
                           * * * * *
    As the group of Alphas (and one Beta), emerged from their council chambers, Rose was taking a walk with Luna, the two pregnant Omegas soaking in the perfect warmth of the sun. As Regina turned her head to Robin, stretching herself to her full height, Rose turned to Luna and whispered, "Those two are definitely true mates."
     "How do you know?" Luna asked, lightly.
     "I'm not sure. I just...know."
     Sola appeared behind her. "Who was your family?"
     Rose had a far away look in her eyes as she responded, "My father was the Alpha of our pack, and he was incredibly strong. I had many siblings, strong and powerful but I was the only one in the entire pack that was endowed."
     "And your mother?" Sola prodded.
     "I never met her." Rose quickly responded. "My dad used to say that he found me as a pup. I had been delivered to him from my mother in a golden basket."
    "Rose," Sola said, finally turning to Rose who now looked confused, "I think you may be coming into the second wave of your powers, not because you've been alone so long but because the extent of your power is so strong that had it been released all at once, you wouldn't have survived the flow of magic rushing through your body."
     "Then why am I so powerful?"
     "Because of your mother. She is a powerful were, high on the hierachy. You, Rosalia, are a part of were royalty on par with the Ancients!"
     Rose's eyes widened in shock.