Jubilee and Pyro didn't end up mating. She ended up mating Archangel/Warren Worthington III. Blame Jen at Visualsounds1! She did a RP where Jubilee greets Warren at the Academy and it looked kinda flirty and yeah.

Jubilation Lee Worthington studied the other women at the table. They were an impressive lot, she admitted to herself. Especially the elder ones, but she was more familiar with the younger ones, being their classmate.

At the head of the table sat Scheherazade. To her right was seated Sharkness, then Black Widow, White Tiger, Shadowcat, Rogue, Jubilee herself, Mystique, and last, Storm.

While Jubilee herself commanded the respect also due her mate, the elders were powers. Though they sat somewhat sullenly waiting for the meeting to begin, Scheherazade and Sharkness had served in World War Two together, the tiger and shark Ferals ferocious in a fight.

Black Widow was a super soldier, too. Partnered with the Hawk's Eye, she was one of the deadliest of the lot.

Shadowcat and Rogue, much like Scheherazade and Sharkness, had become partners-of-sorts on the battlefield.

Jubilee had suffered a sort of ostracization when she'd mated the Archangel. He'd been worth it, but her friendships had suffered.

Mystique, too, remained aloof. Though more by choice, wanting to focus on Charles and her children than being truly left out. In the course of that, she'd bonded with Storm, the women hitting it off quite well.

Ava and Wanda, the very youngest of them, had respectively been taken under the wings of Sharkness and Black Widow. Scheherazade would've taught them, but she was preoccupied when the time came to mentor them.

But today wasn't about them. Or her. It was about their mates and what was going on.

Tony Stark had attacked Steve Rogers and James Barnes.

James Barnes who had yet to stand trial as Mystique, Sabretooth, Colossus and Pyro had not so long ago.

Which is why, despite meeting to renew the Maternal Accords, the Roaring Wildcats were waiting on Pepper Potts.

As the once-mate of Tony Stark, she would have say.

But so would they all.

Amara, not as Leader of the Aurelius clan, but as the mate of James Buchanan Barnes.

Marie, as Prima of North America.

Victoria, as Prima of Transylvania.

Katya, as Prima of Russia.

Ava, as mate of one of the Defenders.

Mystique, as one who would understand.

And Jubilee herself. As the woman who had suggested the meet.

When Pepper slipped into the meeting room, she gave a squeak of surprise. Not all that surprising, really, with the Primas in their garb and the rest in the standard superhero costume.

Scheherazade faced Pepper with grave brown eyes, leather cord securing her braid, a necklace glinting at her throat. Sharkness glared fiercely, the snowflake tattoo on her wrist in evidence. Her own Italian features were grimmer than usual, undoubtedly due to the fact that her mate was frozen to protect the world from him. Black, sharklike eyes glittered with barely-restrained malice, the shark tooth strung around her neck emphasizing just how wild the woman was.

Rogue, Shadowcat and White Tiger inclined their heads, Jubilee, Mystique and Storm a beat behind.

"We are debating how to put the Avengers on trial. Would you join us?" Victoria's cool question had Pepper collapsing into the seat at the foot of the table. Clearing her throat, the eldest Prima leaned back and ordered

"Sharkness, fill us in." When she was greeted by a snarl from her oldest friend, the woman ordered coldly

"Aurora, what has the Lady Aurelius so angry?" Another woman slunk out of the shadows, a smaller fang in the hollow of her throat the first thing you noticed. The next was the blue-green-grey snowflake tattoo on her shoulder, far more jagged a design than Amara's. Aurora answered in a monotone that indicated she was furious

"Stark attacked Lord James, because while he was the Winter Soldier, he executed Howard Stark and his wife." Aurora's own black eyes crackled with fire before she elaborated coldly

"Marcus is holding the fort for now, but if we lose Lord James, we lose Lady Aurelius."

Victoria nodded. Turning her golden-brown gaze on Pepper, she indicated herself and said idly

"Victoria Creed Russell. Code name Scheherazade." Amara growled

"Amarabeth Aurelius Barnes. Code name Sharkness." Catching on, the others went around, skipping Pepper for the moment.

"Natalia Romanovna Barton. Codename Black Widow."

"Ava Ayala Rand. Code name White Tiger."

"Ekaterina Pryde Rasputina. Codename Shadowcat."

"Anna Marie Xavier Howlett. Code name Rogue."

"Jubilation Lee Worthington. Code name Jubilee."

"Raven Darkholme Xavier. Code name Mystique."

"Ororo Munroe McCoy. Code name Storm."

Aurora, who'd leaned against her aunt, raised two fingers in a salute and informed the shellshocked Pepper

"Aurora Aurelius Summers. Code name Abyss."

Despite the amused cast to Victoria's features now, she was still serious when she began

"A lot has happened, even since the Sokovian Accords. If we put the Avengers on trial, it must be public, and we must make public the last trial the Feral world conducted." Mystique answered

"That won't be difficult. You can broadcast a wide range, can't you?" Victoria shrugged

"About ninety years ago, I thought Jack was dead. He fell before my eyes and didn't get up. My telepathic scream knocked out the world for a whole minute. The only reason I stopped screaming is that Logan beaned me from behind. Reports were, and have been, confirmed over the decades." Amara's eyes cleared a little, before she asked stiffly

"So, you could help Jamie?" Victoria snorted

"If I had his permission, I could disassemble his programming and strip his mind to a modernized version of himself, before I built up my own programming to protect his mind in the future."

Amara had a faraway look in her eyes. She blinked, taking a moment to raise her lashes. Her voice hitched

"He says yes. Make him ready to stand trial." Victoria inclined her head, before turning her gaze on Pepper again.

"Ms. Potts, you are here today to vote in the proceedings for the Avengers Trials. Instead of instating you into the Maternal Accords, you will act as Natalia's replacement, should you be willing."

Pepper held up a hand.

"Hold on. Maternal Accords? Replace Natasha?" Lips quirking into a smirk, the Prima of Transylvania explained

"We, the mothers, daughters, Primas and leaders of the Feral and Mutant people, with a human who stands as our fulcrum, sign the Maternal Accords every time there is an incident that requires our cooperation. Once that issue is resolved, the Maternal Accords are voided, warranting another signing in the wake of disaster." Waving a hand, the elder elaborated further

"Myself, Marie and Katya are mated to to the Prime Ferals of Transylvania, North America, and Russia, respectively. Amara, aside from being my war comrade and personal friend, is the recently installed leader of a powerful shark Feral clan. Ava and Jubilation are mated to CEOs of rather large companies that employ a fair amount of Ferals. Raven is mated to the headmaster of the oldest Institute for Mutants, and Ororo is mated to the doctor and sciences professor of that same institution."

Victoria paused, tilting her head at Rogue. Who stated easily

"I'm also Raven's daughter, which means I'm the sister of the Prime of Germany, Kurt Darkholme. What we're asking, Virginia Potts, is if you are mated to Anthony Stark." Katya interjected quickly

"Before you answer, you should know that mating changes the game considerably." Jubilee inserted sarcastically

"I would know. I went through three men before finding my true mate."

Pepper listened, flabbergasted, as the women discussed the advantages of mating. James Buchanan Barnes, she learned, would survive the trial, as would Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, Ant Man, Falcon, Natasha and Wanda. Tony, James Rhodes and Vision would face the possibility of death or permanent containment. Spiderman would face a serious decision, but would probably live, especially since Natasha planned to vouch for both of them.

Incredulously, Pepper burst out

"You're going to stage show trials?!" Victoria frowned at her, hrhrmming before Amara deadpanned

"This is why we gave you the option to function as fulcrum. Success will win you a slot in the next accords, should you desire."

Marie lounged back, eying the others and asked confidently

"So, Virginia, you mated to Tony or not?" Impatiently, Pepper demanded

"What would it change?" She was surprised when the response was a chorus of

"Everything." Katya explained patiently

"Mating isn't just calling someone your mate and being done with it. When Piotr was on trial, a few years back, if Raven hadn't claimed him as her son, and I hadn't claimed him as my mate, the Prime Council would have had to assume there was no one who claimed him, and then they would have executed him because he was alone, had no reason to improve, to cleave to the vows he made the day he was acquitted."

Victoria added evenly

"Jack, my mate, knows that no matter what, come heaven or hell, I'll be at his back and standing against every threat with him. Part of it is that I'm a soldier, capable of keeping that vow, the rest is that I have sworn again and again, 'I am with you unto the end' until I'm blue in the face."

Pepper felt a little lost. More so when Vanessa and Daniella slunk out of the shadows as Aurora had, to tell their stories.

Each of these women had chosen to fight, she realized.

Victoria and Amara had fought in war and loved like crazy. For a time, Victoria had secluded herself, and Amara had broken. But their mates brought them back.

Katya, Marie and Jubilee had been coaxed out of the dark, or done the coaxing, to stand in the light with the men they loved.

Natasha had trusted Clint when she didn't know if she should.

Ava had been grieving, deeply and truly, had been easily enraged, and her mate had soothed her heart and eased her tears.

Raven had thrown away everything, only for her mate to bring her home.

Ororo, a goddess humbled, had found love when she least expected it.

Daniella and Vanessa had chosen to train, to become the best of themselves, so their mates didn't need to worry about them.

Aurora had waited for her mate to realize who she was to him.

Pepper wanted to curl in on herself. She loved Tony, she did, but she hadn't been able to take Iron Man anymore. She'd pulled away, and these women… had stayed.

Had fought.

Had bled.

Had screamed and cried and been terrified, but they'd held on.

Because they knew love wasn't something you disregarded.

Even Raven had learned.

Now they were offering her the chance to protect Tony as he'd protected her.

"Yes. I'm-" Marie shook her head and said easily,

"Let's start over, shall we? Marie Xavier Howlett, and you are?"

Shoulders squared, Pepper replied

"Nice to meet you, I'm Pepper Potts Stark."