At a fort in the Border Territory of Wakanda, the new Brotherhood's been assembled. Clad in metal, Magneto hovers overhead, and surveys all of his mutant brothers who've answered the call.

As Magneto hovers, his cape flaps like a flag in the wind. Good thing Queen Ororo doesn't see him like this...

Ladies first. Or rather, SISTERS first. Rita Wayword's come all the way from the Mojoverse. She's got six arms; most of them are prosthetics. Aside from that, she can do magic. Don't let her Viking helmet fool you; this cyborg sorceress mutant bitch is no ásynja; nor is she one of the Valkyrior.

Lani Ubanu has come, too. She's no ásynja, either; she's come all the way from the Savage Land. She owes Magneto for her mutation's augmentations. She's a mutant who can sing hypnotically. Needless to say, Magneto's already tested her augmented power on himself. Just as needless to say, it's got his own seal of approval...

Regan Wyngarde has come, too. She's one of Jason's daughters. Magneto remembers Jason very well. Alas, sometimes he can't keep track of every version of Jason that Jason's ever shown him... And the same can be said regarding his daughter. It seems she's inherited her father's mutant power of illusion-casting. Magneto wouldn't have a problem with that...if only he could trust that she inherited her father's loyalty to the Brotherhood's cause...

Amora's come, too. She IS an ásynja. She's also a sorceress. Magneto has never stopped loving her. Alas, it's too bad this Brotherhood means more to him than anything he could have with her. Amora shouldn't be so offended. He's not the only lover she's lost, after all...

Chimera's come, too. She's a dragon-themed mutant with psionic powers. She's also a multiverse-faring pirate. She's taking some time off from that to help Magneto with his next Brotherhood. OTOH...do multiverse-faring pirates ever really actually take time off from their careers? Surely, the Exiles would laugh at that joke. (And with them, Chimera has VERY many unhappy memories...)

For extra muscle, she's brought along an air force of plasma-wraiths. Many wizards in Britain would mistake them for dementors.

The mutant Astra has come...despite her negative history with Magneto. Alas, she helped co-found the Brotherhood...which Magneto will always appreciate her for, if nothing else. She's a mutant who can teleport. Even now, she grins offside. She has plans for this Brotherhood. And Magneto's NOT going to like them...

Ana Cortés has come...with the mind of Yuriko Oyama trapped inside her head. Even so, she expects to have her uses. She's a mutant who can regenerate. Plus, she's a Latina. And the male mutants, at least, are going to LOVE that...

As announced earlier, Betsy Braddock has come, armed and ready, in her red cape and Iron Jack-themed costume. Her head is armed with the mind of Kwannon, her Japanese counterpart. A lot of Wakandans are going to be confused, as to what the hell a Capt. Britain's doing protecting them. But then, they shouldn't be too alarmed; it's not like Capt. America's never protected them...

Also as announced, Marshall Stone III is here, too. He's still suffering from jet lag. Sadly, his mutant power only protects him from mutant powers, and not everyday inconveniences... For that, he'd be better off with Darwin's mutant power...

Telford Porter's here, too. He's a mutant who can teleport...as his name suggests. More recently, his power has branched out, and he can become invisible now. It's been rumored he looks like Brad Pitt...but since he's invisible most of the time, it's usually hard to tell.

Gunther Bain's answered the call, too. He's a mutant who can generate repulsion fields.

Randall Darby's answered the call, too. He's a mutant who can control bioelectricity.

St. John Allerdyce has answered the call, too. (Magneto really LOVES him...) He's a mutant who can control fire.

Bennet du Paris has answered the call, too. He's a mutant who can induce confidence in others. He's also telepathic and telekinetic. He's very powerful. It's unclear as to how Magneto intends to stay in charge, if du Paris is on the team...

Finally, Joshua Foley's answered the call. He's a mutant who can control biology. When he's got good on his mind, his skin is golden. When he's got bad on his mind, his skin is a metallic black. Lucky for Queen Ororo's hunches, Foley's skin is currently golden.

Even so, Queen Ororo has already taken action. She's sent spies to the fort, to keep a watch on Foley, and to have her notified ASAP, if Foley's skin ever turns metallic black... Alas, it's just as well that Queen Ororo lets Foley go. First of all, if Foley's truly evil, he won't be able to tell that what he's doing is wrong; and if he can't, his skin won't change. Second of all, he's hardly the strongest player on this Brotherhood. In fact, Queen Ororo would expect Magneto to consider him one of the more expendable members of this Brotherhood...

OTOH, a lot of critics have probably said the same thing about Magneto's relationship with Toad. And yet, look how many of Magneto's calls to arms Toad's answered... Hell, Toad has even led his own Brotherhood, by now...which only makes sense because Toad co-founded the first Brotherhood. Even then, though, he was hardly chess queen material.

Alas, if Magneto plans to betray Wakanda, Wakandan intel cannot yet tell. Alas, it's already been suggested that Magneto might not have as much control over this Brotherhood as he would like. And that makes sense, considering that truly hardened villains, like Magneto, would expect ABSOLUTE control over any team he led. (That's insane, of course; but then, no one's ever known Eisenhardt to belong anywhere outside a mental hospital...with power-dampening rooms...)

The future holds the answers. All Wakanda has to do is wait. And with luck, Wakandans won't be running scared before the Queen's deal with the Brotherhood expires...assuming it hasn't been broken by then.