Stephanie smiled slightly. "Relax, Brooke. There's nothing terrible happening. But there's no way I'll be able to accomplish something this ambitious- not to mention any of my other plans, by myself."

She spoke quietly.

"I'm looking to gather ambitious and talented young mutants together, to help each other and further our interests without doing anything so vulgar as attempt world conquest. A conspiracy, if you will, to save the world from itself.

You're my best friend, and it'd be simply rude for you not to be the first person I speak to about it."