In present-day stories beginning in the 1990s, it was explained that Mason had been bestowed her powers by the wizard Merlin in order to produce a champion to aid the Allied Forces during World War II.
ɪn pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ stˈoːɹiz bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ɪt wʌz ɛksplˈeɪnd ðæt mˈeɪsən hɐdbɪn bᵻstˈoʊd hɜː pˈaʊɚz baɪ ðə wˈɪzɚd mˈɜːlɪn ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə pɹədˈuːs ɐ tʃˈæmpiən tʊ ˈeɪd ðɪ ˈælaɪd fˈoːɹsᵻz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.