"Mario doesn't know what it's like to be beaten so many times. To have his plans foiled by a short little man who has no respect for the dreams of others. Don't try to tell me that he has never contemplated world domination."

"Ooh, contemplated. Isn't that a rather big word for you? You need to be careful and not hurt yourself."

"Shut up! Besides, no one could ever hurt me as much as Mario has."

"You have to admit it must be painful to fall off of a world into nothingness, and he's done that plenty of times."

"True. But I want to squash him once and for all."

"What about the Princess?"

"What about her? I'd actually like to see her try to help Mario for once. Maybe if I capture him, she'll get off her lazy behind and try to save him. She owes him that much anyway, as many times as he's had to save her over the years."

"Do we get to help you crush him?"

"We'll see."


Meanwhile, Mario is eating dinner at Peach's castle, unaware of the trouble that is about to befall him.

Suddenly, he grows to twice his normal size. He looks at the bowl that is now at his feet, then turns to the Princess.

"Mama mia! What kind of soup is this?!"

"Er… mushroom soup."

"I think you used the wrong mushrooms."

"I see that… I'm sorry, I won't let it happen again."

Luigi laughs as Mario shakes his head and waits for the mushroom to wear off. He also wonders why music always seems to play when he gets larger, but he shrugs it off and assumes he is only hearing things. Smashing your head on the ceiling can do that to a person.

"I need to work on my cooking skills…"

"You think? You should have learned this already, especially after having to cook for that fat paper Shy Guy a few years ago. Man, did he ever want some fancy food…"

"If you don't quit pestering me I'm going to make you go find some star bits to eat."

"Aw, come on, I was just kidding." Mario heads to the kitchen to look for something else to eat. A Goomba hands him a plate of spaghetti. Mario eats a mouthful before wondering how a Goomba could "hand" him anything, then passes out on the floor. The Goomba laughs and carries Mario to the window, where a Koopa on a broomstick puts him in a box and heads towards Bowser's castle.