Dry Bowser was busy admiring the many pictures he took, having most of them hung around his personal lab within one of the many corridors of his lair at the top of the Grumble Volcano, the crater being his home base as he took a glance at his camera, smirking as he then heard a thunder boom, prompting him to turn around as he headed towards the door and opened it, revealing Kamek.
"Sorry about the thematic entrance." Kamek stated as he dusted himself off, turning to Dry Bowser. "I need your help. Lord Bowser wants his men to be a bit more trained, but he can't figure out their strengths, so he sent me to do some investigation."
Dry Bowser was skeptical. "On what grounds?' Was what the skeletal reptile spoke back as he placed his bony hands on his skeleton hips.
"Well... his majesty wanted as many intricate details on his minions as much as possible." Kamek stated, taking a good glance around at the many pictures hung on the walls. "And judging from all these pictures you took... you're the perfect guinea pig for the task!"
Dry Bowser grabbed Kamek by the neck, glaring at him. "And what makes you think I could be tricked into helping you, huh?"
Kamek wheezed as he barely squeezed out of the surprisingly tight grip Dry Bowser had, the old Magikoopa adjusting his glasses. "Well, we'll reward you with not using you as a back up boss like we originally did... does that sound promising?"
"...no." Dry Bowser scoffed as he was confident in not trusting the old man. "I already have a nice private life. Why would I want to ruin that?"
'Oh, it's not ruining, it's... enhancing." Kamek said as he moved his right hand around. "Think of it this way... you'll get paid handsomely for your services."
Dry Bowser took a moment to think, walking around as he glanced at Kamek and his camera occasionally. Eventually, the bony reptile snapped his fingers, coming to a conclusion.
"Fine, but so long as I do this by myself." Dry Bowser spoke up as he faced Kamek, grabbing his camera and wrapping it around his neck as he cracked his bony fists.