After quickly clearing World 1 (After all, it's the easiest area), Mario took camp just beyond the castle for the night. So far, everything was the same. Mario didn't like it at all. Just before he went to sleep, he looked up and whispered, maybe to the stars, maybe to himself, "I wish my life had some more variety." Considering how many times he had rescued Peach, he felt the wish was a fair one, and it would work out well for him. Boy, was he wrong.

Kamek woke up early. Not because he planned to, or was restless, but because at 4:00 AM, Bowser went up to his bedside, prepared himself, then bellowed, "WAKE UP, USELESS MINION!" Kamek was slightly irritated by this, for he was old and needed rest, but forgave Bowser. As he changed from his night robe to his regular robe, Peach, also waking up from Bowser's massive shouts, came up with an idea.
Kamek went with Bowser to use the artifact. He asked, "Your grouchiness, are you sure about this?" Bowser became furious, but calmed down and lectured, "You're being rebellious, minion, but I'll chalk that up to waking up at a good hour for once. You get used to it." Then, as he mumbled something about geezers, Kamek cast his spell and got Mario- and himself- stuck in Big Rigs.