The next day Mario was given permission to take a fresh private bath to rid all that three day stench from tramping through the sewers and from squishing a couple of goombas, while the palace maids quickly finish cleaning his shirt, gloves, undies, shoes, and overalls before he got out, "This would be a lot-a faster in the shower-a." he said. Today Toadsworth was not too happy after last night when the princess wasn't indoors unguarded, so as promise he gave to the royal Mushroom family to not lose the only relative left he heavily made sure every toad guard blocked every exiting doors around the palace from top to bottom in order to not let her step one foot outside, for her protection, as much as it hurts him to hold her against her will for so long. Mario on the other hand just couldn't bear the tearful misery from the princess's heart being kept up in her room not spending just one day outside this mansion as much he needs to go out and find his brother Luigi, even if this was for her own protection this would still not be fair for her since she's the princess, so he thought of an idea that wasn't involving her running away or anything like that, but just a little something that could make her happy enough to spend at least one day outside.

As she was sitting in bed disappointed to what Toadsworth had to do, the now freshly cleaned up plumber arrived to say his goodbyes to her, but not until he closed the bedroom door and came in with a long pile of climbing rope after fooling the overprotected chancellor he needed traveling supplies for his journey to look for Luigi even though he was definitely going to need some after loosing all his previous ones, but the honest reason he brought the ropes were to sneak outside the back where there were no toads guarding outdoors except for the front while the rest were mostly inside making sure she didn't get out, which did not stop him from helping this poor lady get some fresh air as he tied two knots to the bed bars giving the two a chance to climb down. The Princess was scared of doing this considering she has a fear of heights but the caring plumber helped her by hanging on to him while they both lowered themselves down without being seen and safely landed gently on a short flower vase holding column standing on the left side next to the outdoor stairway entrance to the back door.

They tripped and fell but were okay, this was probably the only outdoors where could spend some time at was just the toad flower garden which the princess didn't mind at all since she's been wanting get both fresh air, smelling more of the gardens wonderful plants, and seeing a closer look at the birds flying by, "Well I will admit, I haven't been out here in the lovely flower garden, it is always so sunny and green out here like being in the woods, oh Mario Mario you didn't have to do any of this for me." "Nownow princess, this is the least and-a probably the only thing-a I can do for you, and-a please just call-a me Mario, just-a Mario..." "...Mario." "Magnifico, you got it, besides if you ask-a me, I do not think you should be kept up inside this place for the rest of your life, you should go out and do something-a like out here ." "... ...I know, but I just couldn't help but feel for Toadsworth at how he took real care of me and keeping me safe fromdangerous threats like that horrible demon who took over my family's throne ruling over the Mushroom Kingdom with fear and pain!..." While they were sitting on a bench chatting a helpless little bird that couldn't yet fell out of the nest and tumbled down the two story tree and rolled towards them, "Oh dear that poor little baby bird if only there was a ladder to climb up that tall tree to put him back in!" she worried "...Hmm, Let-a me handle this." Mario replied as he picked up the little bird, took a few steps back, then he quickly charged to tree running and made a great mighty jump flying two stories up to the nest safely placing the bird back in before the mother bird returned sliding back down surprising the princess after such technique, "...Wow, unbelievable, what magnificent jump you made the baby to his nest!" "...Oh, well back in Brooklyn they use to call me Jumpman even Luigi has it too, runs in the family, we get it from our great-a grand papa who was good-a with basketball and other kinds of sports like that-a." "Mario you are quite the charmer of animals." "I'll-a keep-a that in mind, and I would like to see what this King-a Koopa has on this plumber if he-a ever tries to come near you or me!" "And I am feeling so flattered about your gift Mario, you know my father once told me when I was a baby that I too have a gift, a special one he said." "...And-a what was-a that-a?" Princess Toadstool was silent at first but she told Mario she didn't know what her's was except it could be just standing around looking pretty as usual, however Mario didn't see it that for he told her that deep down she had some talent that's way better than that which made feel more confident to him, sharing their little moment together on the bench.

Just then... a dark cloud was covering the sun and the wind started to blow, "Momma Mia, I-a think there's a storm coming." Mario thought, except this was no storm, it was the coming of an unexpected visitor... the toad guards from up in the highest outdoor rooftop looked out with their spyglasses and sensed there was extreme danger coming this way from in the sky! They tried to alert the Chancellor and the Princess but a massive rhino sized bullet with a menacing face hit the walls of the palace collapsing them causing every toad inside to scream in panic including all the toad citizens of Toad Town who witnessed it and made both Mario and the Princess jump in fear hearing the load explosion and all the toads in the palace screaming for the princess! They raced up to the back door to find out what was going on but not before seeing something huge towering over the palace, it looked almost like some kind of ginormous flying ship in the sky from Mario's view, the whole home was completely under attack, black smoke were coming from the windows with The Chancellor inside still crying out for the princess, they had to act fast, with the princess standing back Mario quickly opened the two doorway to get the Toads counting Toadsworth out but suddenly fire came bursting out blowing Mario away tumbling down the stairway porch. He gets back up but hear a loud roar... something from out of the flames came stomping this way... something huge and misshapen coming out through the doorway with Mario shivering in apprehension. The large figure was revealed to be a giant eight feet monstrous fire-breathing reptile with big sharp demonic horns, a strong scaly turtle body, and red flaming eyes, all towering over Mario in fear, but the beast had those eyes on the Princess Toadstool as it turns out to be "Koopa!" she cried, "... ...Koopa..." stunned Mario "...this-a... Ka...King Koopa!?" Mario could not believe his eyes, seeing a creature this giant and more ferocious than the last ones he came across and this was who Toadworth told him about. But no time for conversations, the dreaded fiend swung his arm at Mario striking him out of the way when the princess watched in horror "... ... ...Prrrinncesss..." he moaned coming near her, Mario got back up again and tried to stop him from getting closer but all he could do was throw a rock at his head which only angered him, growling and snarling in the matter of taking care of the stranger first, "... euh, Don't you-a dare touch one claw on the princess-a you... giant ugly turtle thing-a you, or whatever are!" defended timid Mario standing up to him, suddenly he blew his fiery breath at Mario setting the plumber's britches on fire "HOT HOT HOT HOT HO-O-OTT!" he screeched while running in pain giving the monster time to chase his main target through the garden and finally to snatched her!

Mario quickly put out his bottom landing in a bird bath with water on it, but just as he heard the screaming of his loving friend, Mario had to rush through the garden to find them, but was too late, the appalling villain was shown carrying The Mushroom Princess in his vile claws up into some kind of floating helicopter like vehicle "MARIO!" cried Princess Toadstool in peril, the strange looking contraption was about to set off but Mario ran up to it and made his super high jump once again and manage to grab on to the back of it, he started climbing up after the thing flew up higher and higher from land, the plumber hung from the edge to get her without the abductor knowing until the same humongous flying ship flew by and tried to knock him off with a small bullet shooting from the canons, it took a few hits but the third bullet had hit the plumber off sending him to fall into the far off woods down below and no doubt angering the crew's master for why they idiotically kept hitting his car.

Now Princess Toadstool Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom was captured in the claws of the evil King Koopa while Mario Mario was left to perish in the deepest and dangerous part of the forest, all hope might seem lost.