Bowser, seven members of the Hammer Army and eight Koopatrols were gathered at a large stone table. they had heard the news of the two Koopatrols getting killed, and Bowser was fuming (He'd left Jimmy the Hammer Bro locked in the dungeon until further notice). You could see the plumes of smoke billowing from his nostrils.

"That's IT! That Mario HAS to go! And if you see Sam Hammer, don't bother capturing him. Kill him on sight - he's really making me fume." Bowser roared at the table. The Koopatrols cheered, but the Hammer Bros. weren't so keen.

"Dave here! That's our leader!" Dave shouted in protest.

"Your leader is a traitor, Dave." Bowser explained as calmly as he could.

"Spiky Tim here. Can't we just all go and kick their butts? If we sent every Koopatrol out, Mario and Sam Hammer are no-hopers." Spiky Tim said.

"Tyler here! Our leader took out two Koopatrols single-handed, so you're in trouble." Tyler said to Spiky Tim.

"Quiet, Tyler! Spiky Alison, tell him!" Spiky Tim shouted. The Koopatrol army doesn't just have male members - it also has female members, too.

"Spiky Alison here! Tyler, your leader may be able to take on two Koopatrols single-handed, but it doesn't mean that he could take on the entire Koopatrol army and win! One against 6000. You are joking." Spiky Alison explained.

"Chris here! You're trying to make our leader sound like he's got as much fight as a lettuce leaf, Alison!" Chris yelled (Chris is actually one of the Hammer Sisters (females of the Hammer Army). Her full name is Christina, but she's shortened it).

"That's Spiky Alison to you." Spiky Alison said darkly.

"Look, mate. Whatever your leader's good at - it won't wash! From the mouth of Spiky Harry!" Spiky Harry shouted.

"HEY! We're supposed to be discussing our next move! The next one's in Gusty Gulch - what traps should we set for Mario and his gang?" Bowser asked. Immediately, the others at the table quietened down.

"Sorry, Master Bowser. It just seemed that we needed a little talk about the situation." Spiky Alison explained.

"Now, I've had an idea. I say that we leave him a gift of some variety." Bowser said.

"Adam here! What's so good about leaving Mario a gift? That's too damn kind." Adam said.

"Now Adam, the gift won't be nice. It's gonna be something that'll make him shake so much, his 'tache will drop off!" Bowser said excitedly.

"A cannon that fires Bullet Bills?" Spiky Tim asked.

"A big box of Bob-ombs!" Adam said triumphantly.

"A never-ending hole!" Spiky Harry shouted.

"Can you put gift wrap on a hole?" Spiky Alison asked firmly.

"You could put the gift wrap around the hole." Chris answered.

"NO, YOU BLITHERING IDIOTS!" Bowser roared, the smoke coming out of his nostrils getting fiercer.

"Freddy here! Then what?" Freddy asked.

"It will be... a quick-fire way to my domain! But it will be (to them) a quick-fire way to the Star Spirit!" Bowser said triumphantly. The Koopatrols and members of the Hammer Army cheered wildly.

"Get to it!" Bowser yelled, and then they all got to work.