Bowser has had no luck obtaining good sleep. His true and tired solution, late night snack, is once again utilized. But this food quest is a little different, which is all that it takes to force him to think about something that has attributed to his poor sleeping habits—and that is not a subject he likes to confront.

Years ago, King K. Rool disappeared from public view. While working on his next plot to kill the Kongs family, he reflects on his past interactions with the animals he hates so much.