Dislcaimer: None of the characters from the realm of Nintendo, including Mario characters, belong to me.

Chapter Nineteen:

The group planned to escape quickly, rejoin Yoshi, and return to Mushroom Kingdom.

They didn't plan on running into Bowser.

But that's what happened.

"Mario?" Roared Bowser. "How did you escape? No matter! I will stomp you flat!"

And Bowser attacked. He blew fire, he slashed, and stomped at Mario, but each time Mario managed to narrowly avoid Bowser.

"What do I do?" Mario wondered. "How do I stop him?"

He couldn't jump on Bowser, couldn't throw him into a pit of lava, couldn't hit him with a hammer, and couldn't throw him into a bomb.

It was Toad who came up with a solution.

He ran up to Bowser and stomped on his foot. Then, while Bowser was doubled over, he poked him in the eye. Then he grabbed the koopa by the tail and spun him around in circles, faster and faster, until he finally let go.

Bowser went flying right into the next room and landed with a loud crash.

A groan could be heard from the other room, but Bowser did not emerge.

"Well, let's go." Said Toad, dusting off his hands.