Even more years have passed. Bowser was now twenty-four and the official Koopa leader. He spoke so vibrantly against the King and the Toad Empire that other Koopas decided to join his rebellion. The King knew very little of this, for Bowser's meetings were held in a cave hidden deep in the Canyon, now rocky, in the dead of night. Koopas volunteered to be his right-hand men, and soon, others pledged their allegiance to Bowser as well, hailing him "King of all Koopas."
This gave him the sense of power that he was seeking his whole life. He now had an entire army, quite literally, of loyal Koopas simply waiting to serve him. He had mapped out his plans declaring war on the King several years ago with Kammy, but still had too few men to do the job.
He needed to invade other countries and let his army grow. He took Kamilia aside for a word one summer evening and took her into his cottage, far away from the cave.
"Kammy," he started. Kamilia cringed at her new nickname. She missed being called "Kamilia" or "Ma'am", but that's what happens when teenagers grow up: they loose all respect for their elders. "We should put our plans of invasion into action…tonight."
This caught Kammy off guard. She knew that Bowser was powerful, as was she and the army, but she still protested.
"Bowser, invasion isn't something you just go out and do!" she said. "We need to properly train the troops, map out our course, ready the…"
"Kammy, we've been preparing for the past three years!" Bowser cried out. "If we don't declare war quick, Toadstool will have us killed for sure! We're doing this for our protection!" Kammy was silenced and knew it. She simply nodded her head and walked to the other side of the cottage, picked up a map, and walked back.
"Bowser, I've known that you would invade one day, but…" she didn't finish. She simply placed the map in his claws and walked to the cave to tell the small army of their plans. Bowser starred at the map in awe.
An entire invasion chart was mapped out on it. The "King" could hardly control his happiness as he starred at its mappings and charts. He had a feeling of total victory already settling in his stomach.
The Koopas took the news rather well. They kept shouting how they would follow Bowser to the gates of Hell itself. This made Kammy feel a little better, but all of this attention couldn't have been good for Bowser. It was all going to his head. He would rely on them too much and, once they left him, he would be powerless again. Kammy tried to keep Bowser fit by training him as much as she could, but whenever approached about assassins from the King, he would respond by saying, "My body guards will protect me."
She was beginning to get worried for her son.
That night, he and his troops, armored and ready for battle, marched through the rocky terrain of Keep Canyon and towards their first stop: Pilz.
Land of the Goombas...expect an update soon.