Of course, Bowser was not alone in his mission to rule Mushroom World. Frequently by his side was a Koopa named Kamek, who also happened to be a master of the dark arts. Kamek had been infatuated with a show, "Magical Manny," when he was a child, and ever since began practicing with magic and sorcery. His first book was the Necronomicon, found near his home, probably brought by a human many ages ago. Kamek learned to read for the sole purpose of understanding that book. It was all worth it when he had conjured the ability to fly at age 13, his very first working spell. Of course, it required a broomstick. He had since learned spells consisting of energy blasts, bolts, bombs, etcetera. Kamek was even able to use limited telekinesis. He first met Koopa Bowser 2 years ago. They happened to be the sole two creatures at a meeting called "Understanding Magic", hosted by a guy named Booster. When the pitiful show was over, Koopa Bowser and Shigeru Kamek discussed the dark arts, and Kamek even showed Bowser a few tricks. Bowser was delighted, and they became good friends. Only two weeks ago, however, did Bowser let the magical Koopa in on his plans.
"I need an angel for the flood," Bowser had uttered to him on that day, "I need a general for my war."
"Of course," Kamek had replied, "Your Majesty."
Now, Kamek was visiting his ruler to see how Level 1 of the Megakoopa's plan had gone. "Kamek!" Bowser was delighted to see him. Kamek examined the room for a bit before he spotted the princess high in the air, and floated up for a closer look.
"I see Level 1 went well," Kamek grinned.
"Yes, Level 1 is complete. But now we must enact Level 2 as we await my deed. We must destroy the beehive with the hammer. Do you understand?"
"Of course, Your Highness." Even though Kamek could not speak beauty, he certainly understood it.
Level 2 went something like this-Kamek would be gathering troops afar and wide for Bowser's army. The main focus was to bribe the Shy Guys, a human-like species that hid their horrid scars given at birth as part of their culture under red coats and white masks. The sheer amount of them would be enough to take over Kongaland, at the least. They also needed to place the current soldiers (which consisted of lone Goombas and Koopas) under training.
"It's a brand new day, I have no remorse, now the water's rising, but I know the course." Bowser whispered quickly. "Go, Kamek-Level 2 begins now."
So the mystic Koopa in blue exited on a series of events that would signal the end.
Bowser turned to the Princess. "The world I want is at my feet."
Peach blew a raspberry in his face.
"No it's not! I swear to you, Mario is gonna save me and he's gonna beat you up big time!"
"Mario?" Bowser questioned, "Mario? Do you believe Justice has a Voice?"
"Yeah, Mario! He comes from Earth like me, and he will drop you into that pit of lava you got right over there!" Peach gestured to a pit of lava covered by a narrow bridge that just fit Bowser.
"Dear Princess, you have either lied to me or destroyed any plans your savior could have in a timespan of ten seconds. If there is a 'Mario', and he is coming to secretly save you, he will no longer be. I hope you're proud of your actions."
Peach realized what she had done and sunk to her feet behind the floating gray bars.