Once Bowser got dressed, King Boo deflated into his new appearance, mentally recording this event for future experimenting. "From what I can gather, all of us who got hit by the explosion got affected by some power-up magic." The Koopa king was still unhappy at having to wear clothes, not used to it, but King Boo had actually intimidated him a little, so the former turtle didn't want to set the ghost off again.

Bowser retained his height and most of his Koopa features, like the tail and shell. He now had the appearance of a horned buff female with tan skin and red hair, still sporting his deadly fangs and fiery eyes. "When I get back, I'll make Kamek fix this." He checked his new appearance with King Boo's mirror until he recalled something. "Wait, where's Junior?" The ghost pointed behind Bowser, at a pile of bodies.

Besides Junior and three Koopalings, there was also one regular and one Mad Boo, and a pitiful young Chain Chomp that was whimpering in its sleep. Bowser sighed with relief that his children were apparently unharmed. "Let me go to my castle. My subordinates might be going stir-crazy by now." He flexed his muscles, trying to get a feel and familiarize himself with this new shape. "I do miss my scales."

Then he faced King Boo. "How did you revert?" Even if it was a temporary transformation, it would serve as intimidation. "Try getting angry enough." Bowser huffed, closing his eyes tight in concentration. "Grr..." He could feel the magic within reacting, it was like sparking dried hay into a fire. "RAWR!" His arms got covered by scales and his claws grew back. "Hm... this is good to know about." Now that Bowser wasn't trying to force them out, the scales retracted, leaving human skin behind.

"Where should we go?" The Koopa requested that the portal was placed in the throne hall, that's where they would most certainly meet at least one important figure from the kingdom. The redhead looked at the ones still passed out. "But what about them?" King Boo assured Bowser that the young ones would be safe within the dimension, opening a portal back to the real world and beckoning the Koopa. "We both want answers, let's go."

Mario and Luigi had rushed to the Koopa Kingdom while staying away from the well-used roads, desiring to avoid getting either hostile Koopa's or friendly Toad's attention. By going all out and taking shortcuts, the brothers soon found themselves gazing at the walls of Koopa Castle in the distance, still with a hole leaking some pink smoke. "Let's-a put the disguises on."

The plumbers now looked like Koopa Troopas, and as long anyone didn't try looking closely, they would go unnoticed and be passed by as another turtle. "If memory serves a-right, there's a smaller entry for workers." They sneaked in, seeing the hubbub of the citizens as the soldiers marched out, led by some Koopalings. "Things might-a be more serious than I thought..."

Acting as if they belonged in, the plumbers infiltrated the castle and picked janitorial supplies, advancing slowly towards the throne hall while simulating that they were doing their job when a patrol ran by. (They are all saying-a that Bowser and King Boo went-a missing, along with some others...) Mario frowned under the mask while Luigi shuddered at the idea of facing the culprit.

They entered the throne hall unnoticed, seeing Ludwig pacing before the elevated centerpiece, clearly having taken the lead while Bowser was MIA. Kamek was a little to the side and sporting a nice bump, still performing kowtows to apologize for his mistake and folly. (Let's hide behind-a that pillar.) The twins heard the Magikoopa wail about how experimenting on the mushroom crown was a mistake while the Koopaling still mulled in thoughts.

When Kamek described the crown again for Ludwig, the plumbers had their eyes widened in alarm. (Er, bro...) Mario already knew what Luigi was about to ask, having heard about it as well. (It does sound-a like that power-up Toadette was gushing about...) They couldn't even fathom how the victims of the explosion would fare under the uncontrolled effects of the wild magic of a detonated power-up.

Then Luigi saw something he'd rather not, a portal that linked this world to the ghost dimension, so he began sweating in his shell. King Boo surely had a grudge against him, so he prayed to all the gods and forces he knew about to keep him and his brother safe. Mario kept watching the gate with a determined face, wanting to know what was going on. Both almost had their eyes pop off when Bowser and King Boo came out.

Ludwig and Kamek got a little start when a Paranormal Portal suddenly popped up in the middle of the hall. "King Boo?" Two female humans stepped out, getting weirded looks from the turtles. "Who are you two?" The Koopaling was apprehensive, they looked too much like a certain pair of kings, but he couldn't shake off the usual paranoia, as the current situation of his kingdom was delicate.

The redhead spat a plume of fire, annoyed at the fact he would have to reintroduce himself to his kingdom due to his new appearance. "Can't you recognize your Pops? Hmp... That's understandable." Bowser turned his sights to Kamek. "M-me-my liege..." The Magikoopa was trembling in his robes under the ruby and amethyst glares. "Forgive this lowly servant! It's all my fault! I'll do my utmost best to fix this!" The mage ran to his lab to start the research right away.

The confession mollified them and Ludwig managed to feel the familiar magical presence that only Bowser exuded. "Pops, where are the others?" He still worried about Junior and the Koopalings, but King Boo reassured him by stating that no harm could befall them as long they stayed put in the ghost dimension. "That is a relief... I'll inform the kingdom that the search is to be called off, so if I may, I'll be going."

Soon the rulers found themselves alone in the throne hall, Bowser was about to sit down when he saw King Boo's strange smirk. (Can't you sense it, old pal?) At this, the Koopa took a few sniffs, picking out scents he came to know well, a predatorial grin revealed sharp teeth. (Oh, how interesting!) They stared at a pillar, rearing up to ambush their prey, the rivals that handed themselves in a silver platter. (Ready?) Their eyes and fangs glinted under the light.

(Brother, I think they are looking at-a us!)

(Don't be-a silly, we're hidden by the furniture!)

Let's say that I'm implementing the original appearance of the transformed ones as a 'super mode', they will be using the Hulk-out method for now.