Ahead, you'll find Starlow, trapped by something that looks like a jellyfish. A wandering Emoglobin appears, telling Mario how to use pipes. Some will send him into the air like a cannon and others will take him to different areas. Take his advice with the first pipe on the ground that you can reach. This will make Mario hit a ! Block that makes another pipe appear. That pipe does the same thing. The middle pipe will help Mario free Starlow. An enemy drops in and starts a battle. It's a Goombule, a Goomba-like creature found in Bowser's body. Starlow provides information on counterattacks, HP, items, and running from battles. When Mario gains experience, it is represented by a flag on a flagpole, so you know roughly when you'll level up. After the battle, Mario asks what happened and Starlow explained that they're in Bowser's body. She's not sure what happened to the others. The only thing they can do is continue on and look for the others.
Go right, then left through a pipe, battling Goombules along the way. There's an orange Emoglobin that fully heals Mario. To the right, Mario finds Luigi trapped like Starlow was. Starlow says to jump and grab Luigi's legs to free him. It works and Luigi is overjoyed to see Mario. Two Goombules appear and Starlow informs the bros about getting first strikes in battle and how to battle as a team. She also tells the bros how to tell which of them will be attacked next. After the battle, a pipe will appear. Luigi says he hasn't seen Peach, so she might be hard to find. Starlow gives the bros access to the Star Menu, which functions like a suitcase. Now that the bros have been reunited, continue exploring. Ahead is an elevator where Mario and Luigi must alternate hitting blocks to make the elevator rise.
Past the elevator are a bunch of crates that Bowser inhaled. Go to the right and hit the colorful block. It gives the bros a puzzle piece that's called an Attack Piece. There are nine left in the area, so hit other colorful blocks. Starlow explains that they are fragments that form Special Attacks. If a Special Attack's 10 Attack Pieces are collected, the bros can use the Special Attack. Up ahead are eight more of the blocks. Go up then left. The last block is there. Starlow explains that Special Attacks are powerful moves that can be used to dominate battles. They're like a combination of Bros. Attacks and Bros. Items and consume SP. The Special Attack of this area, the Trash Pit, is the Green Shell. From the Star Menu, you can watch demos of the Special Attacks and practice them, so you can be ready to unleash them in battle. A couple of Elite Goombules, wearing helmets drop in so you can give the Special Attack a try. Jumping won't work. After the battle, the bros can go left, which leads them to the area with the crates again. Hit the ! Block, which makes the floor disappear. The bros land on a crate below with hammers. Starlow explains how to use them. This allows you to break the crates and continue on.
In the next area, you'll drop down and hit a switch, which gets a ball rolling. It's an egg, so hit it to crack it open. It reveals enemies called Spike Blops, which are spiked on their heads. Starlow explains how to use hammers in battle. If you hold the hammer back longer, it will gain power, unless the hammer head falls off. Defeating the Spike Blops makes a pipe appear. Ahead are more Spike Blops. You can use the hammer for first strikes that do damage. At the end, you'll see a map of Bowser's body. This marks the end of the Trash Pit (and any other area of Bowser). The circles on the map are areas where the bros can go. Right now, you can access the Funny Bone, Toad Square, or the Challenge Node.
In Toad Square, the bros find the Toads that got inhaled. They're scavenging what they could find in Bowser and opening shops, staying together to survive. There are items, gear, information, and healing for sale. Get what you need and then leave.
In the Challenge Node, there are special types of Emoglobin that run challenges. The Gauntlet lets you defeat old bosses. It's not open yet. The other challenge is the Cholesteroad, where you see if you can continue a Special Attack for a certain amount of time. It's also not open yet.
The only other place to go is the Funny Bone. Starlow sees something interesting and goes on ahead. She tells the bros to check it out. There's a bulb sticking out of the wall that Starlow says is connected to Bowser's major nerve. Hit it and Bowser jolts to life. Starlow decides to try talking to him and he responds. He doesn't know what's going on, beyond being defeated by Mario and being chucked into a forest. He also mentions the weird mushroom Fawful gave him. He's none to thrilled that someone's hanging around in his body. Starlow decides to keep the fact that he inhaled the bros and the most members of the meeting a secret. He recognizes Starlow's voice, so she changes the subject and asks him where he is. He looks around and finds himself in a cave. Starlow tells the bros to let Bowser check things out for a while.
You can now control Bowser again. Exit the area to the southeast, through a shipwreck. Starlow explains that to switch between Bowser and the bros, hit (A) or (B) for the bros and (X) or (Y) for Bowser before moving. The screen that's lit up show's who you're controlling. Punch some boulders, then go north, where you'll find some rolling cannonballs. Stand on the metal plate and punch a cannonball into the switch on the wall to open the gate to the north. There's something flammable, but Bowser can't breathe fire right now for some reason. Bowser blames Starlow, but she says she didn't do anything. Punch some boulders to move forward.
Ahead is a Save Block Bowser can punch. Ride the stone platform across the gap, punching stones sticking out of the wall. The exit to the right leads outside. Fawful appears, saying, "What is your surprise face? Was there forgetting about me?" Bowser recognizes him as the one who gave him the mushroom and he replies, "You are the one who is correct! Wasn't it full of delicious?! Such a special treat called a Vacuum Shroom! I, Fawful, invented it to make you inhale everything you see! And I, Fawful, am betting that you are remembering nothing. You inhaled like a hungry syrup pig at the free pancake buffet. And then you had the napping. And then I put you in the cave!" Bowser asks what's Fawful's beef with him and he replies, "Beef? I am lacking in beef. Fawful is beefless. But I am having a goal! MUSHROOM KINGDOM... WILL BE MINE! All of Mushroom Kingdom spread for Fawful like power brunch! First, the appetizer of making Toads round with blorbs! Then, the side order of using Vacuum-Shroomed Bowser! Fawful is gorging on his plan of win! And still he has hunger!" Bowser says he's nuts. "No hunger for nuts. Just to conquer Mushroom Kingdom... First, the emptying of the castle of Peach! AND THEN! Andthenandthenandthenandthenandthen…
At Bowser's Castle, Fawful's flying saucers attack, sending his minions flying. Bowser thinks his castle will be fine. "Hmm... We will be seeing... Anyway, I thought you would be sleeping long, like a lazy bear. And I am thinking you should be sleeping more! COME! MIDBUS!" Fawful flies off, a Midbus, a boar with spikes on his spine, appears. He says, "You. No longer needed. Here, you taste defeat." Bowser says Midbus will taste his fist. "Taste your fist? Ha ha. I think not. I HAVE NO TASTE!" Bowser gets upset about what Midbus is saying not making sense. "Sense is for the weak! You listen. Peach, gone. Lord Fawful, new ruler. Now, no need of you. Lord Fawful says sleep. NOW YOU SLEEP!" Bowser's really angry now and needs to punch something. SHOWTIME!
Fawful flies into the battle, saying, "I HAVE BATTLE! Midbus! He is having a big punch!" Midbus will attack, so counter with a punch with (X). "Midbus! Have readiness! The longer he is holding back his punch, the bigger the hurting to your face! If you are snacking on a punch held to the very last second... I have the brain pain just with the thinking of it!" Bowser can attack by punching. When you try, Fawful interrupts with "BADNESS! If you are holding back your punch to the last second before pressing (X), that is BADNESS! The worst kind of bad badness! Do not have naughtiness and press (X) at that timing! Built-up power punching is very full of naughty badness, yes... But building up too much power and failing, that is full of yum... Punches built up to the last second are full of the risk. Midbus, now is the time for striking!" When you punch at full power, Midbus flies back. Midbus attempts to attack again and Fawful says, "NAUGHTY! That is danger! Do not press (X)! That punch is like a danger sandwich... Not tasty, Bowser... You are the handful. But my Midbus eats danger sandwiches like they were fun hoagies! Midbus! Action time! Destroy him and we go to home!" After Fawful finishes his tutorial, he flies off. All Bowser can do is punch in this battle. Midbus lands an aerial attack and Bowser's not feeling well due to the Vacuum Shroom. The battle ends.
Midbus says, "Muh muh muh. You are weak. Most weak. It does not end here. Work on your skills." He leaves. Bowser wants to go to his castle, but Starlow says to go to Peach's Castle. She lets Bowser go to his castle so he can stop Fawful. She tells the bros that Bowser's in bad shape and may experience some changes in his body.
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