They defeat him, and he hands over the Frog Coin and runs off. Mario and Mallow team up and chase Croco down Bandit's Way, until they catch him and fight him. On his way out of Peach's Castle he sees that a thief named Croco stole a Frog Coin from a frog named Mallow (who doesn't even look like a frog). He enters the Mushroom Kingdom and tells the Chancellor that Bowser kidnapped Peach.
Mario defeats him and his brother in battle, and when they are destroyed he takes the Hammer Bro's hammer. They head toward Mushroom Kingdom to tell the Chancellor what happened, but run into a Hammer Bro. He lands at his house, and tells a Toad who is there about this.
Just when Mario is about to rescue Peach, a giant sword falls from the sky, shattering a road shaped like a star (directly above the castle) in the process, and impales Bowser's Keep, sending Mario flying. He fights Bowser on a chandelier and defeats him, sending him falling. Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach (referred to only by her last name, Toadstool, in this game).
