Witnessing this, the player's character rallies everyone into setting out to defeat Bowser and save the Mini Stars. on a spacecraft, who are using a vacuum-like machine to suck the Mini Stars out of the sky and into containers.
It is then revealed to be Bowser and Bowser Jr. As Mario peers though the telescope, he is shocked as he notices that the stars are suddenly being sucked through a vortex. On a night outside of Peach's Castle, Mario and his friends are gathered to watch the Mini Stars glitter in the sky. Bowser stealing the Mini Stars using a vacuum machine