
Public Lord Peach created the Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time time machine, but it was the same tool that brought about a massive problem for everyone. When she opened the portal of time, suddenly a bad man appeared and kidnapped her. Shroobs took the princess away and made an evil plan to take over this world thanks to the power of the time machine. This information is told to Mario and Luigi; the two continue their journey to rescue the girl from danger as well as save the world from the evil plan.