 Cooper runs for help and goes into the kitchen . Ma Soupswill , the cook , is delighted to help , but Cooper must retrieve three ingredients : Glowworms , a giant egg , and a sprig of dungweed . After retrieving the ingredients , Ma Soupswill creates a potion to reverse the effects on Amber . However , she unwittingly transforms Amber into an even more hideous monster , having added the wrong spice , and Amber attacks Cooper in anger . Cooper defeats the mutated Amber and Ma Soupswill arrives with the correct spice , finally transforming Amber back to herself . Afterward , Cooper and Amber attempt to escape the mansion but are stopped by Mr. Ribs ( Ma Soupswill 's assistant ) . He tells them to help free the other children who are imprisoned all over the mansion . Cooper seeks Crivens for help and tells him that only the Baron has the key to free them . To get to his room , Cooper must collect three pieces of a rhyme which opens the door to the Baron 's room . Once there , a battle ensues , and Cooper emerges victorious . 
