Dr. Zanasiu, with Stripetail following, went down into the lobby and into the kitchen.
There, Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Kerzach and Strut were fighting off a horde of cooks armed with kitchen utensils.
"Stripetail! I found this weird red crystal in the back!" Dr. Kerzach shouted, ducking under a frying pan swing and bursting forward, burying his switchblade into the chef, who collapsed and vanished.
"They keep coming!" Strut shouted. He blocked a chef's cleaver attack, and jammed the point of the shovel into his neck, knocking him to the ground. Strut then slammed the shovel into the fallen chef, causing him to vanish.
Mr. Bigmouth was hit in the side with a frying pan, causing him to grunt. Ms. Swimmer ran over to him and pummeled the offending chef until he vanished.
Dr. Zanasiu, drew his pistol and started shooting at the chefs. "No matter how many we kill, the bodies vanish and more appear."