The Vampires

## Episode guide

**"The Vampires"** is the eighteenth episode of the second season of *Nate Is Late*, and the 70th episode overall.

## Synopsis

Nate and Malika meet friendly a vampire named Winifred. His classmate Harmony has evil intentions, and soon our heroes have to face a blood-thirsty vampire queen returning from limbo!

## Plot

On a foggy day, Nate and Malika are heading to school for a class trip. Nate shows off his pastrami sandwich that his father made for him and considers it the best. Malika rebuffs that, showing off her garlic falafel sandwich that her mothers made for her. As they make their way through the park and continue to argue whose sandwich is better, a bat suddenly flies into Nate's face. Confused at seeing one since it's still daytime, the two witness the bat suddenly change into a humanoid form of a pale skinned boy wearing a hoodie. Nate instantly picks up that he's a vampire just from sight which the boy confirms. He introduces himself as Winifred and explains he was on a school trip from Transylvania to study humans. When Malika worries that they might be after blood, Winifred assures her that modern day vampires no longer do so and that it's even banned in his country. Winifred requests to ask them some questions for his and is partner, Harmony's, presentation. Nate naturally is all for it and assures Malika they can talk and walk while they head for school.

They meet up with Harmony at a tree where Nate excitedly asks her questions on vampires. Annoyed, she responds that they are all true but suddenly uses her hypnotism powers to make him and Malika fall asleep. When Winifred tries to stop her and reminds them of their presentation, Harmony states she doesn't care about it before turning into a bat and trying to take Malika. But smelling the garlic from her sandwich, she opts for Nate instead and flies off. Winifred wakes up Malika who thinks he set them up, Winifred denies it, claiming he's just as shocked she would break the rules and citing she used be friendly before finding an odd book. Malika fears Harmony will feed on Nate but Winifred states their fangs aren't long enough to pierce skin. He offers to take Malika to where Nate is captured. Over in the park's cave, Nate has been tied up and hung from a ceiling while Harmony makes a ritual marking on the ground, claiming he'll be a sacrifice for the return of their former vampire queen. She chants an incantation from the book she found. Malika and Winifred soon arrive try to stop her with Malika's garlic sandwich, but it's too late. The spell activates prompting Nate, Malika and Winfred to flee as the vampire queen, Drusilla the Merciless, is freed from limbo. Drusilla isn't pleased to not have a human to feed on and sends Harmony after the trio.

In the park, Nate, Malika and Winifred take a breather. Upon being asked who Drusilla is, Winifred explains that she was a evil vampire who was banished to limbo for her cruel tendencies and willingness to continue to feed on humans. However he isn't sure why Harmony would free her. It's then Harmony manages to find them, thanks to the smell from Malika's sandwich, and tries to hypnotize them again. But Nate manages to stop her by putting the wrapping paper from his sandwich over her eyes. Drusilla suddenly shows up, exasperated at Harmony's failure, she grabs Malika and prepares to feed on her. Nate stops her by throwing his sandwich at Drusilla, forcing her to drop Malika. Angered, Drusilla prepares to attack them but sunlight breaks through the clouds and fog, burning her skin. Drusilla and Harmony are forced to flee, Nate stating they have to stop the two before they bite anyone. However Winifred and he find Malika not looking so good, suddenly sporting pale skin. Winifred note the marks on Malika's arm, gotten from where she scrapped against Drusilla's fangs after she was dropped, and that she's turning into a vampire. The only way to reverse it is to send Drusilla back into limbo, but he isn't sure how to since the vampire queen is too powerful. Nate assures him Malika and he will come up with something.

Back in the cave, Drusilla chastises Harmony for everything going wrong. Malika suddenly arrives, seemingly under Drusilla's claiming to have come to serve her which Drusilla believe sensing Malika's growing vampire state. Malika states she can bring her many humans to feed on starting with Nate then the rest of her school. This pleases Drusilla who decides to make Malika her personal assistant to the chagrin of Harmony who states she was the one who freed her, but Drusilla claims her as useless. It's then Malika springs her trap as Nate uses Malika's garlic sandwich to drive Drusilla back into the summoning circle while Winifred goes for the book and starts the incantation to banish her. Harmony tries to take the book back resulting in a struggle, Winifred tries to get her to see that Drusilla is just using her, backed up by Drusilla still insulting her when demanding Harmony help her. Winifred lets go of the book, putting his trust in his friend. Harmony ultimately turns on Drusilla and she, along with Winifred, chant the incantation to banish Drusilla back into limbo. Malika returning back to a human once the deed is done.

Harmony apologizes for her actions, explaining that she had been bullied and was hoping Drusilla would make her a powerful vampire to prevent it. But notes being cruel wasn't the way to go about it. Winifred forgives her since they still need to do their presentation on humans. This reminds Nate and Malika they have to get to school and they arrive just in time for their own school trip where Princpal Prudence is waiting. They start to explain what happened but it turns into an argument on whose sandwich saved the day. Prudence stops them...by claiming her sandwich is the better of them all. The duo just dismiss the argument altogether and head on for their school trip.

## Characters

* Nate
* Malika
* Winifred
* Harmony
* Drusilla
* Principal Prudence

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to acknowledge that Malika's parents are lesbians and she has two mothers.

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## Transcript

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## Names in other languages

 Season 2 | 1. "The Lady of the Lake" • 2. "The Thunderbird" • 3. "The Crocodile Man" • 4. "The Golem" • 5. "The Hairdresser" • 6. "The Mood Enhancer" • 7. "The Chess Game" • 8. "The Drone" • 9. "The Astronaut" • 10. "The Gorgon" • 11. "The Dimensional Rift" • 12. "The Reptilians" • 13. "The Enchanted Bracelet" • 14. "The Ink Thief" • 15. "The Tiki" • 16. "The Puppet" • 17. "The Mandrake" • 18. "**The Vampires**" • 19. "The Sphinx" • 20. "The Pendulum" • 21. "The Giant Fish" • 22. "The Wedding Dress" • 23. "The Home Spirit" • 24. "The Great Pili-Pala" • 25. "The Endless Recess" • 26. "The Chicken Cop" • 27. "The Kitsune" • 28. "The Collector" • 29. "The Kappa" • 30. "The Beanstalk" • 31. "The Demigod's Test" • 32. "The Glitch" • 33. "The Tiny Tops" • 34. "The Magician's Top Hat" • 35. "The Chromapix" • 36. "The Gingerbread Family" • 37. "The Alphabet Agency" • 38. "The Wild Beasts" • 39. "The Return of the Cuddly Toys" • 40. "The Race Car" • 41. "Inside Professor Toybos" • 42. "The Asteroid" • 43. "The Time Travellers" • 44. "The Nebulons" • 45. "The Witches' Convention" • 46. "The Kobolds" • 47. "The Superstars" • 48. "The Goblin's Cousin" • 49. "The Golden Crown" • 50. "The Scarecrow" • 51. "The Banana Peel Part I" • 52. "The Banana Peel Part II"