Stolen Country

**Stolen Country** (French titled *Le pays volé*) is the seventh episode of the second season, and the thirty-third episode overall.

## Plot

The episode begins with the narrator explaining the expedition of the riches, on a ship named The Eye of Horus, from the great country of Noom to Egypt, the residents of Egypt eagerly wait for the arrival of the ship that carries such goods. But little did they know the plan of Seth that is about to plunder.

Papyrus, Théti, Ratoufer, Bebo , and other residents, watch the ship return to its destination. Aker, holding up a miniature carve of Théti, vows that evil strikes her, as he tosses it into the fire. This causes Théti to suddenly have an internal attack and collapse in Ratoufer's hands. She is immediately rushed to her room in the Royal Palace.

There, Pharaoh Merenre steps in, worrying about the health of his daughter. However, Ratoufer is fresh out of the herbs needed to cure Théti. Papyrus insists they are in luck, that the Eye of Horus will provide the herbs. Papyrus and Ratoufer return to the destination site, with Bebo, waiting for ship to land. However, the ship starts to sway and noticeably does not have any passengers on board. It hits the block of the site and starts to sink, having a blow impacted it.

Ratoufer urges Papyrus to act fast and check for any herbs on the ship, which he does. Only to his surprise, for every urn and container he checks, it is empty. But he finds a small collection of tablets with inscriptions. The entire ship sinks, but Papyrus makes it in time and tells Ratoufer the details. He then decides to set for Noom with Bebo, much to Bebo's surprise.

Papyrus and Bebo are on a small ship to the country. Papyrus tells Bebo to raise the sails, but quickly changes his mind when he realizes a storm is about to hit. The storm causes violent turbulence and rips the sails, falling over both Papyrus and Bebo. Meanwhile, Ratoufer is looking over the inscribed tablets. Théti is unconscious but is experiencing discomfort. Ratoufer places a pendant of Thoth, in her hands in hopes of healing.

Papyrus and Bebo, with their shipwrecked, land in the province of Noom. There, Queen Shayora greets and welcomes them into her hut. Back at the palace, Théti regains consciousness, thanks to Ratoufer and Thoth's healing. Upon learning that Papyrus and Bebo are in danger, Théti decides to go with Ratoufer. And Ratoufer, despite his old age and loathing for long journeys, will accompany her. At the destination site, he calls on the magic of Ra, causing the ship, Eye of Horus, to emerge from the water.

In Noom, Papyrus thanks the queen and the people for their hospitality. Shayora, however, notices Bebo munching on a fruit and comments that he isn't as modest as Papyrus. But she insists that their boat is already full of goods and offers them a drugged drink, which knocks Papyrus and Bebo out cold.

Théti and Ratoufer are on a voyage, with Théti confident that the magic of Ra has them protected. Soon, Aker sends a demon of Seth in the form of a hippotamus and attacks them. Théti accidentally drops pendant due to the impact and eventually falls into the water. Ratoufer tries to save her, but the currents cause her to go adrift. Ratoufer decides to Théti's life, but by defeating the said demon and sending it into a whirlpool, before diving into the water to save Théti.

Papyrus wakes up, realizing he and Bebo have been drugged. However, Papyrus notices that Bebo is gone, and all he could hear is his voice screaming for help. With Théti's health, the herbs, Queen Shayora missing, and Bebo, Papyrus becomes overwhelmed due to the multiple tasks in his mind and begs what he must do first. He takes out his sword and proceeds to look for Bebo.

Ratoufer and Théti are landed on the shore, with Ratoufer commenting he is too old for this adventure. He goes to Théti and tries to get her up. Meanwhile, Papyrus continues to look for Bebo by following his voice, leaving the country of Noom to follow. However, Shayora quietly gloats victoriously that Papyrus will fall into Seth's clutches.

Somewhere in a forest, Ratoufer assists Théti, but she cannot continue further. Ratoufer helps her to lay on the ground, while he searches for the country of Noom nearby. Only to realize that there is a desert where the country should be, and looking at the red sand of Seth, he begins to discern that Papyrus has fallen into a trap.

Papyrus comes across a ditch that serves a well, leading Papyrus to question why he would be down there. Bebo's voice continues to encourage him to follow. Papyrus begins to assume it is an illusion, but for the sake of his friend, he goes into the well, hoping it is not a trap. Soon after, he realizes he is running out of the rope that he used and has no other choice but to fall from the height. He survives a long and unpleasant fall, and stumbles across the night of Nut, where lost souls wander around.

There, he meets a headless guide, but Papyrus is unable to reach since he surrounded by the shadowed spirits, and a slightest contact with a lost soul will lead to him being lost as well. He takes out his sword, that starts to radiate and scares off the spirits. Then, stars of Nut's night create a pathway that serves to Papyrus. He climbs onto the path and makes his way across as soon as possible before the path disappears. Papyrus follows the headless guide in hopes to save Théti and Bebo, hoping salvation to the lost souls.

Ratoufer offers herbs to Théti, however, Théti is languished and is about to die, believing the medicines are no effect. Ratoufer speaks in prayer, it is too soon for Théti to leave the mortal world. Her soul is seen leaving her body, nearby awaits Anubis. Ratoufer encourages her to go over to Anubis, who then tells Théti of the trails of Ra in his journey that makes the sun rise. This makes Théti realize Papyrus is unconsciously working to stop Ra in his journey. Anubis then adds that only she can help him, he then takes Théti to Papyrus.

Papyrus finally makes his way to a door, where he believes Bebo is trapped within. There, the headless guide informs to Papyrus that the one he seeks is behind the door. He disintegrates into ashes right after. Papyrus then attempts to budge the door open, but it will not move. Aker, victoriously gloats that Papyrus is helping him, and will soon plunge the whole world in darkness. Papyrus continues to push, wishing the guide had left behind a key. He immediately intuitively realizes the key is left in the ashes and goes back to get it. Papyrus walks back to the door, and opens it with the peculiar key.

The slab gradually opens, Papyrus remains uncertain if where he has been led to is a trap. Eager to save Bebo, he sets his hand into a dark limbo, commenting that it is cold. There Apophis, the serpent of darkness has been released and begins to darken the sun, causing Papyrus to realize his grave error. However, matters are worse for him when he gets pulled into the limbo, freezing his blood.

Théti's soul appears before Papyrus, that she is here to save him. But Papyrus doubts himself that he couldn't save her and has been used as a tool for Seth. However, Théti urges Papyrus to resist the darkness. She takes his sword and goes into the limbo. Théti strikes the darkness with it, causing a shockwave to Papyrus and to the serpent. Apophis disintegrates, restoring the light of the sun.

Aker has seen that he and Seth have lost, but he vows to take vengeance and strike again someday. Queen Shayora is stumbling and struggling for air, before a demonic spirit is seen fleeing from her body, along with a few more from the country of Khumn into the black pyramid. The country of Khumn reappears where the desert was, and Théti's soul has returned to her body, much to Ratoufer gladness.

Papyrus, Bebo, and the queen all wake up in the hut they were the last time. Shayora states that what she had thought was a dream, as if a force had possessed her. Bebo wakes up, regarding their experiences as a party and complaining of hunger. This has Papyrus irritated on the fact that he risked his life to save Bebo, only for Bebo to express his hunger. Théti and Ratoufer step into the scene, the four glad to see each other. The queen demands for an explanation, and Ratoufer begins to explain to her the journey of Ra, and Seth's plot to cease it.

## Characters

**Main**

* Papyrus
* Théti
* Ratoufer
* Aker
* Seth

**Major**

* Bebo
* Queen Shayora

**Minor**

* Pharaoh Merenre
* Anubis
* Apophis

**Mentioned**

* Thoth
* Nut
* Nebou
* Ra