The Shooting Star

## Episode guide

**"The Shooting Star"** is the thirty-sixth episode of the first season of *Nate Is Late*.

## Synopsis

A small shooting star crash lands in front of Nate and Malika.

## Plot

Nate and Malika head out before sunrise in an effort to get to school early, though Nate has trouble trying to stay awake due to the early wake up. As they make their way through the park. Nate spots a shooting star which lands near them. They find that it's sentient, but in a panic and asks them to hide her. The duo do so just as a bigger shooting star arrives looking for her, asking the two if they've seen her. They try to deny they have, but the star falls out of Nate's backpack, forcing the three to run and hide out in the greenhouse. The star reveals her name is Kappa Ceti and explains that the bigger one, Alpha Tauri, has been absorbing the light from smaller stars to fuel herself and has been chasing after Kappa Ceti since she managed to escape.

Alpha Tauri soon arrives to continue the pursuit, the duo run and try to trap her in the greenhouse, But being pure energy, Alpha just slips through the glass door to continue the chase. Malika points out that if it's light she wishes to feed on, then she can do so with the electric light around the city. Alpha Tauri tries a few but doesn't find them as fulfilling as a shooting star. The three manage to slip away while Alpha's distracted, but they know she'll eventually catch up. Malika hits upon a plan to feed Alpha Tauri enough energy that she'll get indigestion. They duo go to Cosmo's and get a big magnifying glass, then lure the bigger star to them using the incoming sunrise feed Alpha. It seems to work, but rather than overeat, it turns the Alpha Tauri into a black hole. Angered, she states that she'll suck up the Earth in revenge, starting with the three. Nate, Malika and Kappa Ceti try to hold onto something but are ultimately sucked into her. All seems lost but in the void, they find the Alpha Tauri's heart. Kappa Ceti, feeling responsible for everything, offers her light to bring the Alpha back to normal, freeing Nate and Malika in the process at the cost of her existence. Touched by this gesture, Alpha gives some light to Kappa Ceti ,reviving her. With the situation resolved, the stars bid the duo farewell and head back to space while the duo head for school.

Surprisingly, they manage to get there just as Principal Prudence is opening the building to her bewilderment that they're not tardy. Though doesn't believe their story when they try to tell her about their encounters with the stars. She waves the duo through and they set about their school day.

## Trivia

* This is one of the few episodes where the duo manage to reach school on time.
* The stars resemble the Lumas from *Super Mario Galaxy*.

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## Names in other languages

* **Basque:** Izar uxoa
* **French:** L'étoile filante
* **German:** Die Sternschnuppe
* **Mandarin (China):** 小流星
* **Spanish (Spain):** La estrella fugaz

 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"