The Mummy

## Episode guide

**"The Mummy"** is the twenty-third episode of the first season of *Nate Is Late*.

## Synopsis

Nate and Malika sneak into a museum so they can have a private viewing of the mummy of an ancient Egyptian girl-queen, Queen Pshut.

## Plot

The episode begins with the duo heading to the museum for a school trip, Nate for once is up early as he’s excited to see it. The duo makes their way to the building but are too early that the place is closed. They opt to wait for the other classmates when Nate finds the door to the back room open and wants to go check out things. While reluctant, Malika joins him. However, the two are unaware that the door was broken into and that two thieves, Boris and Clementine are inside robbing the place. The duo sneaks around a bit till they reach the mummy exhibit where Queen Pshut is on display.

While taking a closer look, Nate accidentally knocks over an ankh. He manages to catch it, but light shines on the trinket in front of Pshut. As the duo are leaving, she suddenly comes to life and starts chasing them. The two duck into a gorilla exhibit and realize they have to find a way to get Pshut to normal, figuring the ankh is the cause of things.

They head back to the mummy exhibit, but run into Boris and Clementine, quickly realizing their thieves. During the struggle for the ankh, the two mention the magical properties they discovered. Boris doesn’t believe it at first, at least until Queen Pshut suddenly arrives at the room. The thieves run off, but not without grabbing the ankh from Nate as they flee. The duo finds themselves confronted by Pshut who…suddenly starts laughing to their confusion. Malika realizes that she was just joking around and is harmless, Nate figuring being prone for such a long time she just wanted to have some fun. Pshut, despite being unable to talk, confirms this to the two and Nate asks her if she would like to help them scare the thieves.

Boris and Clementine try to make their way to the exit but find it locked due to being closed by the pair earlier. Nate and Malika confront the pair, trying to scare them with Pshut. Boris, however, remembers what the duo told Clementine and him and decides to counter by bringing a skeletal T-Rex to life. The trio are forced to flee and re-think their plan, Nate figuring they can use the museum to their advantage. Boris and Clementine try to exit through the front but find it locked.

Pshut confronts the pair, but before the thieves can do anything, Nate jumps in and takes the ankh, this leads to a game of hot potato between the parties with Malika ultimately getting a hold of the ankh right before the T-Rex skeleton arrives on the scene.

Just as it charges, Nate, Pshut and the thieves, Malika rushes forward and uses the ankh to hit the skeleton with sunlight rendering it lifeless again and falling on top of the thieves, trapping them. Nate, Malika and Pshut run off just as a security guard, Prudence and the students are entering the museum and see the captured pair.

The trio return to the mummy exhibit where Pshut had decided to return to her sarcophagus and slumber to Nate’s confusion. Malika cites that the ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife and it is like a journey for them. So her temporary resurrection interrupted it, at least enough to get the ankh back. After being reassured by Pshut, Nate uses the ankh to return the queen to her slumber, though at least this time Pshut looks much happier.

Due to security reasons, Prudence tells the class the trip is called off just as Nate and Malka arrive. She tells the two about what they found and assumes the duo won’t be able to see it. But the duo state they know and head off to rejoin their classmates to Prudence’s confusion.

## Characters

- ***Recurring Characters***

* Nate
* Malika
* Principal Prudence

- ***Main Characters***

* Queen Pshut
* Boris (Debut)
* Clementine (Debut)

## Trivia

### Allusions

* ***Michael Jackson's Thriller***: When Nate, Malika and Pshut confront Boris and Clementine again. Pshut distracts the thevies by dancing, her moves briefly replicating the zombie dance from the Thriller video.

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## Transcript

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## Names in other languages

* **Basque:** Momia
* **French:** La momie
* **German:** Die Mumie
* **Mandarin (China):** 小木乃伊
* **Spanish (Spain):** La momia

 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"