Now that the two know what to call their new friend, they start talking.
"So, Reese," Mary begins. "What makes you the one to end all these wars?"
Reese raises her shoulders and shakes her head. "I don't know. My friends would often tell me this, but I can't understand why."
Chen frowns at this. "What friends?"
"My friends," she answers.
Mary clears her throat. "I think what he means is, who are these friends you're talking about?"
"They are the best friends I've ever had!" Reese shouts, her impatience audible.
Chen and Mary glance at each other, and Mary turns back to Reese. "We better let you rest now."
"I've slept long enough on that table," Reese moans. "How about we do something fun?"
"We will," Mary replies. "After you've rested. Doctor's orders."
"Doctor?" Reese's eyes widen at the word. "Father was a doctor. He always knew what's best for me."
Chen scratches his head at this.
"Well then," Mary adds, "trust me to know the same."
"Can we have fun after?" Reese asks.
Mary shrugs. "Sure. Why not."
"Ok."
With Reese finally in bed, the married couple leave the room.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Mary asks her husband, in a whisper.
"That she's acting very immature for her age? I am," Chen replies, keeping his voice down as well.
Mary nods. "She looks to be late teens, early twenties, and yet... that simplistic choice of words, her reactions to everything we're saying, and the way she spoke about her father. She seems like a child trapped in an older body."
"How is she supposed to be any sort of savior?" Chen asks.
"Maybe she's lived a sheltered life," Mary suggests.
Chen frowns. "Maybe."
"Chen, Mary," Zordon's voice sounds through the corridor. "Come to the control room, immediately."
Since the voice came out of nowhere, the two needed a few seconds to recover from this sudden call for them.
"This thing must have loudspeakers installed somewhere," Mary suggests.
"My biggest worry is, what is going to happen this time?" Chen questions.
Immediately upon arriving in the console room, the two are told to look outside the window. There, they see that their ship has arrived at a planet, which is surrounded by several, pyramid-shaped vessels.
Chen chuckles. "Is Ancient Egypt taking over now?"
"These are Goa'uld ships," Zordon explains. "They belong to a race of serpentoid beings, that are only capable of surviving through burrowing themselves into host-bodies, and taking over their minds."
Alpha, who by that point had only been pressing a few buttons, suddenly has some news of his own. "Judging from their configurations, some of those ships belong to Apophis, while others belong to Sokar."
Mary curls her lips. "Are those names supposed to mean anything?"
"They are known to be the most ruthless Goa'uld rulers," Zordon elaborates. "But that's not the most disturbing news. We came here because this planet was already at war with itself. With the Goa'uld here, things may take a turn for the worst."
"Why?" Chen asks. "What's on that planet?"
"Behold," Zordon tells him. "Do you see the large dark area?"
Both Chen and Mary scan the planet's surface with their eyes. And soon enough, they spot an area that is indeed completely dark.
Zordon does not wait for them to say whether they found it or not. "It's a land called Mordor. A powerful wizard called Sauron resides there. He commands a dark army, that is rivaled only by the Lord Ruler. Who lives on the other side of that sphere. He does not command an army, per se, but he keeps his people in a state of stupor, which weakens their minds, and with it their resolve to mount any sort of rebellion.
"It's easy to see why the Goa'uld would want to conquer this planet," Alpha adds. "If any of these Goa'uld snakes can crawl into the bodies of either of these rulers, then the rest of the universe wouldn't stand a chance against them!"
"The Goa'uld, because of their advanced technologies, are already believed to be gods by many people," Zordon further says. "If they have access to magic, it will only make their claims of being gods more substantial."
Mary motions to Chen to come closer. He does so, and the two have a conversation of their own, but keep their voices low, so Zordon won't hear it.
"What are they up to now?" Alphas asks.
"Hopefully, they are planning to do whatever we contacted them for," Zordon replies.
Soon enough, the two are done whispering to each other. Chen turns to Alpha. "Where are these rulers you mentioned?"
In order to answer the question, Alpha presses a few buttons on the console. Some seconds later, he has an answer. "Sensors indicate that the Goa'uld have surrounded both castles, but... there's nobody inside."
"Nobody?" Chen and Mary reply in unison.
"Not with any strong magic, at least," Alpha elaborates. "I'll have to scan the rest of the planet."
Which he does, but as soon as he finds them, he proclaims his cry of "aye-aye-aye".
"What's wrong, Alpha?" Zordon sounds especially concerned.
"I found them," Alpha answers. "But they're not alone. Anubis is with them!"
Zordon's eyes widen, and his jaw drops. This, while the married couple can only look confused.
"This is worse than I thought," Zordon says. "With the Goa'uld attacking on the outside, Anubis can persuade Sauron and the Lord Ruler into joining forces with him.
"Another one," Mary states. "Like the Judoon, Peacekeepers and Stormtroopers from before?"
"That alliance pales in comparison to what an alliance between Anubis, Sauron and the Lord Ruler can be," Zordon replies.
"In that case, transport me to wherever these people are immediately!" Chen demands.
Alpha already presses a few buttons. He waits a few seconds, before trying again. And again.
"It's not working," Alpha says. "They must have a shield covering their location. I cannot get... Aye-aye-aye-aye-aye!"
Mary sighs. "We can replace him with an audio player that says "aye" over and over again, and nobody would notice the difference."
"Scanners are showing movement at the location," Alpha explains. "They must have sensed my attempts at entry."
"Then just transport me outside the place," Chen suggests. "Let me find my own way in."
Zordon shakes his head. "Even if I let you do that, they are aware of our presence now. Walking in will not be easy."
Chen shrugs. "It never is."
"Do his ear-piece and contact still work?" Mary asks Alpha.
Alpha presses a few buttons on the console, until he can see himself in the viewing sphere. Alpha looks at Chen, who is looking directly at him, so clearly the sphere is showing what Chen is seeing.
"They do," Alpha replies.
"Then let's not waste any more time," Chen orders. "Take me down!"