A new military contingent from Earth is sent through the Stargate to take command of Atlantis and defend it from the impending Wraith attack.

When Peter gets a pet parrot, he begins acting like a pirate. Peter accidentally kills the bird after raising hell through all of Quahog. Meanwhile, when Brian is visiting the vet, Chris falls in love with the intern, Anna.

Robert and Amy exchange vows in a classic Barone family wedding ceremony.

Nancy is having one of the worst and busiest days of her life. One of her sons is missing. Shane's graduation and the deal with U-Turn make her feel like she needs to be in two places at once even though she really doesn't feel like being in either of them. Heylia's plan is put into action. Nancy tries to deal with Conrad's kiss, Celia's madness, and Kat's craziness. Everything comes to a head when the deal goes wrong.

Sakura has a dream about Tokyo Tower with a mysterious woman looking at her. With Yukito’s birthday being Christmas day, Sakura ponders what kind of gift to get the guy she loves. She consults with Meiling for some ideas and later on she and the gang go to an amusement park. Unfortunately, the park lights start to catch fire, and it’s up to Sakura to figure out what card is in action!