A/N: I don't own these characters or the shows they come from. Just borrowing them for a while.
A/N 2: Okay, the good news is I worked through the writer's block. The bad news is that, um well, you get another cliffy. I promise to post again soon though. (Author runs off to parts unknown.)
Daniel looked at the Smallville quartet. Clark cleared his throat.
"Actually," he began.
Lex broke in.
"While there have been several instances of people with unique abilities, each case is different."
Now that neither group could legally harm or disclose things publicly about the other, he felt a bit more confident. He nodded at Clark to go on.
"Actually," Clark continued, "If it's all right I had a question I'd like answered first, if you don't mind." He said, looking at Teal'c.
Daniel looked around and shrugged.
"Show and tell time" O'Neill muttered.
The Jaffa inclined his head.
"I presume you are wondering about myself." Apophis' former first prime said.
"Yeah," Clark agreed, glancing at his parents. He suddenly realized this was going to come as a surprise to them.
Teal'c had meditated, and had come to the decision that if O'Neill and his friends would trust these strangers then he would as well.
"You have proven yourself an honorable warrior. I am a Jaffa, as you suspected, an alien to your world. However, I have sworn allegiance to the Tau'ri, the people of Earth, and I would die to defend your planet."
Martha's eyes widened, and she looked at Jonathan, who appeared equally flabbergasted.
Lex raised a brow, now even more highly interested in the meeting.
Clark inhaled. To have someone outright admit that he was an alien stunned him. His eyes fell to Teal'c stomach, and the big Jaffa nodded.
Teal'c stood up, and opened his shirt. There was a big x-like scar on his lower torso. Concentrating, he placed his hand to the X and it slowly opened, a strange snake-like head poking out.
"Everyone, meet Junior." O'Neill said.
Jonathan's jaw dropped. Martha gasped. Lex's eyes were riveted on the exposed alien. Clark found his eyes immediately going into x-ray. This was the thing that he had seen in the Jaffa's stomach. It seemed to be in a cavity made for it.
"What is it?" he wondered aloud.
Gen. Hammond sighed. Apparently there was going to be full disclosure.
"It is a larval Goa'uld." Teal'c explained.
"It's a parasitic alien that needs a host to survive." Daniel added.
Junior went back inside Teal'c, and the Jaffa closed his shirt, looking composed once again.
"That's, that's…" Martha didn't know what to say.
"Does it hurt?" Clark asked, vision once again normal after he'd seen the snake-like thing seem to settle.
"It does not." Teal'c said.
"It acts as Teal'c's immune system, keeping him healthy." Maj. Carter said.
"Are there more of those things on Earth?" Jonathan wanted to know.
Clark's father had been shocked to find out that his son wasn't the only alien on earth. To then find out that another one apparently was working side by side with the military boggled his mind.
"I certainly hope not!" Gen. Hammond said.
Lex's eyes whipped to the General.
"Why not?" he asked, genuinely curious.
"Because the Goa'uld are bad news, very bad news." O'Neill stated.
"Why?" Clark wondered.
Col. O'Neill looked around at his team, then at Gen. Hammond. At his superior officer's slight nod, he continued.
"To put it simply, the Goa'uld enslave worlds. They see themselves as gods. They like to rule, and think they're better than anyone else. They have destroyed entire worlds that didn't bow to their control. They're willing to kill anything that gets in their way. All they want is power."
Clark swallowed, and Martha looked faintly sick.
"How do you know all this?" Lex asked.
Gen. Hammond sighed.
"Because we've had contact with them." Daniel said.
"You, you mean they came to earth?" Clark's voice wavered, and he once again looked at Teal'c.
"Well, it's a long story..." Daniel trailed off.
"Apparently we have enough time to hear it." Jonathan said, looking at Clark then at Dr. Frasier.
"General, maybe we should just show them." O'Neill suggested.
Gen. Hammond closed his eyes, and then opened them.
"Very well." He said. He picked up the phone and barked a few orders.
The four from Smallville exchanged confused looks.
"Follow us. We'll explain when you see it." Maj. Carter told them.
They all rose, and with O'Neill and a guard in the lead, went towards an elevator.
Clark saw that the elevator was going down. It stopped at the same level he'd seen O'Neill and his team enter that strange room. Was that where they were going? He wondered.
Apparently it was. Very alert soldiers guarded the door. The area had been cleaned up, and with a nod from Hammond, Col. O'Neill opened the door. The big door slid open, and Lex and Clark and his parents all followed O'Neill and his team inside.
Lex muttered to Clark, "I'm not sure what this is all about but-" and then stopped dead.
His eyes had gone wide, and Lex was temporarily speechless.
Clark, Martha and Jonathan weren't in any better condition.
As if in a trance, Clark found himself simply drifting towards the large upright circle. His eyes flickered into x-ray without his conscious awareness, and he could see energy flowing all around and inside the huge artifact.
"What is it?" he breathed.
A hand on his shoulder stopped his forward momentum, and his gaze went back to normal.
O'Neill grinned at him, his voice quiet when he spoke. "It's called a Stargate."
To be continued.
Mwa-haha, evil RPG villain laugh. Thanks again for the reviews, I'm glad you're enjoying this. Will post again soon. Have a great evening/day/afternoon/morning.
A/N add-on: I know I kind of oversimplified the whole Goa'uld explanation, I figured that O'Neill would think he's talking to farmers and wanted to make his points clear.