Before anyone else could take action to protect Teal'c from his erstwhile attacker, Peter had placed himself between Logan and the other man as his steely armor spread across his body. At the same time Kitty had also gotten to her feet, putting a hand on Logan's arm, saying, "Logan, please."
A growl trickled from Logan's throat, but he made no further movements against his teammates or Teal'c, allowing his claws to slide back within his arms.
The stony visage of the large black man showed no apparent sign of surprise or fear as he raised a single eyebrow. "They are Hok'taur," he stated.
"I'm sorry," Kitty asked, looking around the room, hoping Logan hadn't blown this whole crazy mission. "What is a...what he said?"
Dr. Jackson cleared his throat, and the X-Men turned as one to him. "It is a word the Goa'uld use for advanced humans, those who display powers that imply they are, well, further evolved."
Logan snorted. "I could hate them already."
Major Samantha Carter was looking at the three X-Men still standing with frank astonishment. She started to reach out to touch Pete's steel skin, but stopped herself just in time. "Excuse me, I don't mean to be rude, but your skin..."
"It is a form of metal," Peter said, with the air of someone who had explained this far too often.
"But the difference in molecular structure, mass, density," she began. "To put it mildly, it's amazing." Sam looked between them again with the eye of a scientist who had just had a new technology demonstrated that she couldn't believe was real. "You all look so…"
"Human?" Logan growled.
Sam took an involuntary step back from his unrepressed anger, until the bulk that was Teal'c stopped her. "I was going to say ordinary," she said, defensively. "I have nothing against mutants."
"The Goa'uld would indeed be interested in such a population," Teal'c said. "Would they not be in danger of capture and implantation?"
"These four have abilities that would make it more difficult for a Goa'uld to take them over against their will," Hammond said, mildly.
"Indeed," Teal'c replied.
"So, what is he?" Kitty asked, stepping away from Logan as they all finally went to sit down, Teal'c staying standing by the door in near-silence.
"Oh, he's Jaffa," Daniel said. "He joined with us to fight the Goa'uld imprisonment of his people."
"You turned against your god?" Kurt asked, clearly impressed.
Teal'c inclined his head in acknowledgment. "False god."
"I believe this will be an enjoyable way to pass the time," Kurt said, glancing at his fellow X-Men to see if they agreed. "Is it not a cause worth aiding?"
Before the others could decide, a klaxon went off, followed by Walter's voice over the PA system, "Unscheduled off-world activation, all security teams report to the gate-room!"
"Looks like you'll have a chance to see for yourself," Jack said, and one of the whiteboards Daniel had been writing on earlier slid up to reveal a window overlooking the Stargate as the iris retracted to its closed position and the marines took their positions with guns at the ready.
The general and SG-1 stood up and began to head for the door, Daniel turning at the last moment to ask, "If you'll excuse us?"
Kitty looked at the others, and made a decision. "No way you're leaving us behind."