Note: Tom as narrator in this chapter

I had died. I had swapped my mind with Loki as he had been stabbed. I didn't know if it would work but I couldn't heal him, I didn't learn the spell in time.

"Can you do it now?" interrupted Tony.

"Shut up Stark" Said Romanoff, tom continued

Eheh, yes I can do it now. But um, Loki took me back to Asgard and without the knowledge of his father and got me healed, our minds swapped into our normal bodies. When I awoke we were in a dungeon, not a cell. But hidden by one of the healers, the one that had brought me back to life. Still to this day I don't know how she managed it.

"Witchcraft" Said Tony waggling his fingers...

"Stark!..." Warned Romanoff

We were down there for a few days, both fully back to health at this point when guards came crashing in and dragged us up to the throne room. There was nothing we could do. We were sent before Odin, who had discovered our presence...

He gave us a speech on moral obligations, to which we were both becoming very confused about. It seemed so out of the ordinary, he didn't seem angry, maybe sad. The speech concluded as to how he must be seen to kill any traitor to Asgard. I must express at this point that we were both restrained, Loki could move no more than I, we were chained to the wall. That was a detail that had not been included on set. We were however free to speak...

(Flashback) "Father" Loki had whispered, fear set deep in his heart for he had understood what Odin had said...

"You see my dilemma son"

"Dilemma" Said Tom, confused. Then it dawned on him, "No you can't just ki..."

"Silence. I may do what I wish, I am king. Loki has betrayed our land and the people hunger for justice and I must give it to them"

"You always favoured the view of the people didn't you. Even above me!" Loki spat

Odin looked at him sadly, "You know that is not true."

"But yet you kill me father, for the people"

"NO LOKI! I do not kill you. I kill him" he shouted and pointed at Tom who looked shocked.

"What?" he said weakly, the same fear that had been in Loki's heart now in his own.

"He is the only way out for you. Identical in every way, except the hair, but that will be fixed"

"Father you cannot"

"Do not command me Loki, I do this to save you. The people only need a body to see and this mortals is the same as yours. His life is so short that it will not make an impact. I have told you before and I tell you again Loki, there lives are fleeting and unimportant. They are deemed playthings to us. In killing him I will save you"

With these words Odin withdrew a knife and started to move towards Tom.

"Father don't. I am begging you. Stop!"

Odin ignored Loki a hard set in his eyes as he got closer. Tom felt sick, he started furiously pulling at the chains trying to get away. He was shaking, his mind a whirl when he felt the cool blade of the knife press against his neck.

"Please" He whispered, going still, no fear he had ever had before comparing to what he felt now.

"I am sorry"

As Odin began to drag the knife along his neck Tom had sent forth a burst of magic in his fear. Which had freed him of his chains and left Odin lying upon the ground, hardly breathing. He spun to see the doors beginning to open and in his panic did the only thing he could think of. He morphed into Odin, hiding the kings body with a cloaking spell.

He faced the guards who looked at the empty spot beside Loki with confusion, Tom addressed them,

"The mortal is dead"

"Where is his body allfather"

"Do not question me. Despite your insolence I will still permit you an answer. Unlike our own bodies the mortals die away within seconds, there is nothing left. It was not something I had anticipated"

"But how do we appease the people, surely now we must kill Loki" the guard said, a slightly disturbing look in his eye that worried Loki, making him attempt to move backwards, but unable to because of the chains.

"NO!" Tom shouted before controlling himself, "I have the evidence here" He said picking up Odin's dagger, "The blood of the mortal is upon this knife. I expect it also to be the same as my sons, as every other aspect is. This will be enough. Take it to the alchemist, have him analyse it and declare it Loki's. The people will feast tonight." Tom concluded handing the guard the knife, he looked alarmingly disappointed at this turn of fate in Loki's favour.

As the guard reached the door Tom shouted, "Make sure no one disturbs me again tonight until I send forth Loki to the dungeons"

"Yes Allfather" Said the guard pulling the door shut behind him.