Over the progressing week Loki had broken down the mental barriers between himself and Tom Hiddleston in each dream. Although they had not met again to Tom's knowledge Loki had been appearing as different forms in his dream so that he could forge a stronger mental contact with him. For the most part it had been successful but as with everything there had been problems. Loki had discovered the true limits of the mortals powers and was growing concerned that he would not be able to complete the transfer to the extent he wanted due to the mortals total lack of magical ability.
Still freedom was freedom and he was sure that he could regain his magical powers if he lost them. The larger worry was the awareness of Tom's actual self in the dream. Loki was seeing the real person, nothing like the character he had encountered in the dream Asgard. If Tom came to the dream as Tom he wasn't sure if he would be able to complete the transfer. He was relying on the similarities between himself and Tom's Loki. Preparations would have to be made.
The guards had become suspicious as Loki had recently been acting out of sorts, mainly trying not to kill them or escape. Not that he didn't play his little pranks but there was a definite lack of effort behind the acts. However this was of no consequence to Loki as for good behaviour they had returned a book to him, the one in which he kept his spell techniques recorded. So over the last few days of his imprisonment Loki had worked on memorising the actions and words of key spells so that if he lost his ability he might have a basis on which to regain it.
he muttered allowed gaining an alarmed glance from one of the guards. Honestly what person would give a sorcerer back his magic book. Surely they must have checked it for hidden content. Still there was no need to alert the guards to this slip up.
Finally the night was at hand in which Loki would escape into the mortals body. After his last Asgardian meal the God relaxed onto his bed forcing himself into the dream state before the arranged meeting time so he could prepare for the full takeover of his others body.
Tom had just finished a days filming as Loki and collapsed into his hotel room. He was exhausted and could go to sleep right now but a sense was telling him that this was not allowed until 10 tonight. Well when your body's made a decision there's nothing to be done about it. He relaxed on the sofa with a meal of rice and beans as he was training himself to live on less than a pound a day for UNICEF and hopefully raise awareness of the poverty that children faced every day.
A wave of nausea passed over him seemingly out of nowhere. He put it down to the sweltering heat of the desert. How people survived in it for more than a month was a mystery to him. Deciding that it really was time to rest he took a couple of painkillers for what he expected to be an oncoming headache and settled down to sleep. As he felt himself tugged into a familiar dream a sense of alarm rang through him as if he knew he might not wake up.
The clock read 9:55
The dream world was similar to last time and this played right into Loki's hands. Having arrived earlier allowed Loki to use his limited magic to ensure that when Tom entered the dream he would take on the personality of Loki. A similar mind control spell would hopefully do the trick. Suddenly he could feel the other coming. There would be no interaction this time except the brutal clash of minds. Seating himself on a throne (hey this is his dream and he does what he wants) he awaited Tom's arrival. Ten Midagrdian minutes later the assault began.
As soon as Tom entered their shared mind Loki began the process of swapping their places. Think of it as Loki on the left side of the brain, Tom of the right. Loki had opened the door between the two sides pulling a kicking and screaming Tom over to his side, whilst forcing himself into the other side. The power was draining from him and he knew that in a matter of moments the plan would either succeed or fail. He felt his power drain as the transfer completed and both entities were pushed out of the dream state and into the others world.