Loki leant over the mortal chuckling as he struggled on the edge of consciousness. He lay exhausted on the floor, eyes struggling to stay open."Not long now" he whispered and leant a little closer as a hand flew up and grabbed his face. "NO!" he screamed as his world disappeared in a flash of white light.

Tom continued to grab hold of Loki's face as the world flashed bright white around him. Suddenly he lurched backwards feeling a hand upon his face, then realising it was Loki that was holding his face. But that must mean...It had worked! Tom had never really been on the edge of consciousness, he was an actor after all. He'd even trained in fighting how to fake a fall...He started as a fist collided with his face. Loki was already up and clearly not weakened. Great.

He dodged another punch and backed off, sliding the pill out of his trouser pocket. Loki saw this and backed off muttering words under his breath. Suddenly twelve Loki's appeared in front of him. He looked about confused as a uniform grin spread between them and they all took a menacing step forward. He had to think quickly, Loki could leave and he wouldn't notice! When he was Loki and performed this trick where did he usually stand? Not at the back or the middle like everybody expected, but near the middle and off to one side. Left or right though? He saw one of the Loki's shift slightly out of time with the others. Right! He charged at this Loki and was rewarded with a dull thud as he collided with him and they both collapsed onto the floor.

Loki screamed in frustration and scrabbled at Tom trying to get away but he swiftly grabbed hold of his throat forcing his head still and with started trying to force the pill into Loki's mouth with the other. He was so involved with doing this that he didn't notice anything else until he was shoved sideways by someone as glass smashed around them. The next thing he new a gun was being held against his head. And the pill, where was the pill! He started to look around for it but his head was pulled back by his hair causing him to snap back to focus. Who was doing? OW! He was shoved slightly to the side his knee scraping against a bit of shattered glass.

"Tom are you alright" Said Steve? Just as he was about to answer he saw Steve going over to Loki! And helping him up? What the. Oh god, they didn't know he had completed the transfer. They thought he was still in Loki's body! "NO" He shouted out, causing the gun to be more firmly pressed against the side of his skull and he shut up.

Loki glanced in Tom's direction an evil glint in his eye before replying to Steve, in a perfect Tom voice, "I think so. He just attacked me, trying to force me into unconsciousness by chocking me. It was ...It was.." He trailed off. Clearly Tom wasn't the only actor around here.

Steve gave him a consoling glance before turning on Loki, actually Tom, well you know what I mean! He walked over to him and talked over his head to someone. "What do we do with him?" He said.

"Complete the mind transfer then force that stupid pill down his throat" A female voice said, presumable the black widow. He saw someone gesturing to Loki (actual Loki.) Tom couldn't help himself, he grinned. This could still work in his favour, fake a mind transfer and then they would believe that Loki was Loki and He was himself. No harm done and all back to normal. Ha, try and find a way out of that one Loki. Unfortunately for him his grin didn't go unnoticed.

"What are you smiling at!"Spat out hawkeye dragging him to his feet by his hair.

""Ahh" gasped Tom that had hurt.

"He knows it wont work" Said Loki.

"What do you mean" Shot back Natasha.

"I tried already it wouldn't work. That's when he attacked me."

"If that won't work what do we do?" Asked Steve

"We could give the pill to him and send him back like that." Suggested Hawkeye. Clearly aware that it was not the best option.

Tom contained his smile that time. Back on Asgard they would figure out who he was. But he would really not leave Loki alone on his planet. "Good luck finding the pill!" He said trying to wind them up. If he could get the pill near enough to him he might be able to fake taking it, get them to release him by pretending to fall unconscious. Or maybe grab it and make for Loki. This only served to have him turned round to face them, Clint still holding him tightly with the gun at the side of his head.

"Where's the pill" Said Natasha. Tom just put on his best 'Loki face' and grinned.

Natasha slapped him. "I said where's the pill!"

"As a midguardian might say, Je ne sais pas" Replied Tom stealing a glance at Loki who looked understandably confused.

Steve groaned and turned to Loki. "What does he mean."

"I think I lost the pill in the struggle. It could be anywhere in here, if it wasn't crushed." Hold on was that a detectable note of hope in his voice? Tom turned his head slightly to see if anyone else had heard it. Natasha was giving Loki an odd look, the she turned to Tom and he pleaded with his eyes to say what he knew would make no difference if said out loud. Confusion crossed her face. Tom could guess what she was thinking, why was he acting like Loki if he was Tom. That is if she dared believe that Tom was Tom.

Now she didn't know what to think. Loki wait Tom umm... the guy in Loki's body, supposedly Tom had acted a little out of character if that was the right term. And Tom, Loki...The Human Guy had looked at her pleading at her. But this didn't make sense. If Loki was Loki and Tom was Tom then why was Tom acting like Loki. She shook her head a little trying to unscramble the thoughts inside her head.

That meant the mind transfer had worked but why hadn't he told them. She stole another glance at Tom and saw the way he was trying to crane his head away from the gun, okay she could guess why he wasn't speaking right now. But that still didn't explain the Loki acting. She turned to the others deciding on a course of action.

"Ok. Well if it is in this mess then we need to find it. So go on start looking" The captain being the captain leapt straight to it already crawling around looking for the pill. Loki? gave her a withering glance that lasted less than a second before joining in in Tom's character. Hmmm her suspicions were getting confirmed more and more by the second. She turned to Hawkeye, "You to!"

"Um Loki?" He questioned

"I'll take care of him" She said taking the gun and taking hold of Tom? and pulling him further away from the others. She waited until Clint had started searching as well and everyone was clearly focused before she spoke.

"Tom I'm going to do something potentially stupid right now. So if you are Tom don't shoot me for God's sake" She whispered in his ear and slowly brought the gun away from his face and placed it in his hand. Then she tensed waiting for his response.

"What are you doing?" He whispered back clearly confused.

"Well that answers that question. If you were Loki you would have shot me already. Or taken me hostage.."

"Yes well, I did want to tell you but there was a gun pressed to the side of my head" He muttered back supressing a grin.

He went to turn to face her put she shoved him back facing forwards. "Don't do that idiot what if they see and think yoru gonna shoot me. What do you think they will do then"

Tom drew in a shuddery breath. He didn't need an answer to that. "So what are you going to do. Tell them?"

"Some how I don't think that will work."

"Why not"

"One I've been standing separately with you for at least five minutes. Two your supposedly a skilled magician, so brainwash. And three Steve may have just noticed that you are holding the gun.."

"What" He hissed turning to see Steve starting to cry out and moving towards them. "Shi...Trust me" He hissed in Natasha's ear before swinging the gun up and pressing it to the side of her head whilst forcing her in front of him.

"Gentlemen." He said falling into the character of Loki, "It seems that you have a problem and I a means of freedom." He paused and couldn't resist adding..."Kneel"