Tom could practically feel Natasha rolling her eyes next to him and gave her a little jerk, bringing her closer to him. He pressed the gun harder into her head forcing her to tilt it slightly. "I said Kneel!"
After a slight nod from Natasha they all kneeled except Loki. "Dare you stand in my presence you mewling quim" Tom hissed.
"No one speaks to the son of odin like that!" replied Loki before realising what he had done. Everyone turned to look at him. Bingo, just what Tom had been hoping for.
"What did you say" Asked Hawkeye slowly standing, Steve followed suit "Did he just say Son of Odin?"
"No I" stuttered Loki, backing off. Tom turned the gun towards Loki and let Natasha go. "Game up Loki" he grinned, and couldn't help holding on to that Loki voice a little longer.
"Did anyone get the pill" He said gaze and gun fixed on Loki.
"I just got it when I saw you with the gun" Said Steve.
"Time to take your medicine Loki" with that Loki ran for the door only to have it slammed in his face and he toppled backwards. Tony had just burst through the door having landed the helicopter nearby. Tony looked from Loki collapsed on the floor, to Steve holding to pill, to Tom aiming the gun at the fallen god.
"Oh look reindeer games" He said quickly grasping the situation. Tom was glad he didn't have to go through that one again. Tony strode over to him and hoisted the God to his feet only to have a shard of glass pressed to his neck, "Really, Again."he sighed, almost sounding bored, until the shard of glass pressed a little more firmly into his neck forcing him to lift his head up.
"Midguardians it seems you have a problem and I a means of escape" He said grinning as he mimicked Tom."If you wouldn't mind" He said nodding towards Tom's gun. He put it down on the floor and stepped over it,
"Really, not going to try and kill me this time" Said Tom, moving level with Steve and taking the pill into his hand, unseen by Loki.
"Oh yes, but first, remove the tracking device." Tom looked caught out he hadn't been expecting that.
"I don't know what your talking about"
"Do not lie to the God of Mischief idiot"
Tom sighed and took the tracking spot out of his pocket and tossed it onto the floor.
"Good, now when I say you will come to me and I will release this...man of iron" he chuckled, clearly finding amusement in Tony's lack of armour.
"Going for a trip are we" Tom sighed, taking another step forward making sure to keep the pill hidden in his clenched fist.
"Why should he go with you" Shouted Hawkeye drawing Loki's eyes away from Tom. Quickly Tom flashed Tony a sight of the pill in his hand. Tony made eye contact with Tom to confirm he had seen it.
"I'll go with him" Tom said now standing a step away from Loki, Loki reached out his hand. "But first, he nodded to Tom and leapt at Loki knocking the God to the floor as Tony joined him helping to restrain him. Tom held the pill against Loki's lips trying to force it inside as the God struggled.
He saw a glint in the Gods eye and suddenly both him and Tony jerked back their hands blistered and burnt. It was as if Loki had suddenly become conductive. He was boiling hot. Loki started cackling.
Tom had to think fast. Was there any spell that he knew that could counter that one. Hell, he didn't even know if he would be able to perform magic in this body. He decided that anything was worth a try as Loki was starting to get up again, wisps of flames curling around his body. The only thing he could think of was when Loki has used ice. But that was Loki not him, he wasn't of Jotunhiem. Still...he thought of the world for ice and grabbed Loki who was now standing upright.
To his amazement he was getting burnt but Loki wasn't getting covered in ice either, so a weakened version of the spell? Loki looked shocked to and tried to pull away but Tom had a strong grip. Loki opened his mouth, no doubt to utter another spell and with the Tom forced the pill in his mouth and clamped his hand around Loki's mouth, trying to force him to swallow. Which Loki was having none of, he tried to pull away again but found himself being held by Steve. Panic briefly flared in his eyes as he sought a way out. Finding none he ceased struggling and stood still refusing to swallow the pill.
This continued for some time before Tony chipped in with, "Well are you gonna make him swallow it or not."
Tom looked conflicted, "I don't suppose there's any chance you will just" He stopped hearing Loki sort of cackling "Fine then" He said and used the hand not covering Loki's mouth to clamp his nose shut. Loki took on a panicked edge and started struggling again. He couldn't breath and an almost automatic response from that was to try to swallow. Steve held him firm though and Loki eventually swallowed. Steve and Tom released him almost simultaneously and Loki dropped to the floor gasping for breath. He was clearly weakened the pill already taking effect as he lay hardly moving on the floor.
"Why isn't Odin taking him" Said Natasha voicing there thoughts.
"Ha your little plan backfired" Wheezed Loki from the floor.
Tom gave him a withering look and started racking his brain, what had he missed. Then it came to him.
"When Thor and Loki have moved before they were transported from outside" he said.
"The quickest way outside" said Hawkeye gesturing to the shattered window.
"Don't you dare" Hissed Loki
"Don't worry, if Odin wants you that much he'll catch you" retorted Hawkeye, grabbing Loki under the shoulders, "Come on Steve he ain't light" The captain hesitated but joined Hawkeye and together they hoisted him towards the shattered window.
"I am a God, and I will not be..." Loki cut of as he was thrown out of the window. A flash of what looked like lightning shot from the sky and with a crash both it and Loki were gone.
"Puny god" chuckled Tony before grasping his head. Tom turned to see the others doing the same. "What the?" And with that they all collapsed. "Guys" shouted Tom running and trying to wake each of them in turn. To no response.
Meanwhile on Asgard...
Loki appeared before Odin, Thor and the Avengers, who were currently lying on the floor in a glass cell. He looked around unimpressed. "Not so easy to escape from" He muttered under his breath. "Loki, for your actions today you will be held at a trial, and your fate decided." Said Odin, before turning to leave.
"Father" Cut in Thor "What of the mortals."
"They will recover momentarily. And will actually be the avengers again."
A few minutes later on Tom's earth...
Tom was greeted by a chorus of moaning. His eyes lit up. "Natasha, Steve, Clint, Tony are you alright."
"What the hell has been going on Tom." Groaned Scarlett.
"You have got a hell of a lot of explaining to do."Moaned Robert.
"I can't believe Asgard exists" Chipped in Chris.
Oh no, thought Tom; these weren't the avengers they were the actors. He looked at the mess around him and saw Tony wince. No doubt from the bruises he'd obtained rom Loki. They were right he did have a LOT of explaining to do.
