Escape Plan
You woke up to a cold sensation on your hand. Slowly opening your eyes, you took in your surroundings. You were still propped up against the wall but your head was leaning on something softer. You cast your gaze down and realized the cold sensation was Loki’s hand against yours and something softer was Loki’s shoulder. We must have fallen asleep like this.
“You are finally awake.”
Loki’s soft voice practically whispered in your ear. You flinched slightly, pulling your hand away and popping up to sit up straight. You turned your head towards him.
“I didn’t realize you were awake.”
Loki chuckled.
“I never went to sleep.”
“Wait, what? But we haven’t moved. How long was I out for?!”
You got a little embarrassed. Was he just watching me sleep?
“You passed out about halfway through our conversation. I figured you were still recovering and did not wish to disturb you so I tried to stay still. Besides you were only asleep for an hour or so.”
“Oh…well thank you.”
“It was my pleasure.”
Loki gave you a warm smile and you felt heat rise to your cheeks. You turned away attempting to hide the blush.
“I don’t remember, what were we talking about before I…dozed off?”
“An escape plan.”
What?! There's no escape from this hell. You tried to maintain your composure.
"I really must have been out of it then. There is no getting out of here.”
“That is not entirely accurate. You informed me that they bring you food around the same time every day and that it is only one guard that does so. We could easily overpower him if we had the element of surprise on our side.”
“That is a big if Loki, besides, even if we get out of here, where would we go? It’s not like they will just let us walk out the front door.”
“This is true, however, if you can lead us to any place that has a view of the sky, I can guarantee an escape.”
You looked at him, his face was very serious, determined, you believed he was telling you the truth. For a moment you had the faintest flicker of hope, but then like an instant, it was gone.
“I don’t know of a place that has a view of the sky. The only place I have been outside of this cell is still in the dungeon.”
“That is not true. You told me you used to serve them food and drink. Am I to assume you did that in the dungeon as well?”
You dropped your gaze to the floor. Definitely not, but that was ages ago, and it's not like I got a map on my way to this cell.
“Well no, but that was so long ago. I don’t remember how to get back.”
“Concentrate (Y/N), think back.”
You felt the anger build inside of you before snapping back.
“You don’t understand Loki, this place is a maze. It’s not that simple.”
You shot your gaze towards him. He flinched slightly at your raised voice. This is not his fault, I'm the one I should be mad at. You sighed then looked to the ground again.
“I’m sorry. I want to remember, if it could help us get out of here, I would do anything.”
“Anything?”
Loki leaned down to try and catch your eye. You turned to him, raising a brow.
“What are you implying?”
“What if I could help you remember?”
“How?”
Loki broke eye contact.
“I may know a way to retrieve memories. But I have only done it once before and it did not quite work properly.”
He turned back towards you a sheepish look on his face. Wait, is he saying...he has powers too?
“Who are you, really?”
Loki sighed.
“I hail from the realm of Asgard where I train in magic.”
Asgard? The name sounded familiar to you but you couldn’t place it. You could tell Loki wasn’t comfortable talking about him so you didn’t push the question further.
“Will it hurt?”
“Not...physically.”
You didn’t like that answer.
“If we did do this, found a way out. What is your plan for escaping the guards?”
Loki smirked then stood up. He closed his eyes then breathed out slightly. You watched him confused.
“This is.”
You nearly jumped at Loki’s voice which came from the other side of you. You quickly turned towards him.
“What the hell!?”
You turned your head back and forth. There were two Loki’s now. One standing in front of you and one sitting beside you.
“How did you do that?”
The standing Loki stayed still while the sitting Loki rose to stand beside him.
“It is a little…trick I picked up. It works great for distractions.”
Something flickered in Loki’s eyes as he said that, but it was too fast for you to catch.
“It’s not much, only a projection and I cannot make him move. But it should be enough to distract the guard long enough for us to knock him out.”
You looked between the two Loki’s. Now that they were standing side by side you could see the differences between the two, in fact, they didn’t look much alike at all. However, the guard wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.
“Okay that’s good and all but how are we going to get them to come into the cell? When they deliver food they usually just pass it under the cell door.”
“That is the easy part, we will both lie on the floor, pretending to be unconscious. I am sure they would open the cell to check on you at least.”
Loki had a point. You were their golden goose, they wouldn’t just let you die. You gazed up at the real Loki. He is a lot smarter than he lets on.
“Okay. I’m in.”
Loki gave you a smirk as he lifted his hand, making his double disappear. He took a seat in front of you looking you in the eyes.
“Are you sure about this?”
You gave a slight nod.
“To find the way out I am going to probe around in your memory. The problem is I cannot control where your memories go you will have to lead me to the right one.”
“How do I do that?”
“Just think of when you were a servant, focus on those memories and I should be able to do the rest.”
You looked down and bit your lip. There was a reason you buried those memories.
“Loki, what happened, the last time you did this?”
Loki sighed.
“The last time I did this the individual was unaware of the effect it would have. Their memories were unfocused and jumped from one to the other. The result was that he experienced all the emotions from those memories all at once. He was…hospitalized for some time after. It was a sensory overload, they said.”
Your eyes widened at every word he said. You started to shake and couldn’t stop. Loki grabbed your hands in his and looked into your eyes.
“I will not let that happen to you. If I cannot find the memory or you get too afraid I can stop at any time. I promise, I would not hurt you.”
You slowly nodded. Your shaking had subsided. You breathed out, contemplating your options when you caught something out of the corner of your eye. You turned your head to the back wall, the one filled with the tally marks of your time in this cell. I will be a prisoner no longer! You looked back at Loki.
“Let’s do it.”