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The Christmas Tree - Part 3

* Diamond's POV *

It is a bit too early when Pietro, Wanda and I arrive at the Avengers Tower but Elizabeth had called Wanda that she needed a telekinetic. Which is Wanda and I. When we step out Wanda's car I see everyone already standing in front of the building. It looks like they're waiting for something, but what?

I walk to Steve, Elizabeth, Tony and Bruce with the Maximoffs right behind me. We greet them and Elizabeth tells me Katherine and Bucky are upstairs. After all we need some supervision there too. And right at that time, a truck turns around the corner and stops in front of the building. I guess that that's what they were waiting for, and I'll eat my shoe if that truck doesn't contain the huge Christmas tree. Two men step outside the truck and open the trailer. In it are indeed a lot of pine branches, attached to a big strump. And now I do understand why they need me and Wanda to get the tree upstairs. That's no job for ordinary men.

"Jarvis," Tony says into his watch. At least, I think it is a watch, it looks like one. "We're almost ready. You may open the building."

I throw a look at the top of the building and where I think must be the living room, or party-zone, suddenly appears a big hole. I don't know how they managed to do that but I suppose it's some science-thingy.

"So, what's the plan?" I ask Wanda who was staring at the top of the building too.

"One up there, one down here?" she suggests and I nod. That could work, neither of us probably can stretch our powers that far out that we both stay down here. We decide she's the one who will go upstairs, because she's already able to fly with her powers. I'm still working on that, but at this moment Wanda's faster upstairs than I am with the many lifts and all. That would take a lot of time. Wanda starts to float and fixates her eyes upon the spot she wants to go to. Then she's going faster and disappears out of my sight.

"Okay, let's do this." I say, turning back to the truck. I stretch my mind out to the tree and slowly but steady I let it float out of the trailer. I hold my hands in front of me and make some movements to control the huge pine tree. It's harder than I thought and I wonder if I'm able to get it high enough for Wanda to take it over with her powers. I can feel all the eyes fixed on me and I start to feel a bit uncomfortable. I blow out my breath through my mouth, and concentrate on the job ahead of me: getting the tree upstairs and boy, do I need that concentration.

With every strength I have I force the tree to go higher and higher, and just when I thought I couldn't go any further with my mind and it would drop, Wanda can reach the tree with her mind and takes it over. Sweat is dripping of my forehead and with a gasp I let go of the tree. It's out of my control now and panting I lean with my hands on my knees. I feel a warm hand on my shoulder and Pietro appears in my eyesight, squatting to look me in the eye.

"Are you alright?" he asks concerned and I nod with a slight smile.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know it would be that hard," Elizabeth apologizes but I wave it away.

"Nah, it's fine. It was a great exercise I have to admit that," I say and she chuckles. Shaking her head in disbelief but then focusses her look up again. I follow her glance and see that the dot which is suppose to be the tree, is almost inside the building.

I let out a relieved sound when the tree is out of our sight and so in the Tower. Elizabeth laughs and hugs me tightly. "You did it! You both did it!" she yells in my ear and I laugh too.

"Jarvis, you can close the Tower now," Tony says and we all want to enter the building when suddenly the clouds above us start to swift and I exchange a look with Pietro. That can only mean one thing: the Asgardians are on their way. A beam shoots out of the sky and hits the ground nearby with a loud blast. In the bright beam of all possible colors, appear three shapes. Then the beam fades away and I recognize Iris, Loki and Thor.