It was a cold December morning in New York City, 2014. It was snowing and as always, it was rush, rush, rush. Caught in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season was Joey, his nephew Michael, and his sister Gina. Joey was holding a piece of paper in his hand. "Wow, I can't believe we are coming back here. I always thought that I was just going to stay in L.A. and the others would come and visit me." Joey said, excited that he would get to see his friends again.

It had been ten years since the group had split up. Joey remembered one of the last times he visited New York was for Ross and Rachel's wedding. Joey remembered that day vividly. After all those years of going out, breaking up, having a kid, and such things, Ross and Rachel finally got married. Joey was so happy for them, and even ended up sleeping with Rachel's sister that night. When that came into his mind, he just started to chuckle to himself and muttered "That was a good night!"

As they walked, Joey looked and saw Central Park. "Hey! Central Park! I love Central Park! Lets go to the zoo and see the penguins!" Joey yelled.

"Ah, Uncle Joe, we are going to visit your friends, remember?" Michael said.

"Oh yeah, maybe later. BYE PENGUINS! SEE YOU SOON!" Joey yelled.

Gina just shook her head as the kept walking, and then Joey remembered something. "Oh yeah, there is a short cut to Central Perk through Central Park! Lets go!"

About twenty minutes later after finding their way out of Central Park, the three made it Central Perk. When they got there, Ross, Rachel, Emma, who was now eleven, Ben, who almost twenty, and their new son Parker, who was just six, were standing outside. 'Ross! Rachel! You're here!" Joey yelled. "I missed you guys. Wow, who is this guy."

"Uh, its me, Ben, Uncle Joe." Ben replied a little annoyed.

"Oh yeah! Wow, have you grown!" Joey exclaimed.

"Hey Joey!" Rachel said leaning over to hug him.

"How you doing buddy?" Ross said, he too, leaning over to hug Joey.

"Pretty good. Oh, this is my nephew Michael, and you already know Gina."

"Hello." Michael and Gina said simultaneously

"So, why aren't we going inside?" Joey asked.

"Uh, Joe, didn't you notice the sign on the door?" Ross asked.

"What sign?" Joey replied looking over at the door. "Oh, that sign." He said smirking. The sign read Opening at noon today. See you then, Gunther.

"Wow, even after all these years, Gunther is still working here." Ross said, looking down at his watch. Well, he should be opening in about 4 minutes. That's what my dinosaur watch says anyway."

"Don't start with that dinosaur stuff or I will take that watch and beat you to death with it!" Joey said as his eyes widened.

As the three friends and Gina talked, Michael walked around aimlessly looking for something to do when he noticed a man with hair that was a blinding blonde. "Joey, do you see that guy there?" Michael said, shielding his eyes from the brightness of the man's hair. "His hair is like bright, bright, sun blonde!"

"Yeah, wait a second. Oh that's Gunther! Hey Gunther! Long time no see buddy!"

Gunther stopped and stared at the group for a second trying to figure out who everyone was. Then when he saw Rachel, he knew who he was talking to. "Oh, Joey. I didn't recognize you from, um, ten feet away. Wow, you haven't changed."

"Nope, still the same old Joey Tribiani everyone knows." He said smiling and looking at Gunther's hand when he noticed the wedding ring. "Wait a second, Gunther, you.. you got married?! To who?" Joey exclaimed.

"Um, Mona."

When Gunther said that name, Ross, Rachel, and Joey all looked at him shocked, and then Ross spoke up. "Wait you married M-Mona? My ex-girlfriend Mona?"

"Uh, um, yeah." Gunther replied opening the doors to Central Perk and then continuing, "She is still a very angry at you might I add." smiling, then looking over at Rachel, "Wow, Rachel, you still look so beautiful and…" but stopped talking when he noticed Ross' expression.

"Well thank you, Gunther. And might I say you still look the same, handsome man we left." Rachel said trying to give a fake smile.

"Well thanks. Oh yeah, you can go in now."

"Oh thanks." They all said walking in.

"Wow, where are we?" Parker exclaimed.

"This is Central Perk, Parker." Rachel said sitting down on the same orange coach that had been there all these years. "This is where your mommy and daddy used to hang out at with your uncles Chandler and Joey and aunts Monica and Phoebe."

"Wow, it really hasn't changed much since last time I was here." Ben said,

"Never has, but it probably will." Gunther said, "I'm selling to a someone you all know."

"Who?" Ross asked, a little worried.

"Um, Janice." Gunther said.

"JANICE!" Joey screamed, "No, please not Janice!" he pleaded with Gunther, getting on his knees to beg.

"Oh wow, this is amazing." Rachel exclaimed. "Just wait until Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, and Mike find out."

And just as Rachel said that, the door to Central Perk opened and the next thing everyone there heard were three simple words: Oh, my, god!

To be continued in part 2