I was watching last night's episode of ER and got the idea for this fic. It takes place in the near future. Chandler and Monica are married and they have a newborn daughter. Rachel didn't move out her and Ross are engaged Emma is about a year old. Phoebe did break up with Mike and started dating Joey soon after they live together.
Disclaimer: All Friends characters belong to Warner Bros. and NBC. All ThirdWatch characters belong to Warner Bros. and NBC. Christina Bing and Stacy are mine.

Title: Shattered

Rated: PG-13 for violence and language.

Summery: A tragedy at Central Perk could changes the Friends lives.

Chapter 1: In A Split Second

Chandler smiled as he watched his wife nursing their newborn daughter. "I'm of to work Mon I'll see you later at Central Perk" he said leaning down and kissing her and the baby. "Okay love you" Monica said with a smile. "Love you too" he answered as he left.
Phoebe walked in "Hey Mon" Monica smiled "Hey Pheebs where's Joey" she asked. "Working on Days" she answered. "So what are you doing today" Phoebe asked. "Well later Nora's coming over to baby-sit I'm meeting Chandler at Central Perk and then we're going out to dinner" Monica told her. "Me too" Phoebe giggled "Well the meeting at Central Perk not the dinner stuff" she said. "You and Joey I still can't believe it" Monica giggled "I think it's great" she added. After Phoebe broke up with Mike because he never wanted to get married again Joey was the one who comforted her. It didn't take long for them to start dating and now six months later they were living together. "I know yay me!" Phoebe giggled.
Later that night Monica was in the bedroom getting ready for dinner. She checked herself in the mirror and smiled. She walked out into the living room. Nora and Phoebe were seated on the sofa. "Ready Pheebs" she asked. They decided to walk down to Central Perk together. "Yuh huh" she giggled. They said goodbye to Nora and left bumping into Ross on their way out. "Hey where you off to" Monica asked. "Rach told me to meet her at Central Perk she said she had a surprise for me" Ross answered. "Come with us that's where we're headed" Phoebe giggled "Okay" he said and the three left and headed to Central Perk.
The trio stood outside Central Perk. "Hmm seems pretty quiet for this time of night" Ross commented as they went inside. Monica looked around. She saw the cash register was open. She walked toward it and gasped at what she saw. Behind the counter laid Gunther and Stacy the gang's favorite waitress. They were bleeding. "Oh my God" she gasped as she bent down to feel for a pulse. Phoebe had found two more people probably customers that were dead. She covered her mouth and raced to the ladies room. She gasped in horror. Rachel was slumped in the corner a bright red stain on her sweater. "Rachel!" she screamed as she raced over to her friend.
Monica sighed softly Gunther and Stacy had a pulse it was slight but there. She grabbed the phone from under the counter and dialed 911. Ross looked around in shock. He glanced at the orange sofa where the gang spent alot of their time. He walked over to it. "Oh my God" he gasped. On the floor on the other side of the sofa laid his bestfriend, his brother in law. He glanced over at his sister on the phone in tears already. He knelt down and felt Chandler's neck. He sighed with relief when he felt a pulse.
Phoebe ripped a piece of her blouse off and pressed it against Rachel's wound. She moaned a little "Ross" she whispered. "Shh its okay Rach its Phoebe you're gonna be fine" Phoebe whispered as tears filed her eyes. She heard sirens in the distance. "Hang in there Rach help's on the way" she whispered.
Ross took off his jacket and ripped the sleeve pressing it on Chandler's wound. "You're not walking out on my sister" Ross whispered as he choked back his tears. Monica hung up the phone. She spotted Ross by the sofa. She made sure the dish rags she put on Gunther and Stacey's wounds were still in place and walked over to her brother. "Chandler!" she cried when she saw him laying on the floor and Ross pressing some kind of fabric on his wound. "Chandler!" she cried again as she fell on to the floor beside him. "Please don't leave me I love you" she sobbed as she reached out and touched his face.
The sounds of sirens could be heard. The doors opened and several officers filed in followed by several EMT's. A female officer with blonde hair approached Monica and Ross. "Ma'am I'm Officer Yokas do you know what happened here" she asked. Monica shook her head. "No" she whispered. "My husband please help him" she sobbed. The officer motioned for two of the EMT's to come over. Monica looked at one of them. "Please don't...don't let him die" she cried. Doc looked at the sobbing woman. "What's his name" he asked gently. "Chandler" she whispered. "Don't worry we'll take good care of Chandler" Doc said trying to give her some assurance. He looked at his partner. "Carlos get the back board" he told him
Phoebe was sitting against the wall holding Rachel keeping pressure on her wound. Silent tears ran down her face. She heard the door open. She saw two women one with short blonde hair and the other with slightly darker longer hair. "Please help my friend" Phoebe whispered. "I'm Kim and this is Alex we're EMT's" the long haired woman said as she knelt down and began to check Rachel. "What's your friend's name" Alex asked. "Rachel" Phoebe whispered. "Rachel can you hear me" Alex said softly. Rachel moaned and whispered "Ross, baby" Alex looked at Phoebe "Who's Ross" she asked. "Her fiancée and the baby is their daughter Emma" Phoebe whispered. Alex nodded. "Maybe you should go call him" she said. "He's here already" Phoebe whispered as she watched the women lift Rachel on to a gurney.
Phoebe followed them out. She saw Gunther ands Stacey being taken out to waiting ambulances then she saw Chandler being put on a gurney. "Oh my God" she gasped. Ross looked over and saw Phoebe and then he saw Rachel laying on a gurney "Rachel!" he screamed. Monica turned to see her bestfriend on a gurney too. She began to sob even harder. How could this happen how could she stand by and watch the love of her life, her husband and the bestfriend she's had since she was six fighting for their lives.
Chapter 2: Never Give Up....Chandler and Rachel were shot will they survive?....Coming Soon!!
Author's Note: Okay all us ER fans should know where this fic idea came from. The Doc Magoo's massacre that Jing Mei and Luka walked into. Man that was chilling it almost reminded me of a crime committed here in Chicago years ago at a Browns Chicken the employees were taken to a back room and shot then the place was robbed. Anyway I came up with this fic and something similar happening at Central Perk. Chandler and Rachel were shot and Joey will show up! Yes Alex, Kim, Carlos, Doc and Yokas are all from ThirdWatch my 3rd favorite show!! Okay babbling again. Pretty Please read and review! Thanx!