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Joey called the gang together to tell them some big news but he never showed up, Chandler went to his apartment to find him however he discovered a fire in the apartment. Chandler and Joey were trapped in the burning apartment, Chandler's quick thinking got Joey out but before Chandler could follow he was overcome with smoke and collapsed in the bathroom, hitting his head in the process.
Monica called 911 and then the rest of the gang (including Mike) rushed up to the apartment where they discovered the only way out blocked by flames. As they started backing away Joey came running out of the apartment, Chandler never followed. The fire department arrived, found and got Chandler out, however he's badly hurt and the medics are fighting to save his life.
Chandler is rushed to the hospital, the gang follow. Once at the hospital Ross goes to find out how Chandler is while Rachel goes to Monica and Phoebe and Mike go to see Joey. The doctor tells Ross he has good and bad news. The doctor explained to Ross that Chandler was in a coma and it is possible that he may never wake up. Ross breaks the news to the gang and Monica is obviously distraught and blames Joey. Monica now sits by her husband praying that he'll wake up.
Monica stays by Chandler's bedside and eventually falls asleep, Chandler visits her in her dream and tells her to forgive Joey. During the same evening Chandler also visits Joey in a dream and tells him that it's not his fault. The next day Joey and Monica both decide to talk to each other.
Monica and Joey weren't the only ones to have dreams about Chandler; Ross, Rachel and Phoebe also had dreams, and they described them to each other. Meanwhile Monica and Joey were clearing the air. Chandler is trapped in his mind, he's stuck in a room where he can only watch his loved ones suffer, he can't stand to see them like that so he started to walk towards the light.
Chandler arrests and the doctors fight to save his life; Chandler changes his mind and decides to go through the door even though it's locked. The doctors bring Chandler back and just afterwards Chandler manages to break down the door, he goes crashing through it.
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The fire was hot, so much heat it overwhelmed him. He was confused, he was back in Joey's apartment, trapped, but he wasn't going to make the same mistake this time. He wasn't going to back away into the bathroom; he was going to run through the flames even if it burns his skin off! Anything was better than going back into that room.
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Monica ran out of Chandler's room and grabbed a doctor.
"I think he's waking up!" She then turned and ran back into the room, followed by the doctor and the rest of the gang.
Monica returned to Chandler's bedside and took his hand again. His eyes were still twitching under his lids. The doctor stepped forward and opened each eyelid, checking his eyes with his penlight.
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He was nearly there, nearly free when bursts of white light shone in his eyes. It distracted him and he stumbled, he hands stopping hitting the floor to steady him.
"Chandler?" He heard Monica calling him again, and started to feel her presence, and her hand in his. Chandler looked at his hand on confused, he could see that it was empty but he felt her touch and her soft skin.
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"Well?" Monica asked the doctor, they all hovered around Chandler's bed hoping Monica was right, Chandler was waking up.
"He is coming out of it; he's not there yet though, keep talking to him, sometimes that helps." He smiled confidently.
"Chandler, honey, come on now, fight, you're nearly there."
While Chandler was in a coma he was deathly still, now, to Monica's delight, she saw his body twitch every few minutes, as if he was in a very deep dream. She tightened her grip and Joey stepped forward and took his other hand.
"Come on man." Joey said, encouraging Chandler.
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Chandler was still bent down on the floor when he felt Joey's presence as well as Monica's.
Must be nearly there, he thought.
He tried to stand but the fire was getting worse, this was too hard.
"HELP ME!" He screamed in frustration.
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Chandler's head tossed and he attempted to mumble something but the tube still down his throat stopped him from actually forming words.
Monica leant forward, kissed his forehead then moved her lips to his ear and whispered.
"You're nearly there, don't give up."
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"You're nearly there, don't give up."
He heard her in his head and it was enough to force him to his feet. He could see the apartment door, it was so close. He rejected any notion that there was a raging fire around him, stood up straight and ran as fast as he could to the door and went flying through.
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Chandler thought, at first, he was back in the godforsaken room; all he could see was a white ceiling. Then he heard sounds, hospital sounds. He blinked and tried to speak but something was in his throat. He started to panic; he managed to lift his arm and try to pull the tube out when someone stopped him.
He didn't notice anyone else in the room at first, but when his eyesight started to focus he saw Monica, his beloved Monica.
"Baby you're back." She said with a smile on her face.
Chandler visibly relaxed and suddenly felt exhausted. He started drifting between awake and asleep.
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When Chandler had started to open his eyes Monica and the rest of the gang tensed up, they had been hoping for this moment but it wasn't over yet, the doctor had mentioned a chance of brain damage, now was the moment of truth.
He had blinked a few times and started to panic when he felt the tube down his throat. Joey had stepped forward to calm him but Ross put a hand on his shoulder, no words were needed, Joey knew that Ross was telling him to let Monica help Chandler.
If anyone could bring Chandler out of this, it was his sister.
Phoebe slipped out to get the doctor again while Monica held Chandler's hand to stop him from pulling out the tube, her other caressing his forehead.
"It's okay baby, don't panic, you're in the hospital. Everything is going to be okay."
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Author Note: I know I said I wanted 40 reviews before the next chapterbut I'm not that mean lol, anyway I'm going to busy over the bank holiday weekend (YAY 3-DAY WEEKEND!) so I may not get a chance to update until Monday or Tuesday. So NOW you guys can give me 50 reviews before Chapter 14. It's nearly finished now anyway, don't want it to go on too long otherwise it'll get boring.
