Emma walked into the science lab as the teacher was preparing to start. Rachel had her compact out and was examining her nose. She had been told her schedule and she found out she had Earth Science with Rachel and Monica.

"Hey Emily." Rachel screamed and held her arm up. Emma walked over and sat down at the lab table. Rachel smiled and moved over. Emma got out her book and started to look at the out of date statistics and pictures. Science was never her best subject, despite her father's efforts to get her to take after him.

"Okay , now we are going to have our midterm on Friday." The teacher started. She then walked across the front of the room. "Some of you need to get at least a C to pass this class. " She looked directly at Rachel who had gotten a D+ on her last test.

"I am so dead. If I can't pass this test, I can't cheer. And I have no clue about any of this science stuff." Rachel moaned.

Emma saw this as her chance to play matchmaker. She knew that Ross would be more than glad to help her. But the question remained would Rachel ask him to tutor her.

"My dad will kill me if I flunk this test." She moaned.

"Well maybe you need a tutor for the midterm? " Emma said suggestively. "You know someone who is really good in science?"

Rachel smiled at her. "Are you good in science? Oh Emily that would be so great." She said excitedly and then hugged her.

"I am not that good, but I know someone who is , and he would love to help you." Emma said. "Monica's brother."

Rachel gave her a look. "Ron?"

"Well his name is Ross. But yes, Ross." Emma smiled. "I talked to him today and he is really a nice guy. And he is smart, I guess he won a whole bunch of trophies and awards for his science projects. "

"The way you are going on about Ross Geller, are you sure you wouldn't want to go out with him? Rachel questioned. Emma thought about that comment . That would be so weird, after all that is her father. "Emily , I have a boyfriend, Chip Matthews. He is dreamy and he has a motorcycle and he plays football and every girl in school wants him and he is mine."

Emma had heard of Chip Matthews, he was a notorious cheater and he was the one who almost stood up her mother on Prom night. If Chip would have never shown up, her mother would have went to the prom with her father. In fact none of the boyfriends that her mother had that she heard of , were faithful to her. Unfortunately that list included her father.

"But Rach, if you don't pass this test, you said that you would have to leave the squad. You are so good and I would hate that Mindy would take your place as Captain." Emma tried to convince her.

"Yeah she is always trying to take everything away from me." Rachel moaned. "She would be so happy to get her chance." Rachel sat and thought about it. "Okay Em, talk to him and set it up. I will have him help me." Emma smiled and she couldn't wait for the period to end so she could run to tell her father he would be tutoring Rachel.

"Ross." Emma screamed with glee. "I talked to her. She wants you to help her with earth science. She has a mammoth test and she has to do good on it , if she doesn't , they will kick her off the squad." Ross looked at Emma thoughtfully. "I would be glad to help her." He smiled . Then he started to walk away and then trip on the floor. "Take it easy Ross: she said as she helped him up. "But I am actually going to be with Rachel. Chip is going to hunt me down and beat me up." He said scared.

"Not if he doesn't find out. I have an idea. I saw how that Chip guy looks at me, I will get him away from Rachel, then you can have a chance." Emma said.

"But she is dating Chip , and I am just a big old geek." He said sadly. "What do I have to offer her ?"

Emma put her arm around her father. "You are sweet, and you will do anything for your friends . You will be a good father and a wonderful husband. You are your parents medical marvel and their favored child.

You are intelligent and sensitive and romantic. You have one thing that Chip will never have, you have kindness." Ross looked over at her."Leave everything to me."she assured the nervous young man.

Emma looked down at her ancient cheerleading outfit. She wished she had her modern one . Then she saw Chip walk by, he was without his entourage.

"Hi Chip." She flirted. Chip went over to her and took up his macho jock pose.

"Hey you are Rachel's friend? Aren't you?" he said. "Boy you are hot." He smiled as he came closer to her .

"But aren't you and Rachel dating?" she asked with no shame. "Yeah but no body said anything about being exclusive. I have heard about her and Billy Dreskin and Pete Carney , so I know Rachel's kind of been around. I believe that we are too young to just be with each other only." Emma just shook her head as he tried to reason cheating on Rachel . "And since we aren't going steady, I would like to go out with you." Emma's mouth dropped. Everything she heard about him from her aunt who also went out with him years later was true.

"You are very beautiful and mysterious, and that turns me on." Chip said as he moved his lips to her neck . This guy disgusted her, but if this could get her parents together faster, she would do it. "Okay , I will go out with you." She shuttered. "You won't regret this." He smiled as he walked away.

Rachel saw him standing against a locker. He had his nose in a science book . She looked at him for a minute. He really wasn't that bad looking. He just wore the same kind of dorky clothes and that hair. It was the kind of hair that was popular in the seventies on the Brady Bunch. She had to admit the mustache was cute. He had such dreamy dark eyes and kind of a sad pathetic look to him. She had heard he had a crush on her, well it was more than a crush. She slowly walked over.

"Ross?" she said softly . He still dropped the book from his hands when he realized who was talking to him. "I have this big test coming up and I know you are a whiz when it comes to geology and that kind of stuff, could you possibly help me study for my earth science test?" she twirled a piece of her hair as she talked. He slowly looked up from his book . "Yeah I could help you with geology. Don't worry, Rachel, you are going to pass this test with flying colors." Rachel looked around to see if anyone was watching , she knew how to work a guy, and this one would be so easy. "Oh Ross, I don't know how to thank you." She threw her arms around the guy's neck and then kissed him on the cheek. "You are so saving my life. I will come over to your house tonight and then we can study. Bye Ross." She said with a little giggle . Emma ran over . "Well I am going out with that Chip jerk, so the way is clear for you now. "

"She said she would be coming over later to study." Ross said nervously.

"Then let's just do a little work on you first." Emma said. "We are going to make you look real good for her." She put her hands through his black curly hair. "We are going to comb through this and try to straighten it and then maybe cut it. Then we are shaving off the mustache ." Ross got scared. "But that is what makes me sexy." He whined. "Has it gotten you a girl?" Emma asked seriously. "No ." he whined. "It's gone." She said matter of factly. "And these clothes. We are taking you shopping. Rachel is not even going to recognize you and you are going to charm the hell out of her."

Ross got all excited . But then Emma had a problem, how was she going to spend all this money to change her father. No one except him knew who she was . That was until she saw another familiar face in the hallway. Even though it was the mid eighties, she recognized the bohemian in a minute. "Phoebe?" she said as she looked at her.

Phoebe had been staying with a family who felt bad for her in Long Island and now she was going to Lincoln as well. Ross remembered the young girl who robbed him outside of St Mark's and hid from her.

"Keep her away from me." He screamed in a girlish way. "Why are you scared of her?" Emma asked.

"Because she took my money and my favorite backpack that said Geology Rocks on it and also my original creation, my comic book.. I designed and wrote a comic about a boy with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge , Science Boy." Ross explained.

"You drew that?" Phoebe exclaimed. "It was so cool and I learned and wanted to learn more about science. Anyway, I think I was sent from the future for some reason to help you get this girl. You guys should be together , because she will never find anyone that loves her more than you." Phoebe smiled. "I am going to help you make him over. Here is a credit card."

"You're rich?" questioned Emma. "No, I stole this credit card when I was in Manhattan. It is yours to use to get him ready for that girl. I still haven't forgotten all my old tricks and I think there is a twenty thousand limit on it , so have fun. " Phoebe said. "When you are done give it back to me though, I keep it for emergencies , like if I would be homeless again.

Emma hugged her new friend. "Thanks hon. Come on Ross, It is time to go shopping." She said as she tucked the card in her purse and the two of them took off for the city.

To my reviewers , I took one of your suggestions about including the gang. As you see Phoebe is now in the story , I will have to see about Joey, and yes Chandler is in it as well. Thanks and keep reviewing …

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