Monica groggily scrambled for the phone beside her bed when it started ringing. It was almost two a.m., and her adrenaline kicked in as soon as she realized this. Late night phone calls were usually never good news.

"Mon!" Joey shouted into her ear. She yanked the receiver away from her ear, flinching.

"Joey?"

"Phoebe is having the babies!"

"What?!"

"We're on our way to the hospital now. She's had contractions for the last half hour."

"O-okay. Do you want us there?"

"Ooooohhhhh tell her to get her scrawny ass there NOW!" Phoebe's voice shouted in the background.

"That's affirmative," Joey answered Monica.

"She didn't have to use the term 'scrawny,'" Monica huffed.

"Just be there," Joey said, exasperated. Monica hung up the same time he did, and she hurried out of bed, throwing clothes on. She rushed out and over to Ross and Rachel's room, banging on their door rapidly.

"What?" Ross asked, opening it. He was all bleary eyed.

"Phoebe is having the babies," Monica said. "I'm going over there as per her request."

"We'll come too," Ross said. "I'll wake Rachel."

"I'll get Chandler," Monica said. Her heart fluttered just saying his name. This was going to be a difficult night being with him. She pounded on his door, and he answered in nothing but boxers. She gulped.

"What?" he demanded.

"Ph-Phoebe's having the babies," she managed to say.

"And?"

"We're all going..."

"Oh all right. I'll come too. Why not? It's not like I was sleeping or anything," Chandler grunted, shutting the door in her face. Monica shook her head to try to clear her mind of the image of him shirtless.

Phoebe & Joey

"Did you call Frank and Alice?" Phoebe asked, her voice strained. They were almost to the hospital now.

"I did. Alice is in Delaware, but Frank will be there soon."

"Joey, I have a plan," she said.

"What's that?"

"I want to keep one of these babies."

"Oh, Phoebs..."

"And you're gonna ask Frank for me."

"Oh...I can't..."

"AAAAHHHH!" Phoebe screamed, another contraction hitting her. The cab driver swerved, startled by her sudden outburst.

"It's all right," Joey said, patting her knee. Her nails were digging into his hand painfully. "I'll ask him." He felt very worried then. How was he going to ask Frank if he could give up one of the babies?!

Chandler

They all arrived at the hospital together. The nurse directed them to Phoebe's room. She was hyperventilating because her doctor had fallen and hit her head, so she was getting a new doctor that was apparently in love with Fonzie.

"We could call for the kid doctor back," Joey suggested. He had been the only other available doctor, but Phoebe didn't like him either.

"Lord no. He probably wouldn't know what a vagina even is," Phoebe snarled.

"So, Phoebs, how's labor?" Chandler asked nonchalantly.

"It's terrific! It's just like having your insides twisted into a knot and repeatedly kicked," Phoebe spat at him.

"Don't poke the bear, man," Joey muttered to Chandler.

"I think we've gone past bear and directly to wolverine," Chandler muttered back.

"I'm sorry, is my pain and suffering hilarious to you?" Phoebe snapped.

"No ma'am," Chandler shook his head. "It definitely is no-aaaahhhh-t." Chandler gripped his side, eyes widening.

"Dude, I told you. She has powers," Joey hissed.

"You all right?" Ross asked Chandler, concerned.

"I think so," he answered. Monica and Rachel were up comforting Phoebe while they hung back.

"Was Carol this vicious when she had Ben?" Joey asked Ross.

"There were moments where it seemed she had been taken over by a rage driven fiend, yes," Ross nodded.

"I'm scared," Joey whimpered. Ross clapped his back.

"It'll be over in a few hours or more."

"Ahhhh," Chandler groaned, clutching his side again.

"What's with you?" Ross asked.

"I have no idea," Chandler answered. Phoebe was shooting him dagger looks across the room, and he flinched openly. She really did have powers.

"Can someone escort the weenie out of here?" Phoebe asked harshly.

"I'm on it," Monica said, taking Chandler by the arm. She avoided Rachel's scrutinizing stare. She led him down the hall where he cried out in pain again.

"We should get you looked at," Monica said.

"They won't find anything. It's Phoebe. She's cursed me," Chandler responded.

"We can risk it," Monica said, taking him to the emergency department.

Ross & Rachel

"Birth is a little scary," Rachel said to Ross as they wandered the halls. They came to the room where all the newborns were, and they paused. Rachel touched the glass, a small smile on her face.

"They're so small," she whispered. "So fragile."

"They are," Ross agreed.

"Phoebe is going to be sad after this," Rachel commented. "I just know it."

"Then we'll be there for her," Ross promised. They went to sit down in the hallway a little ways from Phoebe's room.

"Where are Chandler and Monica?" Rachel asked suddenly.

"I don't know," Ross replied, looking around.

Joey

He found Frank by the fountain getting a drink. He had arrived not too long ago and had asked Phoebe to hold the babies in, to which Phoebe snarled that she was already in the middle of the last favor he had asked of her. Joey was very nervous, knowing what he was about to ask.

"So, Frank," Joey said, rubbing his hands together. "Big day."

"Yea," Frank laughed nervously.

"Three babies. That's a lot," Joey started. Frank shook his head.

"Not to me," he said. Joey knew better than to continue this conversation.

"Good for you," Joey nodded, patting Frank's shoulder in a comrade sort of way.

"JOOOEEEY!"

"Gotta go," Joey said, rushing back to Phoebe's side.

Chandler & Monica

"Kidney stones?!" Chandler exclaimed. He gripped Monica's hand hard. She tried not to gasp from the pain. It hadn't entirely healed from Ross nearly breaking it before.

"Kidney stones," the doctor repeated in his annoying way.

"How can that be? It's gotta be something else."

"Kidney stones," the doctor said again. "They are too close to the bladder for us to break them up. You'll have to pass them or we go up the urethra."

"Damn it," Chandler groaned. "I'll pass them. Nothings going up anywhere." The pain overwhelmed him then, and he threw up. Monica barely dodged the line of fire. The doctor left to call a nurse to clean up.

"Oh, God," Chandler moaned. "I wish you hadn't seen that."

"I wish I hadn't either," Monica agreed. It definitely erased the shirtless image she had.

"There you are," Rachel said, entering with Ross. "What's going on?"

"Chandler has kidney stones," Monica explained.

"Ouch," Rachel winced.

"He has to pass them since they are too close to his bladder," Monica finished. Chandler was whimpering loudly now.

"You brave man," Ross commented.

"I'll trade ya," Chandler said, gasping.

"I'm good," Ross held up his hands and leaving the room. Rachel was left looking at Monica.

"I've got this," Monica said.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, Rach," Monica answered strongly. She tried to convey to Rachel that everything was fine.

"I think I'm gonna be sick again," Chandler garbled. Rachel quickly exited, not wanting to witness it.

Phoebe & Joey

"We can't have him and Frank in here," the doctor said, gesturing to Joey.

"I'll go," Joey said quickly. "Frank's the father."

"But...but..." Phoebe cried.

"I'll be right outside," Joey promised. He felt slightly relieved that he was going to be spared watching Phoebe give birth. Then he felt bad for feeling relieved since she was his girlfriend, and he should always be there for her no matter what.

"Is it happening?" Ross asked, joining him.

"Yes."

"She really seems to want you with her," Ross commented. Joey froze, knowing that neither Ross or Rachel knew of their relationship yet. This was his chance to tell him, but he just couldn't. Not yet.

"Yea, I dunno," Joey shrugged.

"Chandler is in a lot of pain," Rachel said, coming into view and sitting down beside Ross.

"What's wrong with him?"

"Kidney stones."

"How did they get in there?" Joey asked, confused. "Did he eat stones? Cos it can happen."

"No, Joey," Ross answered. He explained what they were.

"I'm glad it's not me," Joey said, wincing. They could hear Phoebe shouting in the delivery room.

"Oh gosh," Rachel said. "I hope she's all right."

Chandler & Monica

"I WANT THE DRUGS!" Chandler shrieked, grabbing Monica and rocking back and forth hard.

"Oh my God!" she shouted.

"Drugs!"

"Argh!"

"Drugs!"

"Argh!"

"Drugs!"

"Chandler, calm down," Monica said, managing to break the cycle. He still had a grip of her shirt, though, and she was trying not to think about how close his hand was to her chest. Chandler howled like a wounded child then, chasing out all sexual thoughts she was having.

"It's time to try peeing," the doctor said, coming in then. Chandler grunted, his eyes going a little bit crossed.

"Wait, wait, wait!" the doctor cried, holding up a bottle.

"Right," Chandler said, his eyes shifting. Monica left the room then, not wanting to lose anymore of the last shreds of feelings she still had for Chandler by watching him pee out kidney stones.

Phoebe

She had done it. Three babies successfully pushed out of her. She was exhausted, and she watched Frank and Alice, who had finally made it, hold their babies and cry together. Joey came over to her then, smoothing her damp hair out of her face.

"Did you ask?" Phoebe questioned. "Am I getting one?"

"Um, no, Phoebs," Joey answered.

"Oh. It's okay. It was a long shot," Phoebe said, her voice thick. Joey felt her hurt then, and it made him feel bad.

"We're going to make some calls," Alice said, handing a baby to Joey. Frank handed the other to Phoebe. Rachel still had the third one. Ross was cooing at him over her shoulder.

"I'm sorry," Joey said softly. He looked down at baby girl Chandler. He himself felt a little sad too that they wouldn't be bringing one home.

"It...it's fine. Hey, guys," Phoebe said loudly. "Can I have a minute alone with the babies?"

"Sure," Rachel said, handing the third one to her. Joey settled Chandler into her arms too. He waited for Ross and Rachel to leave before kissing her forehead. He knew she was going to be really emotional after.

Monica & Chandler

"You did it," Monica smiled at him. Chandler smiled weakly back.

"Would you like to see them?" the doctor asked. He handed the bottle to Chandler after he nodded.

"So small," he said hoarsely.

"You should be fine to leave soon once you've rested," the doctor said. He left them alone then.

"Thank you for, um, supporting me through that," Chandler said sheepishly.

"It was no trouble," Monica shrugged.

"You're a good friend," he said. She sucked her cheeks, feeling disappointed for some reason. Perhaps that was all he saw her as. Just a friend. It really sucked.

Joey & Phoebe

Once the babies were assessed and cleared to leave, Alice and Frank took them home. Joey helped Phoebe get ready to go home as well. It was afternoon the next day now, and Phoebe was feeling really low.

"I feel so empty," she said, sitting on the hospital bed.

"I wish I could help you feel better," Joey said, joining her and taking her hand.

"It will eventually pass, but I just feel like it all went by so fast."

"It did."

"I'm sorry I yelled."

"It's okay."

"Thank you for not leaving me."

"I wouldn't dream of it," Joey said, kissing her then.

"Hey, oh, whoa!" Chandler said, coming in then. They broke apart fast, startled.

"Oh, it's you," Joey said, relieved.

"Yes. I just passed kidney stones. Thanks, Phoebs, for cursing me," Chandler said sarcastically.

"My pleasure," she grinned.

"Can we get the hell out of here now?" Chandler asked. Monica was with Ross and Rachel getting a cab.

"Sounds good," Phoebe said, getting up. She couldn't wait to go home and sleep. Chandler went ahead, passing Monica. He felt oddly closer to her since this whole thing. He thought he might have been imagining it, but her face had gone red a few times around him. What did that mean? He pondered this as he climbed into the cab. Perhaps it was worth investigating.

This was so much fun to write. I believe I will be time jumping a tad in the next chapter. Thanks for reading!