Scene opens in Joey and Annette's apartment. Annette opens her bedroom door, and pokes her head out. Seeing the empty living room, Annette slips out, silently closes her door, and sneaks over to Joey's room.
Annette (whispering): Okay, Tribbiani, let's meet this Huggsy you keep trying to hide from me.
Annette starts to open his bedroom door. Enter Joey, from the bathroom.
Joey: Annette?
Annette shrieks, and whirls around.
Annette: God, you about gave me a heart attack!
Joey: What're you doing?
Annette: I'm, uh, looking for the kids! I didn't see them this morning.
Joey points to the box on the counter, where Chick Jr. is chirping from.
Annette: Oh. Well, thanks for clearing that up for me.
Annette starts heading for her room.
Joey: Were you trying to sneak a peek at Huggsy?
Annette: No.
Joey: Good, cause he's not here right now.
Enter Rachel.
Rachel: Hey, Joey. Thanks for letting us borrow Huggsy last night. Emma had a blast with him in her tea party.
Rachel holds out Huggsy to Joey. Joey reluctantly takes Huggsy from Rachel, as Annette watches with a grin.
Annette: I KNEW you had a stuffed animal!
Joey: How long are you gonna be on this for?
Annette: How many days you got left on this planet, girly-man?
Theme song and title sequence plays.
So no one told you life was gonna be this way.
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA.
It's like you're always stuck in second gear.
Well, it hasn't been your day, week, month, or even your year.
But, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour.
I'll be there for you, like I've been there before.
I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too.
Scene opens in Central Perk. Ross, Rachel, and Joey are sitting on the couch. Monica is sitting in the armchair. Chandler is sitting in the chair at the end table. Annette is working at the counter. Enter Phoebe.
Phoebe: Hey.
Ross: Hey, Phoebe.
Phoebe turns to Joey.
Phoebe: Joey, are you busy tonight?
Joey: Yes.
Ross: What? You told us this morning when you came over to steal that box of Corn Pops that you didn't have plans.
Joey: First off, I didn't steal it, I borrowed it.
Ross: Okay, where is it?
Joey: Uh…we kinda ate it.
Ross: That was a brand new box!
Joey: We were hungry!
Chandler: It's amazing you and Annette managed to keep your figures.
Monica throws a muffin at Chandler.
Chandler: Hey!
Monica: Behave.
Phoebe: What're you busy doing?
Joey: Avoiding Annette.
Phoebe looks over at the counter. Annette looks up and notices Joey and Phoebe looking her way. Annette gives Joey a wicked grin. Joey quickly looks away.
Joey: See?
Phoebe: What happened?
Rachel: I took Huggsy back over to his apartment this morning, while Ross had Emma occupied. Annette saw it, and she's been teasing Joey about it all day.
Phoebe laughs.
Joey: Phoebe!
Phoebe: Well, it's cute! You have a stuffed penguin, and now Annette knows. I think you two should enjoy it.
Annette walks over with a sippycup full of coffee, and hands it to Joey.
Annette: Here you go, Joey.
Joey glares at Annette.
Joey: How long are you gonna keep this up for?
Annette: Oh, I'm JUST getting started.
Rachel: Hey, wait a minute! That's Emma's!
Annette: I know, Ross let me borrow it for this little stunt.
Rachel smacks Ross.
Ross: Ow!
Rachel: Are you TRYING to get our daughter addicted to coffee?
Chandler: Yes, it's all a part of his master plan.
Phoebe smacks Chandler.
Chandler: Ow!
Rachel: Thanks.
Phoebe: You're welcome.
Ross: I wasn't planning to give her coffee. I was gonna rinse it out, you know.
Rachel: You better hope she can't taste it. She's a year old, she's hyper enough as it is!
Joey: Hey, maybe you can give it to Jack and Erica!
Monica smacks Joey.
Joey: Ow!
Monica: Those are my kids, thank you! They'll be addicted to coffee when I say they can be.
Enter Mike.
Mike: Hey, guys.
Everyone: Hey, Mike.
Mike kisses Phoebe.
Mike: Guess what happened?
Rachel: Bloomingdale's is having a sale on designer clothes?
Monica: The Sham-wow can now soak up any mess three times faster?
Phoebe: Pottery Barn burned down in a hell-born blaze?
Annette: You discovered Joey's big secret?
Mike: No, no, no, and what big secret?
Annette: The one about Joey's-
Joey jumps up and clamps a hand over Annette's mouth.
Joey: Date with Annette that I let Monica plan!
The gang stares at Joey in shock. Annette looks at him, surprised.
Chandler: Coming back to that…
Chandler turns to Mike.
Chandler: What's your big news?
Mike: Nothing as big as that. And since Monica's looking like she's about to explode if she doesn't start planning soon, I think it best to let her start that.
Everyone looks over at Monica, who is bouncing in the chair. Ross turns to Rachel.
Ross: I bet if we hurry, we can avoid the fallout of getting dragged into this.
Rachel: Good idea.
Ross and Rachel stand up, and run for the exit. Monica points a finger at them.
Monica: Freeze!
Ross and Rachel stop moving, two inches from the door.
Rachel: Damn! We almost made it.
Monica: Get back here, there's planning to be done.
Ross and Rachel slowly walk back over, and sit down on the couch.
Ross: Mon, why don't you use the plan you drew up for me and Rachel, back in high school?
Monica: Two reasons: one, there isn't a skating rink nearby anymore, and two, disco is out.
Joey: I'm working on making it come back.
Ross: Joey, disco is DEAD. Let it rest in peace.
Phoebe turns to Mike.
Phoebe: So what's your big news?
Mike: I got invited to play at a gig tonight at Gracie Manor!
Phoebe: Honey, that's wonderful!
Mike and Phoebe hug.
Monica: Yeah, yeah, great news. Anyway, planning time!
Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, Mike, and Joey get up and run out the door. Monica looks at Annette and Chandler.
Monica: You're not gonna join them?
Annette: I'm on the clock.
Chandler: And I'm married to you.
Monica: Good, you can help me then, Chandler.
Monica points at Annette.
Monica: You, go away.
Annette looks at her watch.
Annette: Hey, look at that! I'm off shift now.
Annette leaves. Chandler gets up to follow her, but Monica grabs his arm.
Monica: Don't you even THINK of it.
Chandler mutters under his breath. Scene ends and opens in Ross and Rachel's apartment. Ross, Rachel, and Emma are sitting at the table, eating dinner. Enter Annette, who slams the door behind her.
Annette: Hide me.
Ross: And good evening to you, too.
Rachel: What's the matter?
Annette: Monica's hunting me.
Rachel takes Annette's arm, and guides her to her and Ross's bedroom.
Rachel: In there, shut the door. I'll send her off somewhere else.
Annette: Thanks.
Annette shuts the door, as Rachel sits back down at the table. Enter Monica.
Monica: Hey, have you guys seen Annette anywhere?
Ross: No, and apparently the concept of knocking is now obsolete.
Monica: What's the matter with you?
Ross gestures to the table.
Ross: Trying to have dinner with my family.
Monica: I AM family.
Ross: Are you eating?
Monica: No.
Ross: Good-bye.
Rachel swats Ross.
Rachel: Why are you looking for her?
Monica: Because I have a dress for her date with Joey picked out, but I need her to help me find the right shoes.
Rachel: Sorry, haven't seen her.
Monica looks at Rachel with narrowed eyes.
Rachel: What?
Monica: Are you lying to me?
Rachel: …no.
Monica looks at Ross, who is studying his plate.
Monica: Ross?
Ross: Yeah?
Monica: Where is she?
Ross: Where's who?
Monica: You know who I mean. Tell me, or I'll call Uncle Stan and Aunt Sylvia, and tell them you wanna spend the weekend with them. You can help Aunt Sylvia wax her mustache.
Ross gulps.
Rachel: She's at her place, hiding from you.
Monica: There. How hard was that? Thank you.
Monica leaves. Annette enters from the bedroom.
Annette: Why didn't you tell her I was at Central Perk or something?
Ross: You have not seen my Aunt Sylvia, or that woman's mustache.
Annette: So?
Rachel: Trust me, honey. It's bad. I still have nightmares about the things she can make it do.
Annette: Well, now what am I supposed to do?
Ross: Take the fire escape, if you wanna get away.
Annette: Oh, I'm sure that'd go over well. "No, officer, I was just getting away from my friend's crazy sister, who has this plan to make me go on a date with my roommate."
Rachel: Actually, Treeger would back you up on that. He's been the victim of Monica's plans a few times.
Annette: Is there a person in this building she HASN'T made a plan for?
Ross and Rachel pause to think.
Ross: Probably that new couple in 37.
Annette: She got them when they were moving boxes in.
Rachel: THAT would explain the looks they had.
Ross: No, that was due to Joey going to the mailbox in his outfit, when he tried to bring disco back.
Annette: I don't think the memory of that will ever fade. Or the sight of his face when he discovered what the Oyster Club really was.
Rachel laughs.
Rachel: At least we don't have to listen to Staying Alive anymore.
Annette: I LIVED it, woman! Don't complain.
Rachel sticks her tongue out and Annette, and grins. Scene ends and opens in Monica and Chandler's house. Chandler is sitting on the couch. Enter Monica.
Monica: Ugh, I can't believe her!
Chandler: Which "her" are we not believing?
Monica: Annette.
Chandler: I take it you didn't have any luck finding her?
Monica sits down next to Chandler.
Monica: No. She disappeared on me! I was gonna have her help me match the shoes with the dress I picked out for her, but I can't find her. What about you and Joey? Did you get everything set up for his part?
Chandler: Uh…yeah.
Monica glares at Chandler.
Chandler: What?
Monica: You two were watching Baywatch again, weren't you?
Chandler: No.
Monica: Chandler…
Chandler: We weren't!
Monica: Swear on the kids' lives!
Chandler: No!
Monica: See? I knew it!
Chandler: Fine, we were watching Baywatch. But it's not like I didn't try to get him to talk to me.
Monica: Ordering take-out and asking if he wanted a beer is not talking to him.
Chandler: It is if you're talking about Joey.
Monica nods.
Monica: Okay, you have a point there. But you were supposed to talk to him about his date with Annette!
Chandler: And I did.
A pause.
Monica: And? Dammit, Bing, don't keep me in suspense!
Chandler: And…he was kinda covering up Annette's announcement about Huggsy. He doesn't really want you to plan a date for him.
Monica: WHAT?
Monica gets up, and storms toward the front door.
Monica: Watch the kids.
Chandler: Where are you going?
Monica: To smack Joey, and make him help me with my plan for him and Annette.
Chandler: It's an hour back to the city!
Monica: It's an hour's worth of steam for me to build up!
Monica storms out the front door, as Chandler begins dialing on the phone. Monica sticks her head back in.
Monica: And if you warn Joey ahead of time I'm coming, you won't be getting any for two weeks!
Chandler throws the phone down on the coffee table, and grabs the remote. Scene ends and opens in Central Perk. Monica, Phoebe, and Rachel are sitting on the couch. Ross is sitting in the armchair. Chandler is sitting in the chair at the end table. Annette is working at the counter. Enter Mike.
Mike: Hey, guys.
Monica, Rachel, Joey, Ross, and Chandler: Hi, Mike.
Phoebe: Hi, sweetie.
Mike kisses Phoebe.
Phoebe: So how did your gig at Gracie go?
Mike: It went great. We did so well, they asked us to come back next week, when they have a fund raiser for the library.
Ross: Oh my god, Mike! That's awesome!
Phoebe: Honey, that's great!
Mike smiles, and then looks around.
Mike: Hey, where's Joey?
Annette: Oh, he's probably still napping with Huggsy.
Mike: Oh, okay.
Rachel: Wait a minute, he never napped with Huggsy!
Annette giggles.
Annette: He does now.
Mike: What did you do to him now?
Annette points to the door. Enter Joey in a beanie hat with a propeller, overalls, a lollipop in his hand, and Huggsy taped to his chest. Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, and Phoebe are struggling to contain their laughter. Joey points at Annette, who is laughing.
Joey: You are SO gonna pay for this!
Annette (laughing): You look so cute!
Mike puts his hand on Joey's shoulder.
Mike: If you really wanna get her back, decorate the apartment like Pee-Wee's Playhouse. That used to scare her when we were kids.
Annette looks at Mike, wide eyed.
Annette: Mike! You promised me you'd never tell! We spat in our hands and shook on it!
Everyone groans.
Chandler: I can't vouch for the rest of them, but I could've lived the rest of my life NOT knowing that.
Mike: Annette, you dressed him in this outfit, then taped Huggsy to him! That's a little much, even for you.
Joey: Uh, actually…
Annette: I did not dress him up like that!
Mike: Well, who did? The gnomes from under the bed?
Phoebe gasps.
Phoebe: Don't make fun of the gnomes under the bed!
Joey: Mike…I did this.
Mike turns to Joey.
Mike: What? Why?
Joey: I have a part in a play, and my character's mentality regressed back to that of a kid.
Annette: What? You do not!
Joey: Okay, fine. I lost a bet with Chandler.
Monica turns to Chandler.
Monica: Did you make the pizza bet with him again?
Chandler: …No.
Annette: What's the pizza bet?
Chandler: I bet him one time he couldn't go a week without eating pizza. He lost that one, so we made a new bet. If he won, I was gonna be the one wearing that outfit.
Monica: Chandler!
Chandler: What? We didn't make the pizza bet, this time!
Monica: So what was it, then?
Chandler: That he couldn't go one hour without watching Baywatch.
Rachel: How long did he go?
Chandler: Five minutes. And even THAT was a struggle.
Joey: I'm sorry, but it's BAYWATCH. Besides, you can't go two minutes without making a joke, Chandler.
Chandler: I can too! Monica will back me up on that.
Monica turns away, mumbling under her breath.
Chandler: Oh, thanks a lot, dear. I love you, too.
Monica: I'm sorry, honey, but it's true. You really can't.
Chandler: I can too! Everyone else here will back me up.
The gang turns away, muttering.
Chandler: Oh, thanks a lot.
Ross: I'm sorry, Chandler. But you really can't. Even in college, you were making jokes all the time.
Chandler: I bet you I can!
Ross: Oh, really?
Chandler: Yeah. I bet you I can go five minutes without making a joke.
Ross: You're on!
Joey walks over to Annette, and leans in close.
Joey: No more jokes or pranks about Huggsy, okay? And I won't decorate the apartment like Pee-Wee's Playhouse.
Annette: Deal.
Annette holds out her hand. Joey looks at it skeptically, as he turns her hand palm up.
Annette: I didn't spit in it.
Joey: Can't blame me for checking.
Annette grins, as Joey shakes her hand. Credits roll.
CREDITS SCENE
Scene opens in Central Perk. Rachel and Annette are sitting on the couch. Monica is sitting in the armchair. Enter Ross and Chandler. Chandler is dressed in a bunny costume.
Monica (laughing): Oh my god, what happened?
Chandler (monotone): I am required to wear this for twenty-four hours.
Rachel turns to Ross, who sits next to her on the couch.
Rachel: Did he lose your bet?
Ross: Yep.
Monica: How long did he last?
Ross: Thirty seconds.
Monica: Thirty seconds?
Monica turns to Chandler.
Monica: You couldn't go thirty seconds without making a joke?
Chandler: YOU try being around Joey for five minutes without cleaning up after him, and see how long you last. It's the same principle for me.
Enter Joey.
Joey: Hey, guys. Has anyone seen-
Joey pauses, as he sees Chandler in his costume.
Joey: The Easter Bunny! He's real! I gotta tell Phoebe!
Joey runs out the door.
(A/N Good news, everyone! 14 is finished earlier than I expected. However, 15 won't be up for 2 weeks. Thanks for being patient with me, personal problems got in the way. I'm pushing these back a week, because I'm still working on stomping out the rest of those problems. Hopefully, things should be back to normal soon. And again, don't forget the season finale poll. If I end up with a tie, I'll work the top 2 choices into the finale. So remember: get over there & vote for your choice!)