Before I start there are a few things I'm going to explain...
This story is based off the story line from "I Want to Marry Ryan Banks." Joey is a famous actor who isn't doing so great in the movie business. His agent Chandler gets him to do this reality show. He has to choose from a verity of girls that he is going to go out with from videos they send in telling them a little bit about themselves. One by one he will eliminate them, the last women left he will propose to at the end of the show. Ross is Monica's sister who sends in a private video spying on her, Rachel is his wife and Monica's best friend. Phoebe is in this fic too, I'm just not going to bring her up for a while
Confused? You won't be. Oh and Central Perk is now owned by Ross and Rachel...because it would go better with the story :)
I guess I could say this fic is an AU (Which I just found out stands for Alternate Universe)
Chandler ran through the well known office that belongs to the famous actor Joey Tribbiani. He hasn't been in a movie in a while and today Chandler was going to change that. He was Joey's agent and decides what Joey would be willing to do and what he would stay away from. Chandler just got back from a meeting with Mrs. Anderson who hears people out and listens to what good ideas everyone has for movies or shows that would be a good hit. She is the one that says no or yes-"Pitch that to the writers right away". Chandler brought up a great idea and she loved it. Now he was on his way to tell his best friend Joey about it. Not to worry, he had a feeling he was going to love this one.
Joey was flirting with two young women around his age when Chandler came through the door. "Hey man."
Joey winked at the girls "Why don't you two go get yourselves a nice latte." He smiled as they walked out the room
Chandler held the door open for them "Thank you." He said and shut the door after them.
"What's up?" Joey asked
Chandler sat a packet on his desk.
"What's this?" Joey asked as he opened it.
"Forms." Chandler smiled "For your own show."
"My own show?" Joey questioned "I don't know..."
Chandler stood up in front of him "Dude, you will love this. It's your own reality show. Called "I want to marry Joey Tribbiani" America will pick your wife for you-"
"Wait, what?"
"Think about it, for six weeks you'll have women around you at all times." Chandler smiled "This makes you very happy." Joey nodded knowing it was true "They are competing for your love. They're throwing themselves at you, it's a win win situation." Chandler pointed out "The catch is America gets to vote each week for the girl they like the best. It's the ultimate fantasy for filming; the normal girl marries big celebrity." Chandler said "For you it's the man that everybody wants to see, the sweet sensitive romantic guy, the guy of every girls dreams, and in the end you get the perfect girl, you can't go wrong." Chandler said
Joey smiled "That's ridiculous."
"Of course it's ridiculous." Chandler smiled and sat in the chair across from Joey "It's television. What isn't ridiculous?" He said "The tabloids say you're a dog, and you say 'yeah I am a dog, here's what I'm gonna do to change that." Chandler smiled "I'm gonna date fifteen women, at one time." Chandler nudged him
"Do I really have to marry the final girl?"
"Of course not." Chandler shrugged "Who knows, maybe you find somebody you like."
"Do I get to pick the women?"
Chandler sighed "No, you can't pick the women because you gotta be all excited when-"
"No, screw that."
"Okay, I'll see what I can do."
Joey nodded "Okay, alright, let's do it."
Chandler smiled "Great."
"What's next?"
"Getting it out. Media." Chandler told him "But that won't be a problem."
The next day Joey and Chandler went to Mrs. Anderson's office to talk to her about the show.
"So the show will air each Tuesday night, then the viewers will have a couple hours to call in and vote." She explained "And then the next day we will remove the ones that don't make it through." She smiled
Joey laughed "So let's go find some women."
"You read my mind." She smiled
A week later they got a commercial out about the show, they even got their own website so people can know more and send in their votes and comments that way.
Chandler walked in the office with two large boxes
"What's that?"
Chandler smiled "The videos sent in by people." He told him grabbing an envelope with a video inside.
"Videos?"
"Yeah, let's watch..." Chandler put it in and grabbed the remote.
"And honestly Joey, I always felt this really intense feeling when I watch your movies..." Joey tried to listen to the girl on the screen but all he could see was the two things a little south from her mouth.
"Oh God..." Chandler rolled his eyes as the camera zoomed in.
"I know," Joey smiled
"I think we have a connection and I think that is something worth checking out." She smiled "And checking in..." She moved her hair back
"Yeah." Joey nodded "Yes, yes, yes."
"Yes?"
"I think yes." He looked over at Chandler
"Do you not understand the point of this show?"
"We need a verity, and you need to see me not be into her. I'll get more fans when I dis the girl with the biggest rack." Joey told him as Chandler searched for another video.
"You're right."
"Yeah."
Two hours went by and they saw all kinds of different women. A lot of the women where crazy and too into themselves and some were even men, but there was this one that really stuck out.
"I don't know, is this thing working? Is it on?"
"Yes it's on Rach."
Joey and Chandler sat there and watched as two people came into view.
"Okay, are you sure?" Rachel stepped further from the camera "Okay," She wrapped her arm around Ross "Hi, hi I'm Rachel and this is my husband Ross from Boston. And I know what you are thinking, three way." She smiled
Joey laughed
"No, I mean, not that I would mind Joey but-"
"Rach..."
"Sorry. Anyway, we're actually making this video for my sister Monica. Who would never in a million years do this kind of thing," Rachel looked at Ross, "She'd be too embarrassed." She laughed
The camera faded to another unfamiliar picture
"Monica works in this little restaurant." Rachel said showing the place from the outside "Ross get closer..." Rachel said as they saw Monica come out of the restaurant and hand a women her food in a bag. "She has no idea we are stalking her."
Just seeing this little part of the video both Chandler and Joey knew they had to have her on the show.
The next thing they saw was Monica in workout clothes and jogging down the road towards them on the other side of the street
"Look at that body, yeah?" Rachel said "Hot." She smiled
The video faded once again to a small, but crowded, coffee shop. They saw Rachel on the camera waving what they imagined, Ross over.
"This is the coffee shop Ross and I own." The camera moved it around then behind the counter "There is Monica with her biggest fans and regulars. They're all in love with her, but she's picky." They showed her getting someones order over to them and laughing at something they said "She is your girl, I would do this myself but I'm already married and probably not your type." Rachel smiled "I know Joey gets a lot of drama in the tabloids, but I know the tabloids lie." Rachel said "My sister Monica deserves a prince charming and we hope that prince charming is Joey."
"She is perfect." Chandler smiled
"Absolutely perfect."
Hope you liked the start so far. It will get better. And for those Mondler fans, it's not just going to be Joey and Monica...I don't want to say too much ;)