This new story is influenced by one of my favorites in last season X-files episode called "Small potatoes". Despite what I said in "Hidden Agenda" that was not the last story, just ran out of ideas. Per usual X-files is property of 10-13 and Chris Carter Production. Friends is a NBC property.

Airport

"Ok." Rachel said as she stood in the waiting room for gate 12 at the New York Airport. "Do you have everything, Chandler? Your clothes, your other stuff?"
Chandler nodded. "Yes mommy." He said.
"I just want to double check. This is the first time your company sent you on a business junket in a long time. I want to make sure everything is just right."
"It is." Chandler said smiling. "Don't worry about me. Its not like I haven't done this before."
"Ok." Rachel said. "Oh give me a hug! Its gonna be very quiet without you hanging around central perk! I know Joey will miss you too. AS mad as he is right now, he will miss you."
"Thats good. I really didn't intend on giving his fave shirt to goodwill."
"He'll get over it." Rachel said, "You go get em!"
Chandler smiled and walked away towards the plane. Rachel sighed and walked away as soon as Chandler was out of sight.

At the same time.

A young man was just arriving on a red eye from Washington DC. He walked up to the claim counter.
"May I help you Mr....." The claim check lady looked at her list. "Van...Blundht?"
"Its Van Blundt." The man quietly corrected her. "The h is silent."
"Ok. Your luggage will be right over there." The lady pointed. "Thank you." He said and started walking in the direction of the baggage chute. "I gotta change my name someday." He muttered as he ran into another person.
"Oh my god, I'm sorry." Chandler said helping him up. "But you should have been looking where you were going."
"I will next time, uh..."
"Chandler Bing." Chandler said and he waved to him "Sorry, but I gotta run, flight wont wait for one person!"
The man leaned over and picked up something. Apparently it was Chandlers "date book" "Chandler Bing. Interesting name." He looked up as Chandler boarded the plane. "I bet you have an interesting life too." He pocketed the wallet and headed for the baggage claim.

(x-files theme-"So you never thought life would be this way" replaces "The truth is out there")

Albany

Agent Fox Mulder knocked on the door of the hotel suite his partner was in. She took her time answering the door, he thought and looked a little groggy when she did open it.
"Morning sunshine." Mulder said. Scully grunted in response.
"We're gonna check out today, so sleep in for a while why dontcha?"
Mulder and Scully have been looking of Alex Kryceck ever since the incident in DC with the people from New york.
"I can't believe we have not found him yet." Scully said.
"Well, it shouldnt be hard considering he left this behind." Mulder said holding up Krycecks prostetic arm.
Scully grunted. She turned and wobbled toward her bedroom. "If you make any One armed man jokes I'm gonna kill you."
Scully slammed the door to the room. Mulder stood alone in the living room."I guess she really needs that sleep. Ouch." He turned and left.

New York

Joey watched tv as Phoebe buzzed about in the apartment. "I know I want to go to my brothers wedding, Im just not sure on whether or not I should be the maid of honor!" Phoebe said as she sat in Chandlers chair.
"Wouldnt you be the matron of honor since you've already been married?" Joey pointed out. "Heh, Yamine has to defuse a nuclear bomb. She doesnt want to do it but she has to or the whole beach will go boom!" Joey said illustrating the explosion with his hands.
"Okay." Phoebe said. "I think I know what youre talkin about?"
"Really?" Joey asked.
"Yeah."
"Well could you tell me cause I actually confused myself." Joey said.
The door opened and Ross and Rachel walked in hand and hand. "Well, its nice to see you two on good terms again." Phoebe said.
"We know." Ross and Rachel said together.
"We dont even remember what we broke up over." Ross said. Then he and Rachel exchanged cute little eskimo kisses with their noses.
"Yeah, well you broke up over whether or not Joe would marry Rhoda." Phoebe said.
"It sounds so stupid now that we think about it." Rachel said closing the door, not even taking her eyes off Ross.
"Yeah." Ross said. "Wheres Mon? I know she went with Rachel to drop off Chandler at the airport."
"She went to Bloomingdales to get me something for you." Rachel said.
"Oh, I think I like that." Ross smiled. He turned and frowned for a second."Did anyone hear that?"
"Hear what?" Joey said.
"I don't know." He looked at the door. "Could have sworn I heard someone outside." He approached the door and opened it."False alarm, its only Chandler."
"Hey Chandler." Joey said. "You're back so soon from your business trip. Why is that?"
"Uh." Chandler stuttered. "It was postponed due to bad weather."
"Ok. Sounds good to me, but where are your luggage?" Ross said.
"Oh, they lost it." Chandler shrugged. Rachel came in the door behind him. "They probably went to timbuktu."
"Hey Chandler." Rachel said. "Pull your pants up. I can see your butt."
"Oh." Chandler said and pulled his pants up. "Sorry bout that. I'm just gonna go to my room and take a nap."
Chandler smiled and walked toward Joeys room.
"Hey man. Thats my room remember?" Joey said.
"Oh yeah." Chandler said then walked into his own bedroom.
"Theres something up here." Rachel said. "When I saw the flight board his flight wasnt cancelled or postponed. In fact there are sunny skies and no clouds in LA."
"Huh." Ross said.
"Plus he had this scar on his lower back that was not there before." Rachel observed.
"I can't believe you looked at that." Ross said.
"It was right there and hard to avoid." Rachel said and looked toward his room. "And he was acting more nervous too."
"Nah," Ross said. "Maybes its your imagination."
"Could be." Rachel said.

Chandlers room

Chandler looked into the mirror and slowly morphed into Edward Van Blundht. He rubbed his face.
"So far so good. But that Rachel girl could be a problem if I can't convince her that I'm Chandler like I convinced the rest of her friends.

Meanwhile

Mulder roused a very tired Scully. She reluctantly rose and got ready for their somehow never ending search for Krycek.
"When will we find him?" Scully asked brushing her teeth. "At times I wish he was dead, you know, flung himslef off a building or something."
Mulder smiled. "We got to get going, we're going back to washington. Apparently Skinner wants us to do something more productive than chasing down a fugitive ex-fbi agent. Plus you have a doctor appointment to see if that cancer of yours is still in remission." Mulder served Scully a cup of coffee.
"Thank you. Sorry for being such a bitch in the last couple of days."
"No problem." Mulder sipped his coffee. "It's too bad you don't know anyone else who was an alien abuctee." Mulder said stirring a little more cream in his coffee.
"Mulder we do know someone else who went through the same thing I did." Scully said.
"Who?" Mulder said.

New York

Phoebe opened the door to Chandlers apartment.
"Hey, Chandler you in here?" Phoebe picked up the duck. "Hi."

Ed sat up in Chandlers bed. He got up and looked in the mirror and rubbed his face. He strained as he changed into Chandler. "I hope I hope I didn't forget what Chandler looked like."

Phoebe put the duck on the floor. "Quack quack," She playfully pushed the ducks butt in the direction of the bathroom.She looked up. "Chandler are you in there?" She knocked on the door.

Ed stared at is face straining to turn into Chandler, without much success.

Phoebe bopped around in the apartment for a bit. Then she returned to the door. "All right I'm coming in, and you better not be naked!" She pushed open the door. Her smiled turned down slowly into a frown, then a look of fear.
Ed stood back from the mirror, he knew he was caught. Phoebes mouth slowly opened and she begin a long piercing scream. Ed leapt at her to stop her from screaming. Doing so he finally successfully morphed into Chandler. As this happened the door opened and Joey and Rachel and Monica burst in. They saw what they thought was Chandler laying on top of Phoebe with his hand over her mouth.
"What the hell is going on here?" Joey said.
Phoebe quickly slid out from Chandler. She stood and grabbed Joeys arm. "Thats not Chandler!"
"What do you mean?" Rachel said. "It looks like him."
"I came in here to borrow something, and I opened the door and there was a stranger in there!" Phoebe said, "and hes been acting very suspcious lately, very not Chandler-like."
"What do you expect?" Monica said. "Kathy just broke up with him and now he didnt even get to go to that business thing like her wanted to."
"Okay, then how come he hasnt said a witty remark since he got back?" Phoebe said. "I'm sorry but thats not Chandler. And if im the only one who believes that..."
"Well..." Rachel said.
"What?" Phoebe said. Everyone including "Chandler" looked at her.
"Well, he did have this mark on his, uh , tukis that he could not explain."
"I might have backed into something." Chandler said speaking for the first time.
"Ah." Rachel said. "Well then I guess that explains that." Rachel said putting her finger in her mouth, still noticably uncertain.
"Okay then." Chandler said, I'll buy everyone a coffee, ok?" Everyone mumured agreement. Chandler opened the door and everyone walked out. Phoebe stopped by.
"You think youre fooling people and youre not. Chandler never bought a coffee for anyone, including Janice or Kathy." She leaned in closer. "And you have no idea who I'm talking about." Phoebe went out in the hallway. "Guys I'm gonna skip the coffee and go home." She gave "Chandler" and evil look as she walked down the stairs. "Chandler" visably shuddered.
"You okay Chandler?" Joey asked. When Chandler nodded Joey said. "I bet Phoebe had some of her special cookies today. Dont sweat it pa." Joey gave Chandler a hearty pat on the shoulder.
Chandler smiled. "I could get to like it here if that Phoebe girl doesnt blow it." He thought.

New York

Mulder drove through the cluttered streets of New York with tattered address in hand. Scully was dozing in the passenger seat. Once Mulder found a good spot he roused Scully.
"What?" She said.
"We're here." Mulder said and pointed at central perk. Scully rolled over and smiled. "Good I could use a cup of Gunthers blend today."
"Lets go." Mulder said and got out of the car.

Rachel briefly looked up and saw the FBI agents getting out of their car. She grabbed Chandlers hand. "OOh look whos here!" She said excitedly and ran out the door. "Dana!" She shouted and hugged Scully.
"Rachel!" Scully said recovering from Rachels surprisingly strong bear hug."How are you? Wheres Ross?" Scully nodded at Chandler. "Chandler. How are you?" She said.
Chandler started to sweat a litle bit, but relaxed when she called him "Chandler." "I'm just fine."
"Thats good to hear." Scully said. Mulder nodded.
"Nothing much here has changed." Mulder observed.
"Thats good." Rachel said. "Less confusing that way." Gunther ran out onto the sidewalk. "Rachel there is a phone call for you."
"Thanks Gunther." Rachel said. "Who could that be? Everyone I know is right here."
Rachel jogged into the coffee joint and picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Hi Rach?" Chandler said.
"Chandler?" Rachel said and looked behind her.
"Thats my name, don't wear it out." Chandler smiled and checked his watch. "Listen, my flight has been cancelled. Seems the powers at be decided that the job I was gonna do could be done over the digi-phone at a kinkos so I'm outta luck. I'm bummed too, I won't get my mandatory bag of peanuts."
Rachel looked behind her. Who she thought was Chandler was still chatting at the front of the cafe. Chandler looked over and their eyes met and she did not like what she saw.
"Chandler. I'm coming to get you." She spoked quickly. "Something weird is going down here." She hung up the phone before Chandler could get a word in edgwise. "Phoebe was right! Someone is impersonating Chandler. But who and why?" She thought to herself. Whoever that man was would suspect something was wrong if she ran out and drove off. She summed up her courage and walked out.
"Hey, I gotta go get some eyeliner at the store. Be back in a few." Rachel said. Chandler just smiled and waved to her as she peeled out.

A few minutes later.

"You got to be kidding!" The real Chandler said as he sat in the front seat of Rachels car."How did you know it wasnt the real me?"
"Well for instance, he had his pants halfway down his tush and I could see where something had been cut off."
"Ouch. Good thing it was the back."
"Second, he didnt make a funny comment every once in a while, if he ever talked at all."
"Good point." Chandler agreed as they made their way through traffic.
"And finally Phoebe saw him turn into you, at least thats what she said." Rachel said. "Agents Mulder and Scully are here but I think they are just passing through."
"Are we gonna tell them?" Chandler said. Rachel thought for a minute.
"Here." Rachel took a scrunchy out of her purse. "I know this looks cheesy but i will be able to tell which one is really you." She said to Chandler.
"I understand."
"Okay." She pulled up in front of the cafe. Mulder and Scully were still outside talking to Joey and "Chandler".

Ed looked into Rachels car as she parked. He saw Chandler look at him and their eyes locked. Ed gasped and ran off. Joey, Scully and Mulder looked on.
"What spooked Chandler there?"Mulder said as Rachel and Chandler ran up to them. Joey literally jumped back a couple of feet when he saw the real Chandler.
"Oh my god." Joey said.
"You can say that again." Chandler said.
"Oh my god." Scully said.
"I said Joey could say it again." Chandler said.
"No no. I mean that was Ed Blundht." Scully explained the whole story and how Ed impersonated Mulder. "I forgot they released him from prison."
"Should we go after him?" Mulder asked.
"No, hes probably too far away now." Scully said. "Whats important is that we got the real Chandler back before anything bad could happen." Scully said as Phoebe approached.
"Thats not Chandler!" Phoebe said, apparently unaware to what just happened.
"What is this? Everyone copy me day?" Chandler said, completely freaked now.
"Oh, it is you!" Phoebe said and hugged him.
"I just wish that was coming from a date of mine." Chandler said.
"Yep, thats our Chandler all right!" Rachel said.

The End