
Originally Posted by
Chibi_Muffin
The description is very good. I like the plot as well - it's a lot like the film, but not so much that it seems like a ripoff.
A couple of things. First, I think you squished too much into one chapter. The Musketeer trio and Ghetsis movie could have been split into two or three chapters instead of one. This would let a reader be able to process the information and get a bit more engaged in the story; if too much is going on, it becomes a mental blur and loses its effect.
Also, Ghetsis seems like a very typical villain to me here. Saying things like 'It's Ghetsis, not Get Cheese' and 'I hate happy reunions'. These are the types of things Jessie and James might say. Same with the Shadow Triad, who say 'the usual evil stuff'. This could fit if you were writing about a more comedic villain, or if this was a parody (which it isn't). Ghetsis, on the other hand, is either cunning and sneaky (and so would try to nab the trio behind their backs rather than in front of them) or a raving lunatic. To me, these lines fit neither. Sneering at the Get Cheese line seems more like what he'd do, in my opinion. Right now, he and the Shadow Triad seem very out of character, written in a very silly way that, to me, doesn't fit the characters at all.
I'm also curious as to why Kay and co. didn't react to the stealing of the trio. They seem shocked, yeah, but they don't react as it is happening. They are very competent trainers, remember - the Champion and two of the Elite Four are there, after all. They could try to fight back, they could try to recall their legend (in the case of Cobalion), even gasping and wondering what is going on would be something. Right now, it just looks a bit static.
This is an interesting chapter, there are just a few problems you might want to consider. Cool cliffhanger though!