I simply cannot believe this story. It's well thought out, it's amazing, Srsly guise, one of the best stories I've ever read. I would like to see, though, the psychological condition of gadget in the aftermath and the epilogue of that.

Amazing story that kept me coming back for more! This is a true labor of love and almost worthy of legitimate publication were it not for the obvious legal factors.

The details and explanation worked for and against the story. Like so many Disney properties before it, Rescue Rangers never tried to elaborate on the social and political specifics of the animal kingdom beneath us. Most of that was left ambiguous intentionally. Ambiguity was necessary because things would have become much too elaborate for the nature of the audience. I understand this is meant to be an adult story, but there were times I felt the explanations convoluted the the source material.

This bordered on an adult graphic "Gadget torture" scenario. Again, more detail than was necessary. I also felt some of the character behaved or said things that betrayed their nature. Gadget wasn't oblivious to the chipmunks' feelings towards her, she just wasn't interested in romance with them. I doubt she would have applied lipstick and gone hunting for one. Also, I can't see how Monty could not have realized that Lawhiney was not Gadget much sooner. He came across as being almost oblivious most of the time. Not that Monty was very bright, but he never struck me as being that dense either.

The ending leaves a few unresolved character issues that could have been better concluded. I would like to know more specifically what happened to Lawhiney and Roche. Obviously, Lawhiney goes to prison, but I doubt she would have done a whole fifteen years. Gadget's lawyer could have worked a deal and Lawhiney would have been eligible for parole after awhile. There was also the allusion of a much more serious relationship between Chip and Gadget. Being different species, they could never have a family of their own, so they could have raised Roche while Lawhiney was behind bars. Gadget has always been such an endearing character that it would be a shame if she never had the chance to be a mother.

Anyway, those few quirks aside, this has got to be one of the best, if not the best, Ranger fan fiction I have had the pleasure of reading. Great job. Rescue Rangers away!

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I have rather a lot to say about this story, and, in fact, have said it in a more formal review here: /~bryce/gadget_in_

In a nutshell, Gadget in Chains is a work of twisted genius; one admires it only against the protestations of the conscience. There are a lot of things wrong with it, foremost among the the fact that it's chock full of disturbing, deviant fan(dis)service and pointlessly cruel Gadget abuse. Still, it has its high points and the writing is quite technically competent.

This is the pinnacle of Gadget angst fic. Take that how you will.

I'm so sorry I never finished reviewing this. I did read the rest of your story and loved the entire thing. It wrapped up very well. All good things come to an end, which is my only regret. That the story is complete. I wish it could go on forever. Great JOB!

PS. I was Ambre W. in my other reviews.

This is one of the most well written stories I've ever come across, and the plot was fantastic, it took forever to read, normaly stories this long I never finish because there just too long, but this one held me, it was very beautifully written [

Bravo! Very well done. This story took me three days to read. Amazing just how long a story can come from a half-hour show.

I've totally got to say, this is a masterpiece. I just couldn't put this down. All I have been doing for three days now is read this. This was incredibly long and exciting.

One of the best parts was that everyone was really in character through the whole fic.

I certainly hope that you write a sequel to this! Or perhaps a new fic?

Heid

This is a truly superb work of fiction. The characterizations are spot on, grammar good, prose flows very well and the plot is incredibly griping. I couldn't put it down. I spent just about twenty-four hours straight doing nothing but reading this fic.

I got a good chuckle over your occasional plays on words: grapevine, barfly, bat out of hell. More so because they were so occasional and thus were a bit startling whenever I reached one.

I hope to see more out of you in the future.

Cheers,

Kuro_Neko

This is a very fascinating read, but there are notable problems, I think. The most noticeable one is that it is essentially a "stupid-world" plot (I forget the name so correct me if I'm wrong), and when I say this I am not talking about the whole moral-equivalency schlock spread sparsely over the course of this novel, and believe me it is schlock, but the fact that what essentially drives the story forward is that EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER has a serious case of diarrhea of the brain, several times it appears the story would end if the dumbass of the moment had asked a certain question or just STOPPED FREAKING TALKING for five minutes. Still, you certainly know how to inspire hate and compassion for the characters while staying true to their character and unlike so many other authors around it sure is nice to read someone who doesn't fill out entire paragraphs with overly expository introspection.

Three words: Book of Job

Nice story. Very well thought out. A character key might have helped because you have a lot of characters. I found Gadget to be too forgiving in the end, especially towards Chip, Lawhiney, and her father. Dale seemed to prove himself smarter than Chip in the scene where he sniffed Lawhiney and asked her a trick question. I did like that Lawhiney realized he was smarter than she thought. Overall I enjoyed the story and its twists. I also enjoyed particular scenes, but I don't remember them all. I liked the prisoners you introduced, especially Bubbles and the twins.

The story of Job.

Ultimately, the outcome being good or not does not matter. If there were any shred of doubt in Gadget's mind about the infallibility of the Justice System by the end of this story, that means that Hell has won, and there is no such thing as goodness or a perfect system of justice in the world. Ultimately, one doubts whether there can be final victory against evil if even someone as pure as Gadget Hackwrench were driven into a murderous frenzy of rage by what she was forced to go through, even stooping so low as to try and murder Lawhiney before being stopped by others. This makes one think that the idea of free will is illusory and that no one is a truly free agent.

Friedrich Nietzsche held that the idea that it is virtuous to treat others more important than oneself is degrading and demeaning to the self. He also believed in the idea that others have a higher value than oneself hinders the individual's pursuit of self-development, excellence, and creativity. [6] For Nietzsche altruistic love was fabricated by the weak for the weak. It masks self-poisoning resentment about individual and collective powerlessness. Critics like Roderick Hindery respond that Nietzsche's own assumptions about domination by self-interest and the "will to power" are gratuitous and ideological.

David Kelley, discussing the views of Ayn Rand (who was inspired by Nietzsche on this topic), holds that that "there is no rational ground for asserting that sacrificing yourself in order to serve others is morally superior to pursuing your own (long-term, rational) self-interest. Altruism ultimately depends on non-rational 'rationales,' on mysticism in some form..." Furthermore, he holds that there is a danger of the state enforcing that moral ideal: "If self-sacrifice is an ideal-if service to others is the highest, most honorable course of action-why not force people to act accordingly?" He believes this can ultimately result in the state forcing everyone into a collectivist political system. [7] Rand does not believe that altruistic acts are themselves evil; rather, she believes that a doctrine that regards self-sacrifice to be virtuous is wrong. She sees the promotion and acceptance of the ethical doctrine as being counter to the best interests of the individual and degrading to the pursuit of self-interest