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// Episode 6: Garble's Gamble 
// Story: Yu-Gi-Oh! EQG: Duelist Rangers Season 1 
// by Bahamut0 
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	"Well Garble, I've decided to give you your next chance.", Nightmare said. "But you'll only have one left after this. Understand?"

"Mark my words. I will not be hmiliated by those weaklings again!", Garble left to Nexus's lab to see if he could provide him with any support items. "Nexus!" The meek mage was surprised to see Garble come down to his level.

"Garble! This is a surprise."

"Save the chit-chat. Do you have any potions that can boost my strength?", Garble asked impatiently.

"Yes I do. Here it..."

"Mine.", Garble said as he snatched the potion out of Nexus's hand! "How strong will it make me?"

"Your strength should improve by half! But it's highly..." Nexus then noticed that Garble left. "Unstable. Maybe I should have told him that he'll lose strength as time goes on." Nexus sighed. "Well at least I can watch how this backfires." Garble had teleported down to the city.

"Now I'll get to have my revenge for my first defeat!", Garble said with a greedy smile as he began his attack on the city! And as expected, the rangers were alerted by Gold. Burst sighed as he heard Gold's report.

"He must be a glutton for punishment. Well, might as well take him down. It's morphin' time!" The rangers morphed and teleported to Garble's location. "Alright Garble. Ready to get your butt handed to you again?"

"Oh I don't think so Blue Eyes Ranger! This time I'LL be the won to stand victorious!", Garble said with a greedy smile as he drank the potion he had taken from Nexus. His muscles then bulked up and Garble let out a roar! "Bring it on wimps!" Garble charged at the rangers and knocked most of them to the ground!

"Okay. Now we should worry!", Shadow said. "He's faster and stronger!"

"But not smarter! We've still got the edge in brains!", Ace mentioned! "Let's see if we can use fake-out tactics!" Shadow nodded and summoned his spear and charged at Garble!

"Hah! Go ahead! Take your best shot!", Garble boasted as he prepared to take Shadow's attack head-on! But to his surprise, Shadow used his spear as a pole vault to jump over Garble and attack his back! "AGH! That it! Now you BURN!" Garble then let loose a jet of flame from his hands! Shadow rolled out of the way just in time! Garble was so focused on Shadow that he didn't notice Ace rushing towards him!

"Watch your back!", Ace said as he fired a blast of energy from his sword! "What's the matter Garble? Being too hot-headed?" Meanwhile, Nightmare and Nexus were watching the fight. They even were eating popcorn while they saw Garble flailing about.

"You know, it's pretty entertaining seeing him get his butt kicked.", Nightmare said in between mouthfuls.

"I know. Just wait until the potion wears off.", Nexus said with a smirk. "Oh look! It's starting to wear off now." Garble was panting as his muscles slowly returned to normal, but was shocked when he began to feel weaker.

"Feeling a little tuckered out Garble?", Burst asked.

"Grrr! Shut up!", Garble said as he punched Burst in the gut! But to his shock his punch had no effect! "What?"

"I'm sure you remember this position?", Burst asked as he sent Garble flying with one punch! Garble tried to flee by flying, but Burst followed by activating the wings of his suit! "Where do you think you're going? You're grounded!" Burst sent Garble hurtling to the ground with a mighty kick and a few shots from his blasters for good measure! "Had enough yet?"

"This...isn't...over!", Garble said weakly as he tried to get out of the crater that had formed from his crash. "Queen Nightmare! Give me the Megamorph!" Garble raised to his hands to the sky! Only for no spell to be sent his way. "....eh?" Garble then saw himself surrounded by the rangers. "Fine! I don't need the Megamorph! I can take you all on myself!" Garble punched at Inferno only to hurt himself. "Ow!"

"This is just sad. Look. Just fly off home to Nightmare and we won't sick the Megazord on you. Okay?" Garble just flied off screaming! "It feels weird not calling the Megazord. But I guess it can't be helped." Meanwhile, Garble had returned to Nightmare's fortress to find Nightmare and Nexus laughing hysterically at his epic fail.

"Well Garble. It looks like your gamble with that potion backfired.", Nightmare said with a giggle. Garble just fumed as he left for his quarters and hid under the sheets. "Well he's persistant. I'll give him that. Too bad his arrogance and greed are the main reason for that."