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Obi And The Root Canal

Disclaimer: see chapter 1.

Chapter 4

On Tuesday, Obi-Wan was once again in the chair. Opening his mouth obediently, it was obvious he just wanted to get this over with. Once again, the clove oil taste had stayed with him the entire time. But now, it was almost over. That was, if the infection was gone. The young Padawan waited patiently for Dr. Harrod to remove the temporary filling. "The infection is gone, this time. We can put the permanent filling in. And this isn't bad. I once had to do a root canal on another dentist that took 38 visits," he said. Obi-Wan's jaw dropped in surprise. How could anyone stand going through that?

Then Dr. Harrod took out the drill. But instead of a drill bit, there was a small rubber piece that flailed out as it spun around. Still, Obi-Wan jerked back. "No need to be afraid. It's not a drill. It's just going to spin the filling a bit so that it goes in place, alright?" Dr. Harrod said, showing the young Jedi that it was completely harmless. "Fear is of the Dark Side, Padawan," Qui-Gon intoned from the back of the room, sending calming thoughts to his apprentice's mind. So, reluctantly, Obi-Wan opened his mouth once again. The minutes ticked by slowly for him as Dr. Harrod inserted first the lining, then the filling. The spinning thing wasn't so bad. It even tickled a little, Obi-Wan thought.

Finally, the dentist removed the tool from the Padawan's mouth. "That's it?" Obi asked. "Almost," Dr. Harrod said, pulling out a piece of x-ray film. "I'm just going to take an x-ray real quick, so that I can redo it while it's still soft if I have to." Obi-Wan looked sick at the thought of going through it again. He thanked the Force when Dr. Harrod looked at the x-ray with approval. "Absolutely perfect," he said, showing the x-ray to Obi. "That mean this root canal is completely over?" the young Jedi asked. The dentist nodded. With that, Obi-Wan Kenobi bolted through the door, ready to get back to the temple, and wanting to get there before the anaesthetic wore off.

Finis