Sedation Dentistry - Part 3

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Taking the letter's advice about avoiding strenuous activity, Lucia made sure to unlock the door for Albert as directed and then settled down nuzzled into the corner of her couch with yet another one of her romance novels. She worried initially that the light breakfast she had this morning would mess with the action of the pill, but soon forgot her anxiety as she became engrossed in the book. As expected, the heroine of the novel was a girl much like Lucia, although, in this story, which took place in Victorian England, she was a maid to an evil mistress who kept mistreating her. Lucia was just getting to the good part where the novel's protagonist was about to be kidnapped by the hunky dread pirate Erikkson and ravaged when she noticed that she had trouble focusing. The letters just kept swimming out of focus. She felt kind of lightheaded and drowsy too. She tried to reach for her cellphone to check the time, but her fingers felt disconnected and had a hard time grabbing the phone. Finally, when she managed to get it to her, the room was spinning and she could barely make out that it was 12.45. The effort of getting the cellphone was almost too much for Lucia. She fell back into the couch (as if she had a choice) and tried to fight the growing sleepiness. Thinking back to her conversation with Albert, she recalled that he said that while she would feel sleepy and relaxed, she would not actually become unconscious as a result of the pill. This was more than just merely sleepy she thought. She was relaxed and euphoric alright, but she was having a hard time keeping her eyes open. Perhaps if she just rested them a little, things would get better, she thought as she relaxed further into the couch and her eyes fluttered closed.


She was startled out of her slumber as she felt a man's arms on her shoulder. She opened her eyes to try to focus on who it was, but everything was blurry and her room spun around in lazy circles. Lucia tried to lift her arms to rub her eyes, but her muscles felt like butter and her arms would not respond to her commands. Her hearing was dulled too, with words coming to her as if from a thousand miles away. "Well well, it looks like sleeping beauty is not completely out after all. Were you cheating Lucia?" the man said in a soothing, yet patronizing tone. "Did you eat something this morning? You know, that pill would have ordinarily knocked out a 200lb man, and you're a little thing, you can't weigh more than 100lb..." Lucia tried to respond, to protest that she wasn't supposed to be knocked out, but her tongue was syrupy and would not form the words correctly. It didn't matter though, for the man was talking again. "Well don't worry, I've got something for just this situation." The man reached back somewhere out of Lucia's limited range of vision, and then brought something forward. As it was placed over Lucia's nose and mouth, she realized it was a clear plastic gas mask, and that something was hissing out of it.


The man placed the mask on Lucia's face and then gently lifted her head to move the rubber strap behind her face. Stroking Lucia's shiny black hair gently, the man stated in a soothing tone. "Now, Lucia, I want you to take deep breaths for me. Just a couple babe, and you'll be off to sleepy land. This halothane is strong stuff you know. " All of Lucia's instincts were screaming for her to hold her breath and not let this guy knock her out, but she was just so tired and relaxed and the man sounded so nice. Seeing some hesitation on Lucia's face, the man decided on another tactic. Keeping one hand on her face to keep the mask secured, his other hand snaked down and underneath her lacy blouse. His practiced calloused fingers easily found one of her tiny (And he amusingly noted, already erect) nipple, and then squeezed gently. Surprised, Lucia yelped with pleasure and took a breath. It smelled sweet and fruity, with a strong chemical undertone to it. Her face immediately felt flushed and her arms tingled. She experimentally took another breath, and felt herself relaxing completely, her breathing becoming completely regular. "There you go" she barely heard the man say. "Just a couple more breaths and we'll be on our way. And then you'll get your reward like a good girl." As she breathed the potent anesthetic, Lucia's eyes lost the little focus they had previously, and went into an unmistakable flutter, closing completely a few seconds later. Lucia was out cold. The man kept the gas running as he effortlessly picked Lucia up in his strong arms and settled her into what looked like a wheelchair, covered her in a blanket, and rolled her out to his waiting van. The sleepy games had begun.