//------------------------------// // Princess Luna // Story: Colgate's Rants 4: Fans' Choice // by StormLuna //------------------------------// Princess Luna (Suggested by poisonflame616) My next patient is one of my favorites, Princess Luna. I am going to admit, she is one pony that I never imagined that I would have any issues with. Sadly though that would all change when some of her sister's bad habits began to rub off on her. Here is how it all played out. She came in and like always, we had a friendly chit chat about how things were going on in our lives. Given that she has always had a way to pay, I never check to make sure she can pay me before I take her back. Something seemed different about her this time. Normally she will jump in the chair and open her mouth for me to examine. This time she nervously got into the chair and was very apprehensive about opening her mouth. After asking her to open her mouth I would find out why she seemed so nervous. She had a cavity and her teeth were covered in plaque! Seriously, the one pony who I thought would always take care of her teeth let this happen. Now I wasn't angry at first, I was concerned. I asked her what the hell caused this and she told me about something that her sister and her had been doing lately. When I heard this, I was thoroughly PISSED! Get this, she and her sister had begun having cake eating competitions. Even worse her bum sister told her that since she is an Alicorn that she doesn't need to brush anymore. Good grief, how could Tia tell her this when she has had shitty teeth. Being an Alicorn does not prevent one from getting a cavity! Normally I would either blow my stack or smack a pony who suddenly stops taking care of their teeth but this is Princess Luna here. I simply gave her a stern lecture about how she should never have stopped brushing and warned her about what could happen if she continued to engage in these cake eating competitions with Celestia. She had a nervous look on her face and let me know that she would at least resume brushing. She better unless she wants to wind up like Bon Bon and have a mouth full of silver. After giving her a stern lecture I finally go to work on her. She did shy back a bit when I injected the sedatives into her mouth but I was expecting this as chances were it was the first time she ever had this done. Once I finished working on her came the favorite part of every appointment, getting my money! She handed me her LunaCare card and I was expecting it to cover 90% like it always does but get this, she has started to get cheap on her insurance! It now only covers 75% on dental and this pissed me off, a lot. I got in her face and yelled at her. I warned her that if her insurance were to ever drop it's coverage any lower, even by 1%, that I would have to quit accepting it as well. Even though she is quite formidable and knows I like and respect her, she shied back. Want to know what was even worse? She didn't have any bits on her that day, NOT A SINGLE BIT! She is the Princess of the Night for Faust's sake! I would think she would carry money on her but since she didn't, I would have to be compensated for the remainder of her bill. Yeah it wasn't high but still, NOPONY tries to cheat me out of my money! Now for what I did to make her compensate me. Well I called and rescheduled some appointments. After that we headed to the treasury in Canterlot. She led me in and my oh my, all those relics and all those bits were so appealing to me! Given the customer/doctor agreement, I ordered that she fill a good sized chest full of bits and then help me take them home. She didn't like it but she knew that the agreement is legally binding and applies to all ponies, no matter who they are. In the end I got my money and was happy. What made me happier is that what I got in the end was probably 10 times more than what Luna owed me but that is besides the point. A Colgate who gets her money is a happy Colgate. So if you want to see me happy, just pay me what you owe me or you may not like the results!