It had been a day since Dominique was whisked away before Robin was "nabbed" by the guards and taken to a room that had another chamber in it. At first look, Robin likened it to the inside of a submarine. He was told to get inside. The chamber was actually a bit spacious, more so even than the cell he shared with Dominique. There was a the normal furniture; cot, small table and chair. There was a laptop computer on the table along with a few more binder manuals. And in the back of the chamber was a weight set and a small room with a shower and toilet. A cabinet supplied Robin with towels and clean clothing, so Robin knew he would be here for some time.
Before he could turn to ask what this was all about, the door to the chamber was closed and sealed tight. Robin went to the door, but there were no handles or knobs to open it up from inside. There were no windows to the chamber, but Robin did noticed a couple cameras mounted behind a thick glasslike material in the walls.
Seeing how there was nothing much more to do, Robin spent the next few days lifting weights and browsing through the manuals. The laptop was set up for him to access videos which demonstrated hand-to-hand combat techniques. Robin did his best to practice some of the moves on the punching bags in the chamber.
Robin had no idea how long he had been in the chamber. There was no way to gauge the passing of time other than the meals that were sent into the chamber via a slot in the wall. The laptop had no clock or calendar function to it either as it was more or less just set up to play the training videos. Robin did notice changes though. He had gotten to the point where the amount of weights he could use to exercise with were no longer suitable to help his strength increase. He could tell he had become stronger than when he first entered.
As he sat reading a manual on his cot one day, the door to the chamber opened and in walked Dr. Luxuria wearing what appeared to be an oxygen mask connected to a small tank she was carrying. Robin sat up wondering what might have happened to her. Although he could not see it, Luxuria gave him a grin behind the mask and went to sit on the chair. Crossing her legs and leaning back she said, "How have you been, Robin? Have to been learning much through the manuals and the videos?" She then leaned close to him and ran her hand over his arms and chest. "I can tell you have gained more muscle mass and undoubtedly more strength then too."
Robin pulled back a bit from her touch, she just laughed a little. "What am I doing here? Why was I isolated? I did nothing wrong." Dr. Luxuria sat back in the chair, laughing a bit more, "Oh my dear Robin. We are not punishing you. You are being conditioned in much the same way we are conditioning dear Dominique. You see, you have been in this chamber for exactly one week now. The drinks we have been giving you have been laced with the same serum I was injecting you with and the results are quite impressive. And, you'll like this one, we have been slowing decreasing the amount of oxygen in this chamber during the week. Since last night, ahh, about twelve hours ago, you have been sitting in this chamber with about as much oxygen you would get as if you were sitting at the bottom of the ocean."
Robin just stared at her, "You must be joking. How could I still be alive if that were the case," he asked. Luxuria just giggled. "Well, it is, my dear. It is truly amazing what your body and mind, along with the correct drugs at the correct dosages can do." She then stood up. "Come along, Robin. Juan will take you back to your cell. We will bring you back to the chamber from time to time and the pool to continue your conditioning and to help make it hold. Be careful though. We you go out, you may feel faint when the oxygen rich air goes into your lungs. You may feel a bit sick. This is also a reason we need to keep up with this training."
It was as Luxuria had said. When Robin stepped out of the chamber, he felt light headed. Juan grabbed his arm to help hold him up. After a minute or two, Robin felt a bit better and was able to make his way back to the cell. Going inside, it felt a bit like coming home, but he certainly would look forward to the day when he would be free of this place.