Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan does, I don't own the book Cyborg - Martin Caidin does, nor do I own the old TV Show Six Million Dollar Man. I just wanted to make that clear.

Story: Cybernetic Hero

Chapter 12: Viral Infection

Camp Rome

Annabeth's POV

Percy screamed, and then he fell to the ground unconscious. Beck and Will were at my side in a minute. I was frozen with fear; I could feel the tears streaming down my face.

"We need to get him to the infirmary." Will urged.

"If its still intact." Beck said.

"Annabeth ...Annabeth," Beck yelled, until I finally came back to reality.

"Yes..." I said.

"The infirmary, is it still in one piece?" He asked.

"Yes, the Romans protected it from the fire, follow me." I said, as I stood up. Will and Beck carried Percy. I walked around the burnt walls of the central keep until we reached a white marble building; it was completely unlike any of the other buildings in the camp. The building shined in the glow of the fires still burning in the camp. I opened the door as Beck and Will carried Percy inside. We found a bed out of the way of the main floor, so they could work. Percy was barely breathing, and his mechanical heart was barely beating. Beck and Will started hooking Percy up to machines until the son of Poseidon looked like he was a car getting a complete make over. Tubes were running everywhere machines were pumping and beeping. It sounded like an engine repair shop, or something. Beck and Will finally let out audible sighs as they plopped down into two chairs near Percy's bed.

"What's going on?" I asked curiously.

"Percy's stable now. Can you tell us what happened to him?" Will asked. I wasn't sure.

"I don't know. After the battle I found him and he hugged me, but then his left eye started flashing, and then Percy clutched his head in pain. He screamed loudly, and then he fell to the ground unconscious." I said.

"That's what I was afraid of." Beck said.

"What?" I said, I was getting annoyed now.

"This battle was intended not necessarily to destroy camp, but to deliver some type of weapon against Percy. Kronos had to come up with a new plan, if he stood a chance against Percy." Beck said.

"So, what was his plan?" I asked, still not following.

"How much do you know about computer viruses?" Beck asked.

"Enough to know that Daedalus's laptop is immune to them." I said. Beck and Will gave me a surprised look.

"Its immune?" Beck asked in clarification.

"Yes, he created the ultimate anti-virus software. It has an artificial intelligence with the sole purpose of finding and destroying viruses." I said.

"Great, so we have to fix this problem, and then get Percy to add this anti-virus software to his memory banks. That software would protect him from future attempts at computer viral attacks." Beck said.

"How do we get the current virus out of his systems?" I asked. Will and Beck looked at each other, and then they looked at me sadly.

"We have no idea." Will said, as Beck nodded sadly in agreement.

"I might be able to help." A voice said. We all turned around to see the blonde haired and blue eyed daughter of Mercury.

"Dakota, you know about computer viruses?" I asked.

"Sure, I'm the best hacker in camp." She said. Leave it to a child of Mercury to be a computer hacker.

"How do we get rid of that virus?" I asked. Dakota put her hand to her chin in concentration.

"There's only two ways that I know of to get rid of a virus from a computer. One is to wipe the memory, which is the most invasive. The second is an anti-virus that we can load onto the system, if the system is still able to function that way." Dakota said.

"We're not going to wipe his memory, even if we could." I stated angrily.

"I didn't claim that we should do that in this instance, calm down Annabeth. I know you're worried about him. Beck, can we upload an anti-virus to his computer systems?" Dakota asked.

"Annabeth has the perfect anti-viral software, but we have two problems." Beck said.

"What are the two problems?" Dakota asked.

"One the anti-viral software is at camp half blood. Second, we have no idea how to upload it to Percy's computer systems." Beck said.

"Will, go find Nico or Bianca, they can help with the first problem." I said. Will ran out of the infirmary to look for the children of Hades.

"So, what about the second part of our problem?" Dakota asked.

"Maybe we can help with that." A voice said from behind us. We turned to see Lord Apollo, Lord Hephaestus and my mom, Athena.

"Mom," I said as I ran passed the two gods beside her. She hugged me tightly.

"Hello my dear." Athena said.

"Can you help Percy?" I asked worriedly. My mom looked toward Apollo and Hephaestus.

"There is a good chance that we can, but it won't be easy." Hephaestus said.

"What do we have to do?" I asked.

"We need to use his left arm, it can send a signal or in this case information directly to his brain, specifically his computer data banks." Hephaestus said.

"How do we do that?" Beck asked.

"There is a secret data port on the inside of his elbow. We have to find it, and then open it. We will connect Daedalus's laptop to the connection, and then upload the anti-virus software." Hephaestus said.

"So, why is it so dangerous?" I asked.

"We will have to send an electric charge through Percy's systems to reactivate them. This could cause some data loss from his computer systems. When he awakens it will take a while for the anti-virus to kill the viral infection. During this period Percy is a danger to anyone around him; he won't be able to control his powers." Hephaestus said.

"You mean he could kill us all without even knowing it?" Dakota asked.

"That's right; he's very dangerous, especially in this state." Athena said.

"Will you help us?" I asked.

"Yes, we will help as much as we can, but you've all seen his power. He is incredibly powerful; more so than any single god, maybe more powerful than all of us combined." Athena said. I looked at my mom, and I could see the sadness in her eyes.

"You all wish that you never did this to him, don't you?" I asked. Hephaestus and my mom looked at each other sadly, then Apollo stepped forward.

"Of course, we would have never turned Perseus into what he is now without our father's order. Percy doesn't deserve these problems, no one should be responsible for this much power." Apollo said. My mother looked at her brother, and then she gave him a small smile and nod.

"We will return when you have the laptop, plus there are a few things that I need from my cabin at Camp Half Blood." Hephaestus said. Hephaestus motioned for Beck to follow him out the door to talk. Apollo took one last look at Percy, and then he gave me a small nod as he walked out of the infirmary. Dakota gave me a reassuring smile as she followed Apollo. My mother walked over to where I was sitting next to Percy. She rubbed his jet black hair out of his face.

"You love him a great deal, I can tell." Athena said.

"I do mom, I can't lose him." I said, as a few tears leaked out of my eyes. My mother wiped my tears away, and then she hugged me tightly.

"He will get through this, and so will you." Athena said. She gave me one last hug before she stood, and then walked out of the room. I looked over at Percy's still form. He didn't look hurt. In fact, he looked perfect, but that was only the outside. On the inside he was clearly a mess, and I would do anything to fix that. A few moments later Beck, Will, Nico and Bianca ran into the infirmary.

"How is he?" Bianca and Nico asked at the same time.

"He's still unconscious." I said sadly.

"Will told us what we need to do." Bianca said.

"I have the list of items that we need." Nico said.

"Nico, you go to the Hephaestus cabin. Talk to Jake Mason; he will help you get the items on the list." Beck said.

"Bianca, when you get to camp, find Malcolm. He'll most likely be in the Athena cabin. Have him give you Daedalus's laptop, ok?" I asked.

"I won't fail you." Bianca said.

"I know you won't. Good luck to both of you." I said. Nico and Bianca ran into the closest shadow and vanished.


Bianca's POV

Nico and I disappeared into the shadows. We reappeared in the center of camp, but we froze at the sight surrounding us. The camp was in ruins. Fires smoldered as a few campers ran around trying to put out any remaining embers. Bodies littered the floor of camp, some clearly dead and others writhing in agony from their injuries. A few Apollo campers worked on the injured, but they weren't enough. I looked up toward the big house, it stood on the hill proudly, but I could feel the sadness emanating from it. It was the only building still standing. Then a thought hit me, our mission, how were we going to find the things on our list when the cabins were destroyed? Nico must have read my thoughts.

"Sis, we need to find Chiron, now." He said as he grabbed my hand. We ran toward the big house. We reached the porch to see fresh blood littering the floor. We opened the door and walked inside. The living room was covered in make shift hospital beds, and the sounds of the injured and dying could be heard throughout. I saw Chiron tending to one camper, when his eyes flashed towards us they grew large in recognition.

"Bianca?" He asked, as he made his way to us.

"Yes sir, my father returned me to life, hoping that the prophecy would be about me." I said. Chiron nodded in understanding.

"Where is everyone else?" He asked.

"There still at the Roman camp. Percy is hurt and we have a list of items to fetch to help him recover." Nico said. Nico handed the list to Chiron. Chiron scanned the list, and then he looked toward the kitchen.

"Jake, Malcolm get in here." He yelled. Jake Mason, son of Hephaestus and Malcolm Stewart, son of Athena ran into the living room. They both froze when they saw us. "Jake, I need you to find the items on this list. Malcolm, you need to take Bianca, and search through the ruins of your cabin for Daedalus's laptop." Nico followed Jake out of the big house as Malcolm walked over to me.

Bianca, right?" He asked. I looked into his grey eyes, they were so beautiful. I shook that feeling away, I'm still a hunter.

"Yes" I said.

"Aren't you dead?" He asked. I rolled my eyes at the question.

"I was, but my father restored me. I guess the Fates have smiled down upon me." I said. Malcolm gave me a hopeful smile.

"Its good to have you back." Malcolm said, as he motioned for me to follow him. I looked at him as we left, his short blonde hair complemented his grey eyes wonderfully. This was the first time that I really considered my return as a good thing. I hope we can find everything on the list.

AN: Percy has a computer virus, I bet you didn't see that coming. A little Bianca and Malcolm, stay tuned, more to come.