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

Prologue: The Damage is Done

Mount Olympus - Throne Room

Athena's POV

We watched as Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon washed ashore on the Isle of Ogygia; the home of Calypso. Aphrodite thought she would be the one to heal Perseus's wounds, but I knew better. She had promised to make the boy's love life difficult, and this was her plan to place a wedge between my daughter Annabeth, and the son of Poseidon. I didn't have a problem with it; I hoped that this would drive my daughter and Poseidon's son apart.

I was sitting in the throne room with Zeus, Apollo, Aphrodite, and her husband Hephaestus.

"My love are you sure this is a good idea? The boy looks in worse shape than we originally thought." Hephaestus said. I looked at the disfigured body of Perseus Jackson, and my heart went out to the boy, even a son of my rival didn't deserve these injuries. His left side of his body was burned away, down to the bone. I could see a part of his skull, his left eye was gone, and his left arm was burnt to crisp. His legs looked smashed from his collision with the sea, and I could tell by his crumpled form that many of his bones were broken or shattered.

"I have to agree with my brother. His wounds are extensive." I said. Aphrodite just huffed, and motioned for us to look back at the image before us. A small petite female figure walked into the scene. She had chocolate brown hair, and almond colored eyes. Her hair flowed past her shoulders, and her white dress was draped across her body beautifully. I knew this to be Calypso. She walked carefully to the side of the young demigod; when she saw his condition, she gasped in shock. Tears started to flow down her cheeks at the sight before her. She looked up directly into our direction.

"My lords and ladies, I know you watch me, this poor child's wounds are beyond my skills and magic. If you want him to live, you must help me." Calypso said sincerely.

"I told you Aphrodite, we must go to him." Hephaestus said.

"Apollo, Athena will you both accompany me?" Hephaestus asked. I looked to my father, Zeus for confirmation.

"Father" I said, Zeus looked at the broken body of the young demigod, and for a second I thought I saw sadness and sympathy in my father's eyes.

"You all have my permission to go to him, do all that you can to save the boy." Zeus ordered. Hephaestus, Apollo and I stood together as we revealed our godly forms, and then disappeared from the throne room. We reappeared a moment later on Ogygia, Calypso ran to us, and bowed.

"Thank you for coming, this young hero is damaged beyond my skill." Calypso said.

"We know, Zeus has ordered us to help heal the boy, in any way that we can." I said. Apollo snapped his fingers, and a white tent appeared on the beach. Perseus disappeared with my brother. Calypso, Hephaestus and I walked into the tent to see Perseus connected to a respirator, and other medical equipment that monitored his situation, and most likely kept the child alive. Apollo stood over the boy with his arms extended over the demigod's body. A golden glow illuminated the boy's body. After several minutes of this the light dissolved. Apollo walked toward us, and then to a white board setup in front of several chairs. He grabbed a marker, and began writing a list of injuries on the board.

Destroyed

Left arm

Left eye

Both legs

Damaged

Heart

Brain - Frontal Lobe and Medulla Oblongata

Bones - almost all broken or shattered

Skin on all of left side - third degree burns

Hephaestus and I looked at our brother; we were in shock at the list of extensive injuries.

"How is he still alive?" Hephaestus asked.

"His stamina and will to live are amazing." Apollo said.

"We have to do all that we can to save him." I stated.

"I can't grow him a new heart, arm, or legs. I can heal his skin, his heart, and his bones, but he will be much weaker than before. He would never be able to fight in battle again." Apollo said.

"We have to repair the damage, replace what was destroyed, we must make him better than he was before (AN: A little take off of Six Million Dollar Man)." Athena said.

"How?" Apollo asked.

"What if he was part automaton?" Hephaestus asked. Apollo and I looked at him like he was crazy.

"Can you do that?" I asked.

"I think so, I have a new metal alloy mix that I created. I have just enough to repair him. I will need both of you to do this. Athena, I need you to help with the mechanical systems, especially the repairs to his brain. Apollo, your healing abilities will keep him alive, and assist in his eventual recovery. This will take months to fully implement, but in the end Perseus Jackson will be the first, and most likely the last cybernetic hero.

AN: This is an idea that came to me based on the old TV show Six Million Dollar Man and the book Cyborg in which it is based. Considering Hephaestus in the PJO stories can create machines, could he turn a gravely injured hero into a cyborg. That is the premise of this story, and how would this event change The Last Olympian and the final battle with Kronos?