Supercomputer (The Chronicles of Daphne Blazefire, #5) / The Chronicles of Daphne Blazefire (ePub)

Daphne cashes in on a big payday. Unfortunately, RUSTY becomes seriously damaged when they fight a deadly alien species that attacks their cargo ship. Now she must spend her hard-earned money on an upgrade for RUSTY's CPU or go it alone without him. Not long after RUSTY is upgraded, Daphne discovers that a smart robot is not all that it's cracked up to be.

RUSTY is uncertain about what to put in his new memories. He soon discovers there are vast databases of human knowledge he can exploit. Overwhelmed by all of the unsolved mysteries of the human race, he decides to prioritize and solve all of these mysteries, starting with the most pressing and dangerous of them all. With his advanced level of intellect, he is able to take control of the ship and pursue his plans without the worry about Daphne stopping him.

The most advanced alien race, known as the Islax, lives on a hidden world. Some say that they keep their society hidden by killing anyone that discovers them. There are legends of this race in human records. At least twelve people are assumed to have stumbled onto the advanced race and gone missing. Now that RUSTY has scanned millions of research documents about these aliens, he thinks he has solved the puzzle.

When they arrive at the Islax world, RUSTY wants answers. He soon discovers that the Islax are not isolationists but are biding their time for a day when they will have perfected their weapon to destroy all other advanced life forms and take over the galaxy. Now it's up to RUSTY and Daphne to stop them or die trying.