Blacksphere

'There cannot be intelligent life in this place.' Such was the belief of the alien Daved Breggs as he tramped through a mosquito infested swamp in North Central Wisconsin. On the run from three hostile fleets and a host of assassins, spies, and other shady folk, Daved turns to Earth as his last hope to track down an elusive super-weapon not seen in centuries. Little does he know the friends he would acquire on Earth would play a pivotal role in the history of the Galaxy, including: An idiosyncratic genius who loves cream soda A garrulous pirate who runs a lemonade stand A Cuban refugee who sells duct tape and hot dogs A self-taught Pakistani computer whiz A wall of a man who knows sixteen and a half martial arts A teen girl always up for a little mischief and a shy prince who knows pre-calculus