KI Anthology IV

Prompt:When humans finally managed to take to the stars, they expected to find other species out there with equally impressive technology. However, imagine their surprise when it turns out they were considerably farther along. At first, humanity was benevolent and shared their knowledge, but...just like on Earth, greed took control of the reigns and humans began to ravage the cosmos for riches.It's been two universal cycles since first contact, but despite the human's grand technology, we've only barely mapped out the Milky Way Galaxy. During one exploratory vessel's survey, they stumble across something that looks awfully similar to one of the first generation Human-tech space probes. But this one is far newer...

New to the Write-Offs!  Optional Challenge- Fictions must also contain a"subverted plot twist".