[quote=@KatherinWinter]
Humans are always at the edge of extinction. Originally the  pyramid was designed to travel through space collecting species. It would land on a planet and study it for a week to see if any species fit the requirements.
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but why would they collect people? selling them to slavery?, taking them to a new Universe so they don't get destroyed? (basically the ARK) a gigantic frackin' zoo?,