INTERGALACTIC GARBAGE CHUTE
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The Stargate. A device created by the Ancients, allowing one to travel the galaxy in a matter of seconds. Surely, it is one of their greatest creations. But why was it built in the first place?
Kawoosh.
That was the sound the Stargate embedded in the floor made as the Ancients nearby watched it activate. After the "Puddle" settled in the advanced device, the Ancients began to push things into it with the Ancient equivalent of a small bulldozer. On the other side, garbage began spewing out the Stargate in orbit around a nearby planet. The trash floated around before it slowly began to get caught in the planet's atmosphere, where it burned up in re-entry.
The Ancients overseeing the work force smiled. Who knew that the scientists actually made something useful? This, without a doubt, made disposing of their trash much easier. The lead supervisor would have to ensure the scientists got a pay-raise for this one.
It would be only a year later that they began to consider it for travel.
Yes, everything has it's origins. Unfortunately, the Stargate's was as a intergalactic garbage disposal unit. Who knew?