Emberstone
The Emberstone is the artifact of Quintus Prime. It has the ability to seed the explosion of living processes in base elements, akin to Primus's own spark. It is not capable of turning your small superpowered animal friend into a bigger, stronger friend.
Fiction
The Covenant of Primus
The life-giving powers of the Emberstone worked into the Thirteen's plan to attack Unicron. Optimus Prime's spark was uniquely akin to that of Primus, and therefore an anathema to Unicron. During the mission, Vector Prime teleported Optimus into Unicron's spark chamber, causing both beings to shut down as they rejected each other. The Liege Maximo and Vector arranged a time-loop that would preserve Unicron in this state of hibernation perpetually, and Quintus Prime's Emberstone was used to restore Optimus.
After the war, Quintus made an alliance with Maximo and Megatronus, using the Emberstone to create new, smaller Cybertronian lifeforms. These beasts ultimately proved to be a major catalyst in the downfall of the Thirteen.
When the Era of Primes came to a close, Quintus Prime left Cybertron, intending to use the Emberstone to seed new worlds with life, creating cousins for the new Cybertronians that would emerge from the Well of All Sparks. It would later be used to create the Quintessons. The Covenant of Primus
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 Plot details for Age of Evolution, Part 1 follow. |
The "gift" of Quintus Prime, after helping establish Cybertron's culture, Quintus left his homeworld, using the Emberstone to seed life on planets across the universe. The Emberstone eventually wound up on Earth beneath the land that would one day become Witwicky, Pennsylvania. Age of Evolution, Part 1
In the modern era, after the Autobots and Decepticons had come to Earth, the human siblings Robby and Mo Malto fell into the Emberstone's cave. After knocking it off its pedestal, the siblings replaced the Emberstone, causing it to activate, creating Twitch and Thrash from a pool of water and bestowing cyber-sleeves upon the humans to guide the newborn Terrans. Secret Legacy, Part 1
When Optimus Prime was informed how the Terrans had come into being, he recognized the Emberstone's powers from legend, having the Terrans and Maltos retrieve it for him. After he explained its capabilities, the relic was teleported out his hand by Skywarp. After it had been returned to the Maltos, Optimus ordered them to retreat and protect it. Falling back to the cave, the family, outnumbered by Arachnamechs, appealed to Quintus for aid. Heeding their call, the Emberstone created Hashtag, Jawbreaker and Nightshade before Nova Storm's missile barrage caused a cave-in. In the subsequent chaos, Mo lost her hold on the Emberstone, sending it flying into the pool. Age of Evolution, Part 1
