After time, Moonstar deemed that the family Aurora was with would not harm her. They seemed to love her as he own parents had before they had been tainted. Seeing that she was in no danger, Moonstar set off on his own.
In it's own last moments, the computer from his ship told him the answer to the question that had nagged at him in the back of his mind: He was tainted, but why hadn't he lost his mind? The answer had been simple. He was carrying the crystal for Holy with him, and having it with him kept the evil at bay in his mind. However, if it left him for any reason, the evil would take over and he would lose his mind. How could he prevent this and still not have to worry about being distanced from Holy? Well, that wasn't quite as simple. He had to communicate with Holy, but he didn't know how. He had no talent like the priests and priestesses did, and had never been raised to do anything with Holy, let alone communicate with it. However, at the final insistence of his computer, he set aside his pride and asked something so simple, that it might have astounded even an adult.
"Please," he said, not knowing if Holy could hear him, "I'd do anything to protect her, and I can't do that and keep an eye on you as well. Please, do whatever it takes for me to protect the princess."
Though there had been no verbal confirmation, the crystal itself glowed so brightly that it shined like a star during the day time, bright enough to be seen by everyone in a fifty meter radius. Somehow the glowing brought a warmth and peacefulness that Moonstar had not experienced since that wretched evil invaded their home planet.
However, the light had indeed attracted the attention of animals and humans alike in that area. Moonstar had managed to escape to a nearby cave undetected, though barely. After wandering the cave for some time, he came across a hidden cavern that was filled with crystals. It was obvious it had not been discovered by other humans, otherwise the crystals would all be gone by now. In fact, even in his cat form he had difficulty getting to the cavern, so it was no wonder it hadn't been explored.
The room itself was only about twenty meters in diameter from crystal covered wall to crystal covered wall. It was oddly shaped, almost in a circle with the exceptions of a few bumps here or there. The crystal stalactites hanging from the ceiling left space for a six foot tall person to walk through, but with not much room without parting their hair on one of the stalactites. The room itself glittered and glistened in the light given off by Holy, which reflected off of some of the smoother surfaces of the crystals that had fallen and broken. This left just enough light for Moonstar to see what he was doing.
Surprised at the smooth earthen floor as compared to the walls and ceiling, Moonstar approached the center of the crystal filled "room", and, using his elemental powers over earth and it's elements, formed a crystalline pedestal that reached up to his midsection when in his humanoid form. He set the crystal on the pedestal and formed a barrier of energy around it, to protect it, as he had learned to do from his parents. After all, the Elemental region of his planet was widely known for having skills in every element and psychokinetic ability, but without complete mastery of any of them. Fortunately for him, he was the only one even remotely close to mastering one thing – barriers.
With the Holy crystal safely in place, he left the room and covered the entrance with rocks. He hated to leave Holy like that, but he couldn't risk the humans of this planet finding it. Even though they couldn't even use the power, they could still do unspeakable things to the crystal itself. No, the crystal had to stay intact, so that Aurora would later find it and at last be whole.
