Distress Signal

Two teenage friends steal an experimental star‑ship, hoping a daring dash through the etheric warp will give them a taste of freedom beyond Earth’s borders. Their reckless joy is shattered when the over‑driven engines explode, hurling them onto a frozen world orbiting a dying red star. The crash leaves their vessel crippled, the boys stranded in an endless snow‑blanketed landscape with only a handful of auxiliary rockets and dwindling supplies.

Desperate, they wander the icy plains until they encounter the Wortans, a reclusive people who have retreated deep beneath the planet’s crust. The subterranean city offers shelter, but its quiet, austere inhabitants hide secrets of a long‑forgotten exodus. As Carl and Rex adjust to this alien environment, they must grapple with the harsh realities of survival, the weight of their choices, and the lingering hope of a signal that might one day bring rescue.