On Mars, Meme Valley is the last place that still holds water
and warmth. A stony river runs between two cliff walls, linking the misty
ravine to the coastal city.
Dogelon, the valley's last Shiba pilot, takes off along the river
to stop the bombing run of the Pepe raiders and the swarm of
rebel Shibas pouring in.
No reinforcements, no way back. One pilot, one propeller, the whole river:
through the ravine, past the towers at dusk, and racing the sun out to the open sea.
Hold the valley, or watch it fade.