(15 minutes later)
"Can we hail Starfleet?" asked Sam.
"We can only send a distress signal," said Jordan.
"Good enough send one," said Alyssa.
"One moment... almost... there" said Jordan.
"Warning, life support failing" said the computer.
"Uh oh, we have a problem," said Joe.
"How long do we have?" asked Sam.
"30 minutes maybe less," said Jordan double-checking his reading twice.
"Can you fix it?" asked Alyssa.
"I'm afraid not," said Jordan.
"Ok, prepare to abandon ship," said Sam.
"What! Are you sure Sam?" asked Alyssa.
"Quite. But we're not going to leave until the last moment," said Sam, "alert me if a ship hails us and comes into range before 15 minutes."
"Ok, but I could extend the life support time an extra 10 minutes," said Jordan.
"Do it, but we are still leaving in 15 minutes."
Sam walked over to Alyssa and spoke to her privately. "I don't want to do this but what ever attacked this planet could come back so we have to initiate auto-destruct and I need your codes too. So are you going to help me?" asked Sam.
"Well we have to but what makes you think we'll get away in time?" said Alyssa.
"We'll take everything, shuttles, my yacht, escape pods, everything."
"Ok, I'll do it."
"Warning, 10 minutes till life support failure," warned the computer.
"5 more minutes and I doubt any one will come in that time, we should set the auto-destruct for 30 minutes."
"Agreed, just give me a moment," said Alyssa as she exited engineering, "I'm going to gather a few things."
"Caption, I have regained communications to the rest of the ship," said Jordan.
"Good," said Sam as he went over to a comm panel and opened a comm frequency to the whole ship, "This is the caption to all hands, prepare to abandon ship, I repeat, prepare abandon ship. Pack very light we are taking everything shuttles and escape pods. You have 5 minutes," And he closed the frequency. Sam went over to Jordan and said, "Jordan, could you download all the data of what happened since you received the distress call."
"Ok caption, but it will take some time."
"You got 5 minutes, that's all, understood."
"Yes sir" and Jordan went to work.
"Warning, 5 minutes till life support failure," said the computer.
"I know, I know," said Sam to him self.
"Caption I'm back, and ready as I'll ever be," said Alyssa as she came in with two carryalls. "I thought I told you to pack light," said Sam. "Oh I did this other one is yours," said Alyssa as she handed the other carryall to Sam. "Thanks," said Sam as he took the carryall, "computer, initiate auto-destruct access code Bixby Alfa Gamma 13." "Computer, initiate auto-destruct access code Alanson Beta 223." "Awaiting final code and time to initiate auto-destruct," said the computer. "Computer, destruct code Alfa Delta 485 Destruct, time 35 minutes. Initiate..." he paused for a moment "now."
"Warning, auto-destruct is activated and will detonate in 35 minutes and counting," said the computer.
Sam went over to the comm panel again and opened the frequency. "All hand abandon ship, I repeat, all hands abandon ship. Take the escape pods and the shuttles, now" and he closed the channel. "Care to join me on my yacht?" he asked Alyssa, Jordan, and Joe.
Moreover, they left everyone was leaving the ship in 5 minutes everyone was gone. Or were they?