Thriller
Chapter II
They walked back, T'Pol and Jon in the lead with Malcolm and Trip behind, each enjoying the sunny day.
Jon glanced back from time to time to make sure they weren't getting too ahead of his officers, but there they were, plodding along silently, seemingly enjoying themselves.
When they got to the shuttle, Jon opened the shuttle and allowed everyone else inside before he got in himself and settled in the pilot's seat.
They left the atmosphere without incident and hailed Enterprise.
"Open the shuttle bay doors please- we're returning home!" he said brightly.
"Aye Sir," he heard Hoshi say. "But- was there a problem Sir? We're only reading two biosigns on board."
"What?" Jon said. He looked around suddenly, as did T'Pol who was at the navigation console.
Malcolm and Trip weren't in the shuttle.