"So I don't get to see the Cluster?" Steven looked up at Garnet, who placed a hand on their hair.
"Don't worry, Steven. It won't look very interesting."
"Yes." Peridot clasped their hands together. "If the diagrams I've seen are correct, it should just be a greatly enlarged version of the forced fusion experiments."
Garnet frowned. "Which is why that abomination has to be destroyed." They began walking away towards the drill.
"Oh-okay... but Garnet! What'll the mantle look like?" The boy scampered up to the side of the drill. "Is it just rock? If it's just rock, can you get me one?"
The fusion gave a thumbs up from the top of the drill.
"Garnet, we can't promise that!" Pearl then looked over the edge, waving. "Goodbye, Steven! Make sure you stay around the barn, and keep an eye on Peridot and- where's Aventurine?"
"Alright! This is to, uh, not getting blown up by the Cluster!" Amethyst pressed a button and the hood of the drill came slamming down around them, narrowly missing Pearl. As Garnet steered them into the ground, one could perceive the other two Gems engaged in a heated argument.
And then they were gone.
"Peridot?" Steven asked after a moment.
"Yes, Steven?"
"Are they gonna be alright?"
The green Gem frowned. "Technically speaking, they have only a very small chance of survival. But they have survived much more dangerous situations before, so... I don't know."
"Oh, okay." The boy looked around. "Where is Aventurine anyway?"
"I don't- hey, what's that?"
"What?"
Peridot pointed. "That thing in the sky."
Steven squinted. "It looks like... Aventurine riding Cookie Cat down to Earth from space?"
"What?" The green Gem raised their eyebrows, but before they could do anything the object floated right down to their level.
It was indeed Aventurine, riding on Cookie Cat's spaceship. Cookie Cat had a distinct frown on their face.
"Cookie Cat, you're real?" Steven asked, wide-eyed. "How do you and Aventurine know each other?"
"I have no idea." Aventurine answered, and drew some sunglasses out of thin air. "But it's time to go... out of character. We're going to blow up the Earth!"
The boy blinked. "What? Why?"
"It's a much more efficient way of dealing with the Cluster, of course. Cookie, ready the laser cannon!"
"Cookie Cat! You too?"
Peridot looked from Steven to Aventurine. "I have no idea what is going on here."
"Wait!" Steven pleaded as the cannon charged. "What about Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl?"
"I don't care. It's all part of the Great Cookie Authority, Beach!"
"What about our T rating?!"
"I don't care!" Aventurine grinned. "Because, dear reader, this is all an April Fools joke."
Steven collapsed on the ground, letting out a big sigh of relief.
"Really?" Peridot crossed their arms. "This was rather extreme for a silly Earth celebration, don't you think?"
"Oh, it gets worse. I'm actually blowing the Earth up. Ahahaha-hahaha, haha!"
BOOOOOOM!
"Well?" Pearl demanded as they and Garnet sat together in the barn. "What's the worst thing that could possibly go wrong tomorrow morning?"
Garnet adjusted their visor. "Don't worry, Pearl. The worst possible thing that could happen has nothing to do with the drill, and it is extremely unlikely."
"How unlikely?"
The fusion stood up. "Don't worry. I just need to tell Steven something."
"But, what did you see? Garnet? Garnet!"