So. A bit of backstory on this. Out of the blue, I had the urge to make a Mystery Kids AU where they're all space pirates, doing space adventures out in, you guessed it, outer space. I wrote down everything that popped into my head about that AU, and posted it to my tumblr. I thought that was that. It's gonna get, like, ten notes or something and I'll forget it ever existed.

But no. That post blew the fuck up. Folks loved the concept. I can't not follow through on that kind of support. So I made a whole-ass story out of it. This better blow the fuck up too, I swear to god.

This chapter is just a copy-paste of the MK Space Pirates AU post, so that folks here can know the premise. It's got a list of the first batch of chapters too, because I actually planned ahead this time.

Anyway, yeah, i thought up of a Space Pirates AU for the MK out of the blue. Dunno if I'm ever gonna write an actual story out of it, but i still wanna get it out of my head. Here's what i came up with:

Coraline is The Captain, obviously.

Gets a shitton of nicknames real fucking fast, including but not limited to: Cerulean Flash, Menace of the Astral Sea, Angel of Iron, Witch Captain.

Raz is The Helmsman and also the XO (that's executive officer, basically the second-in-command). A Cocky Ace Pilot type character but like. Without the Ace part.

His piloting is just. Chaos. But he gets the ship through numerous scrapes mostly intact. He's doing his best and he's getting better.

Wybie is The Engineer, of both the ship and any other vessels/mechs/jets that they own.

Currently working on creating the universe's first ever Giant Mecha (he's basically making a gundam).

Lili is The Weapons Officer. Also the secondary pilot of the ship in case Raz isn't available.

Made a small garden onboard the ship. It's really simple right now, but she's working on it.

Coraline and Wybie are dating and Raz and Lili are dating but everyone can see there is Tension between Coraline and Lili and no one can tell where it's going or if it's even going to go anywhere.

Dipper is The Intel Officer. Is gathering a dragon hoard of information, but like he's a nice dragon who freely shares knowledge with others because access to free information is a Basic Human Right.

Also in charge of cyber warfare and will decimate you, you fucking scrub.

Mabel is The Medic. No one knows how she does it, not even her, but she keeps everyone alive and that's good enough for the crew.

Designs and knits everyone's pirate costumes by herself. Will never shut up about it, as she should.

Norman is The Navigator. Can still see ghosts probably. But like. They're space ghosts now.

Neil is the Logistics Officer and Chef.

Both are also the unofficial onboard psychologist.

Also, no aging up. These 13-to-15 year olds are wanted criminals committing piracy using a ship they stole from The Space Government. They are Good at it and they are Loving it.

Yes they STOLE a whole-ass ship.

Okay now i should start getting into the basic premise of the story which is:

Raz and Lili are special agents of the Space Federation/Space Government(?) that are tasked to recover a brand new experimental ship that got hijacked by pirates.

Coraline and Wybie are the newest recruits of the pirate crew that hijacked the ship because they live in the bad part of the universe and they wanted a chance for a better life.

Dipper and Mabel live in a backwater planet where nothing happens longing to see and explore the universe so they stowed onboard the first ship that happened to make port on their planet. Guess which ship it is.

Norman was abducted by the ship BEFORE the pirates hijacked it because he can see ghosts because the Space Government is shitty like that. The pirates just have him around because they don't know what to do with him.

Neil is like a janitor or something on the ship before it got hijacked. No one wants to be in charge of cleaning up so they let Neil keep his job. That's how he became friends with Norman.

Anyway. They all meet up. They become a team and eventually hijack the ship again from the pirates. All that's left to do is hand the ship over to the Space Government.

But wait! Dipper does some snooping around and finds out the ship is using some really powerful and dangerous technology. He doesn't know exactly what it's capable of but it CANNOT fall in the wrong hands.

Have I mentioned that the Space Government is shady as shit.

The group talk it out. There's some resistance, especially from Raz and Lili, but eventually they're in agreement.

An entire fleet of Space Government ships arrive, ready to intercept the ship. The crew sends a transmission to the leader of the fleet, flashes them seven middle fingers (because Neil would Never), and warps the fuck out.

And thus begins the MK's story as space pirates.

ALSO the ship they stole was probably named something like The Vengeance or some basic shit like that. But the MK renames it to the Lost Cipher (wink wink nudge nudge).

So then the rest of the story is the MK trying to figure out what the hell is up with their ship.

ALSO undermining the Space Government's shady shit wherever they go.

ALSO figuring out why Norman was abducted and why use this experimental ship to do it.

Also have some bonus extra kids under here because why not:

Eggs has been living in the vents for a few days before the MK finds him. Turns out he snuck onboard while the ship made port in a random junkyard planet a few systems back. They let him stay on because he's crazy good with machines. Now he's best buds with Wybie and helps him take care of all the tech onboard (and also with that mecha).

Winnie is the daughter of some rich aristocrat who is tired of living all rich and cushy and uptight. Also her dad is a dick. So she hires the MK to 'kidnap' her. Her dad tries to 'rescue' her, but obviously our heroes win. In the end, she joins the MK and becomes part of the boarding crew.

Kubo is a wandering musician and swordsman, but IN SPACE. And he doesn't use a ship or a spacesuit or anything, he just kinda. Flies. From planet to planet, station to station. Also his sword can cut entire ships clean in half? He might not be human? Or maybe he's just straight up magic? But he's nice and chill and works together well with the MK whenever they cross paths so the crew is cool with him. Doesn't officially join the MK until WAY later in the story because he's super OP.

Danny, Sam, Tucker, Valerie, Dani, and Jazz are another pirate crew currently on the rise, and that can only mean one thing: Rivals. But it's all friendly and in good spirits, except for some parts in the middle because Drama. Everyone KNOWS it's inevitable that they become one crew for good. And when they do, they would be Unstoppable.

Danny and Dani becomes part of the boarding crew and also they can see ghosts like Norman, Sam helps with intel, Tucker helps with engineering (and also with that mecha!), Jazz helps with navigation, and Valerie helps with weapons. Danny, Dani, and Valerie can also pilot their own personal jets if needed.

Wirt and Greg are two kids on the run because they accidentally pissed off a mysterious criminal known only as The Beast. Wirt begs the MK for protection, the MK felt bad for them, so they let the two join the crew for now. Wirt helps out Dipper with managing intel, Greg helps Neil out in the kitchen.

Star is a member of a royal family of an alien planet currently on the run because she escaped from a nasty, nasty boarding school. She crashlanded on a human colony, ran into Marco, and hid in her house for a while. Eventually she got found out and they both had to bail on the colony and Marco is forced to leave behind everything he's ever known but also he's always wanted an adventure so he is Conflicted. Then they run into the MK.

Thus the MK faces a Dilemma. Taking the two in means they're pissing off even more people, but they've already taken in other people and they've always been about aiding people and that Marco kid is pretty cute ngl, no one's gonna mind having him around. Will they help Star and Marco? Find out next time in

The answer is yes, of course they do. Star's on weapons, Marco's the close combat specialist, both are on the boarding crew.

Max, Isaac, Ed, and Isabel can also see ghosts, also have been abducted by the Space Government. The MK caught wind of this, so it's Go Time. Once the Daring Rescue is successful, they need a safe place to hide because the Space Government is def still on their ass. Guess where it is.

That's right. Welcome to the crew, Activity Club. (Btw im not caught up on paranatural recently so if anyone has a good idea for which position they could fill feel free to pitch in)

Aggie was abducted too and was kept on the ship with Norman for a while until she was transferred to a different place. Part of the Ongoing Mission is tracking her down and rescuing her.

Act 1

Scenario 1: An Unfair Trial

Scenario 2: Ragna Drive

Scenario 3: Lone Swordsman of the Astral Sea

Scenario 4: Quiet Contemplation

Scenario 5: Race, Space Pirates!

Scenario 6: Bounty of the Beast

Scenario 7: Battle on Two Fronts

Scenario 8: Trial By Fire

Scenario 9: A Story of Siblings

Scenario 10: Nonexistent Code

Scenario 11: Runaway Royalty

Scenario 12: Well of Magic

Scenario 13: The Heiress and the Pirate

Scenario 14: Love and Life on the Lost Cipher

Scenario 15: Fated Crossroads

Scenario 16: Sundered Spirits

Scenario 17: Paranatural Activity

Scenario 18: A Wicked Convergence

Scenario 19: Soar, Warrior of Steel!

Scenario 20: Infinite Love

Act 2

(Coming soon...)