Storyline

**Spoiler Warning: This page cointains all the dialogue from the exploration battles.**

## **Region 1:  BERK FOREST**

### Before Stage 4:

**Fishlegs:** First Scouting assignment after Graduation, huh? It’s OK to be nervous!. It’s up to us to keep Wild Dragons - well, in the Wild. We just don’t have room for Wild Dragons on Berk anymore. "Not with all the Academy Dragons and their Trainers.",
### After Stage 5:

**Hiccup:** "Great work! Toothless is starting to trust you! When you win his full trust, he'll join you in battle! Keep your eyes peeled for Trust Events where you can gain the trust of Toothless or other Unique Dragons."
**Fishlegs:** "That’s odd. They aren’t usually so feisty in the Forest. I’ve got a bad feeling about this... Let’s press forward and see if we can find out what’s distressing them."
### Before Stage 6:

**Fishlegs:** Hey there, Trainer! How's the Scouting assignment going? We just don’t have room for Wild Dragons on Berk anymore. Not with all the Academy Dragons and their Trainers."
### Before Stage 7:

**Savage:** " ~Right on schedule, as predictable as the seasons.~ Fancy seeing you here, Fishboy."
**Fishlegs:** "Savage. Predictably unpredictable. Whose side are you pretending to be on now?"
**Savage:** "Now, now, my heavy friend. We’ve all been mates since the war ended, right? And as I’ve done no wrong, I’ll be on my way."
### After Stage 7:

**Fishlegs:** "He knows something about these Dragons. I’ll bet my Boulders on it! I hope they’re ok."
### After Stage 9:

**Fishlegs:** "You again? What exactly are you up to around here?"
**Savage:** "Trying to make my way since you put all my employers out of business. Not a crime, is it? S’not easy, being a soldier with no army, you know? Mind you watch ahead. Mighty angry Dragon up there. Mighty angry."
### After Stage 12:

**Fishlegs:** "Did you see that?! Are Dragons Crossbreeding in the Wild?! This is fascinating! But troubling... They've never been driven to do so before. Something is changing in the Barbaric Archipelago."
### After Stage 14:

**Fishlegs:** "Hey! Who are you? What were you doing with those Dragons?"
**Maeve:** "(...they fly away on a great Buffalord)"
**Fishlegs:** "I knew something was going on! Let’s follow them!"
### Before Stage 18:

**Fishlegs:** "Oohhh no no no. That’s the Foreverwing, Guardian of the Forest... And she does NOT look happy. Oh Gods, give me strength. I can’t believe we’re doing this, We need to incapacitate her NOW! She could rampage all the way to Berk, where she’ll get hurt. Aim to Stun!"
### After Stage 18:

**Fishlegs:** "We only just made it out of there in one piece. I’m heading back to Berk right now! I need to talk with Hiccup, we need to get to the bottom of this, it’s not normal. Good work today! I recommend coming back to Berk with me, but you can venture on."
## **Region 2: FROZEN TUNDRA**

### Before Stage 1:

**Ruffnut:** Fishface was talking about Wild Dragons beating him up or something?"
**Tuffnut:** "They’re Wild Dragons, Fishlegs, not puppies. Too much time with the babies."
**Ruffnut:** "Anyway, we’re here to protect the new Dragon Trainer… that would be you. ...from the big scary meany Wild Dragons."
**Tuffnut:** "Also Hiccup said you’re promoted to Forest Scout and to report to him about the Wild Dragons.But we don’t really care."
**Ruffnut:** "Nothing personal. Fishlegs panics like a Dragon at an eel party."
### After Stage 6:

**Tuffnut:** "Wow, these Dragons are ANGRY! Like, Hiccup after we burnt down his house angry."
**Ruffnut:** "Let’s continue to be “gentle” on them, as per messer Fishlegs’ request."
**Tuffnut:** "I would think of doing nothing less."
### Before Stage 8:

**Tuffnut:** "You in a lookalike competition? You look JUST like the guys we usually beat up."
**Bjarke:** "You should be more guarded with your words. Soon you shall know a new pain! Our army will crush your feeble clan."
**Ruffnut:** "Oh man… you know this is like, the 3rd or 5th time someone has told us this, right?"
**Tuffnut:** "I stopped counting. Man, I hate counting. Which is why I’m so angry to have to count to three for you to leave. 1...2..."
**Bjarke:** "Hah! I leave of my own accord, you little lizard-lover. Enough of this foolery!"
### After Stage 8:

**Tuffnut:** "Who in the name of Hamish was that guy?"
**Ruffnut:** "Do I look like I care even a little bit?"
**Tuffnut:** "Point taken. Probably just some nutter, right?"
### After Stage 10:

**Tuffnut:** "So, am I crazy or ARE these Dragons actually super mean and strong?"
**Ruffnut:** "Yes, you are, but you’re not wrong, either. I hate to admit it, but Fishlegs might actually be right."
**Tuffnut:** "That’s terrifying but likely true. I hate it when he’s right. You! New Trainer - tell no one of this realization."
### Before Stage 14:

**Tuffnut:** "Agh, it’s this guy again. What do you want? Will you not leave till we beat you up? You should talk to someone about that."
**Bjarke:** "Weak and pathetic Berkians! We have taken command of your Fortress of Ice. If you know what’s good for you, turn back now!"
**Ruffnut:** "Firstly, nobody but me calls me weak. Secondly, we have NO idea what’s good for us. It’s sort of our whole thing."
**Tuffnut:** "Yeah! You know what? We’re gonna go storm your party out of SPITE. C'mon, newbie!"
### Before Stage 18:

**Tuffnut:** "I am having some concerning flashbacks. This doesn’t end well, does it? Giant deadly Dragon, bleak outlook, small survival chances - no bueno. Mucho dolor."
**Ruffnut:** "Naw, naw, we won last time, just do that thing Hiccup does and we’ll be fine."
**Tuffnut:** "Win with the power of love and friendship, or lose a limb?"
**Ruffnut:** "You’re right, this is hopeless. Hey! New Trainer - it’s your time to shine. Try not to hurt it much, Hiccup will get upset."
### After Stage 18:

**Ruffnut:** "That went better than expected."
**Tuffnut:** "Much. But what of our nefarious foe from earlier?"
**Ruffnut:** "Surely they wouldn’t be so easily caught here unless they had plans elsewhere. And they mentioned an army..."
**Tuffnut:** "The Barrens is the only place to organize and mobilize a ground force, naturally."
**Ruffnut:** "I concur."
**Tuffnut:** "I concur with your Concur-ation. Hey! Newbie: Go check it out, the heat of the Barrens does NOT agree with my skin."
## **Region 3: BURNING BARRENS**

### Before Stage 1:

**Snotlout:** "So, you’re the new “do everything for Hiccup” Trainer, right? Everyone’s talking about angry Dragons. You ever think they’re just passionate, like me? Whatever. Let’s get going."
### Before Stage 4:

**Snotlout:** "Yep. Angry Dragons. I still don’t get all the panic. They’re DRAGONS.“Clear the Barrens of threats” Hiccup says. He’s always threatened. ~Also I forgot to care.~Oh, yeah, and he promoted you. Tundra Scout. I got that rank ages ago. Kinda meaningless these days. Sorry, I forgot. ~Also I forgot to care.~"
### After Stage 9:

**Snotlout:** "Was that a Wild Titan? Odin's beard, how long's it been since we dealt with one of those. Last time I came across one of them, he was trying to steal Hooky's girlfriend! What a jerk! This one just seemed really upset, no Dragon girlfriend in sight, though."
### Before Stage 14:

**Snotlout:** "Alright so, to be fair, these Dragons might be angrier than usual. And stronger, too -BUT not too strong for me. Sure as Odin ain’t a threat. I’m not saying there’s more to this, but maybe there might be more to this. Maybe."
### After Stage 18:

**Snotlout:** "Hey there, highly suspicious looking clearly-a-bad-guy type. ~Man, why is Hiccup always right?!~"
**Askari:** "Hah! Fools! You fell for our bait, there is no army here, only downfall and doom!"
**Snotlout:** "Oh my Thor! I’ve heard that line like a hundred times. You know we’re going to kick your butt so just spill the beans."
**Askari:** "The Dragonroot Company will never fail! We have power beyond your feeble villages comprehension!"
### After Stage 21:

**Snotlout:** "So, what’s the deal this time? World domination? Berk’s destruction?"
**Askari:** "Maeve, Matron of Dragons, has plans far beyond your simple, savage grasp. She will rule the Archipelago, and Berk shall fall."
**Snotlout:** "Yeah her and every other loser that tried before her, right? These guys never learn."
### Before stage 25:

**Snotlout:** "Man, how are Fishlegs and Hiccup always right? These Dragons aren’t right. We’ll need to tell him about this (I hate saying that out loud). Let’s just clear the Barrens of these Feral Dragons and stupid wordy villains."
### After Stage 29:

**Snotlout:** "These Dragons are actually… a bit strong. OK FINE! They’re really strong, ok? Stupid Hiccup and him being right all the time. Stupid bad guys doing bad guy junk."
### Before Stage 33:

**Snotlout:** "Great. I love fighting Dragons the size of a village for little-to-no personal gain. Let’s just get this done and go tell Hiccup... That way he can get all brainy and tell everyone what to do next. The nerd."
### After Stage 33:

**Askari:** "Again you overpower our Alpha. Perhaps there is more to you than we assume."
**Snotlout:** "Hah! You big doofus! Look at all this raw Viking power, how can you hold me back?"
**Askari:** "I was referring to your comrade in arms. Perhaps there is a chance Maeve’s plan-"
**Snotlout:** "OH EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION, HUH? You’re on your own, newbie. I’m outta here."
## **Region 4: WILD WOODLAND**

### Before Stage 1:

**Astrid:** "Sounds like we have a situation brewing in the Barbaric Archipelago. I don’t know what you’ve been doing with the others… But I’m here to gather facts, not mess around. We need a full report, now. You’ve earned the rank of Barren Scout. Don’t let it go to your head."
### Before Stage 7:

**Astrid:** "Clear signs of distress in these Dragons. Ferocity and fear, unpredictability... This is looking like Dragonroot poisoning, but not natural or accidental. Didn’t you mention this random Villain referred to themselves as- The DRAGONROOT COMPANY! We need to find out what we can and get back to Berk."
### Before Stage 14:

**Astrid:** "So, we meet at last."
**Tyree:** "You know who I am, lass?"
**Astrid:** "A generic croney. I know more than enough."
**Tyree:** "I doubt that. Maeve wields a power no Viking has realized. Even you Dragon-lovers of Berk are helpless."
### Before Stage 22:

**Tyree:** "Have your nitwit comrades enjoyed fighting that which they love most?"
**Astrid:** "I doubt you made Snotlout fight himself."
**Tyree:** "Naive girl! Haven’t you wondered why Dragons have risen against Berk?"
**Astrid:** "I have my theory, but I know you’ll tell us anyway just to flatter your ego, right?"
### Before stage 30

**Astrid:** "We know for sure this Dragonroot Co. is using Dragonroot to make Dragons go Feral. Subtle name, guys. But no Dragonroot poisoning has ever been this severe. And I’d bet my saddle they have another Alpha waiting for us ahead."
### After Stage 32

**Astrid:** "If you’re hoping to surprise us with another Feral Alpha, you’re out of luck."
**Tyree:** "At least you’re not as dumb as your friends. But we have much bigger plans."
**Astrid:** "I’m sure you do, and I’m sure it will work as well as every other madman plan has."
**Tyree:** "We’ll send wave after wave of Alphas to crush your puny island to dust!"
### Before stage 40:

**Astrid:** "What in the name of Thor did he mean by “waves of Alphas”? How can this “Maeve” control more than one? Is that possible?"
### After Stage 42:

**Astrid:** "Alright, you win - I’m curious. How is Maeve planning to control these Alphas?"
**Tyree:** "Control? Who said “control”? We just drive them mad. Dragonroot has many uses. All we do is make sure they go mad in the right place - along with other Dragons. But we got one more trick up our sleeve, but too soon to spoil now. Look ahead, you’ll see the fruits of our labor: The Screaming Death. It’s a long way from home, eh? I think I’ll go give it a prod."
### After Stage 46:

**Tyree:** "My you DO hit hard for a young lass. You must be Hiccup’s girl, eh?"
**Astrid:** "I hit hard for a Viking, you goon. Don’t make me give you a private lesson."
**Tyree:** "Fine, fine. I’m still a man of honor, after all: We’re prepping the army in the Marshlands. If you go now, you can find them."
**Astrid:** "How do I know this isn’t a trick?"
**Tyree:** "No use for tricks now, lass. Far too late for you folks at this point."
## **Region 5 - MYSERIOUS MARSHLANDS**

### Before Stage 1:

**Hiccup:** "You’ve proven yourself time and time again, but now I need you in top form. You’ve been awarded the rank of Wilderness Scout. Congratulations! Soon you’ll be a full-fledged Archipelago Explorer. Celebrations will have to wait, though. We need to confirm this “army”."
### Before Stage 7:

**Maeve:** "My, my, my... Hiccup Horrible Haddock himself. At last, I’ve gotten your attention."
**Hiccup:** "It’s hard to ignore a rampaging Alpha, let alone four. What are you gaining by turning them and the Wild Dragons Feral?"
**Fuld:** "You will address Maeve, Matron of Dragons, by her full title, you wyrmrider!"
**Maeve:** "Now, now, Fuld, we’re only just getting to know one another. I’m sure we’ll be on a first name basis soon enough. I am, as it would be, in a dreadful hurry right now. I trust I’ll see you soon?"
### After Stage 11:

**Hiccup:** "Ah, great, the lackie with the loose mouth."
**Fuld:** "Watch your tongue, loggerblogger!"
**Hiccup:** "What do you want, anyway? Usually maniacal villains over-explain their plans."
**Fuld:** "Maeve, Matron of Dragons, is no maniac. She’s saved those of us you have put into poverty with your love of Dragons. Her genius has allowed the Dragonroot Co. to dominate the Alphas and Wild Dragons. Let’s just say her plans “run deep”. You’ll never see them coming before they “surface”, and your hopes will be “sunk”."
### After Stage 15:

**Hiccup:** "There was more to what he was saying… I know it. I know the type, they bait us along with stupid hints. We’ll figure out whatever this “Maeve” is up to, and the Dragonroot Company."
### After Stage 25:

**Fuld:** "Had a good chance to think them over, Chief Hiccup? Our parting words?"
**Hiccup:** "Enough with the riddles, what do you want with these Dragons? And Berk?"
**Fuld:** "You’re not as wise as the stories make you out to be. How feeble your adversaries must have been. Have you not wondered how we’ve moved Alphas from across the Archipelago? Madame Maeve will bring your pathetic Village to ruin."
### After Stage 35:

**Maeve:** "Finally! We meet again, Chief Hiccup. Have you pieced together my plot?"
**Hiccup:** "Well, it’s obvious you’ve used some form of distilled Dragonroot on Wild Dragons."
**Maeve:** "All too obvious, Chief Hiccup. You’ll need to do better than that."
**Hiccup:** "And you're moving Alphas… but how? Unless… you’re using another Alpha to herd them."
**Maeve:** "Very close. Do you recall your old nemesis, said to have become your ally? He was so very close, too. But he fell short. Poor, Grim fool. He lacked the genius and vision I possess. He squandered the power of... The mighty Shellfire."
### After Stage 43:

**Hiccup:** "So you’re using it to move Alphas across the Archipelago?"
**Maeve:** "My, Hiccup, I was starting to wonder how long it would take! How better to guide a maddened Alpha than to simply prod it in the right direction? You and your precious Dragons have much in common. They refuse to engage each other unless commanded, or are natural foes.
**Hiccup:** "So you want control like all the other megalomaniacs we’ve put down?"
**Maeve:** "Always so idealistic. It was a flaw in my predecessors, as well. I’m just here to make gold, Hiccup, and you hurt my income."
### After Stage 50:

**Hiccup:** "What’s the end game to this, Maeve?"
**Fuld:** "YOU WILL ADDRESS HER BY HER PROPER-"
**Maeve:** "Enough, you fool. Go see to the asset. It’s quite simple, dear Hiccup: Crush Berk, and rebuild the business of Dragons. You see, much like yourself, I’ve found a great use in Breeding the beasts. They fetch a hefty price, when shackled. How long can you keep fighting Alphas and corrupt Dragons? You’ll fall, in time."
**Hiccup:** "You won’t succeed. You can’t. I’ll find your army! Soldiers can’t best Dragons!"
**Maeve:** "As always, so naive. You honestly think I’d fight the Riders of Berk with men?"
### After Stage 56:

**Hiccup:** "That was all too easy. The Dragonroot Co. will never rule the Archipelago. Your “army” of Dragons was easily disbanded."
**Fuld:** "You pathetic fool… you truly think this was our final stand? While you disarmed wave after wave of pathetic, feeble, Feral Dragons... The Dragonroot Company has spread all across the Archipelago. Every corner. Madame Maeve is safe. Her Generals have taken hold while you followed her bait. Our Feral Dragons are spread wide. Our Alphas stationed in every Region. Go back to your Village, failed Chief. A new power has risen from the depths."
## **Region 6 - HOOLIGAN TIMBERLAND**

### Before Stage 1:

**Hiccup:** "Glad you’re here. You’ve proven yourself a lot since this all started. If what Fuld said is true, we need to clear every Region of Dragonroot goons. Start ahead - I’m going to get someone to join us in the skies."
### Before Stage 4:

**Fishlegs:** "Gothi has begun the first batch of a cure - but we don’t know where to start."
**Hiccup:** "Helping these Dragons is our #1 priority."
**Fishlegs:** "But without a cure, all we can do is try to push back the Dragonroot Co."
**Hiccup:** "And that’s exactly what we’ll do. Let’s go!"
### Before Stage 9:

**Savage:** "Look who's come back for more! What did you think of Maeve, eh? In my opinion she’s too clever for her own good, definitely too clever for you!"
**Fishlegs:** "As usual, you underestimate Berk. We’ll put a stop to this!"
**Hiccup:** "How many times are we going to put you out of work, Savage? Three, by now?"
**Savage:** "We’ll see about that! Right now, WE rule the Barbaric Archipelago!"
### Before Stage 17:

**Savage:** "Why don’t you just head back home and wait for your downfall, Hiccup?"
**Hiccup:** "These skies are my home, Savage. And I’m here to protect them."
**Savage:** "Suit yourself, pegleg."
### Before Stage 23:

**Maeve:** "Chief Hiccup! Always one to lead the charge, aren’t you?"
**Fishlegs:** "A true leader flies with the flock."
**Hiccup:** "You sure like to chit chat for someone who’s only about money, Maeve."
**Maeve:** "Doesn’t mean I can’t take pleasure in playing the field, Hiccup. It’s all just another game of Maces and Talons, you and I. I like a challenge."
### After Stage 32:

**Savage:** "Oh, that one takes me back. I remember Alvin tried training that monster."
**Fishlegs:** "Yet another failed plot by one of your wicked bosses."
**Hiccup:** "That didn’t turn out so well for you in the end though, did it Savage?"
**Savage:** "Guess that’s why Maeve don’t bother with training, eh? Much easier and more fun to drive ‘em mad and watch you lot handle ‘em."
### Before Stage 39:

**Maeve:** "I don’t care what you’ve seen them do. You work for me now, don’t forget it."
**Savage:** "All I’m saying is they’re more trouble than you give ‘em credit for."
**Hiccup:** "Savage talking sense? Pinch me, Fishlegs, I must be dreaming."
**Maeve:** "Yes, I’m sure my predecessors must have been truly skilled... To have been defeated by a bunch of teenage Berkians."
**Fishlegs:** "We’ve gotten a lot smarter since then!"
**Maeve:** "So have your adversaries. Well, some of us. Go check the asset, Savage."
### Before Stage 43:

**Hiccup:** "Why aren’t you hiding away like last time, Maeve? Hard to trust your lackies?"
**Maeve:** "I didn’t take over the Archipelago to sit on some rock. Surely you, Hiccup, can see the joy one can take in their work? The tactics, the planning, the cunning... My life would be boring without it."
**Fishlegs:** "Is this all just for fun to you?!"
**Maeve:** "One should always take pride & joy in their work."
### Before Stage 47:

**Hiccup:** "So is that it, this is fun for you?"
**Maeve:** "Don’t be foolish. This is an extremely profitable business. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy employing strategy. That, and success is more fulfilling when witnessing others fail. But, I must also secure my assets. Often personally."
**Hiccup:** "Sounds to me like you don’t trust your own soldiers."
**Maeve:** "I don’t trust anyone, as anyone with an ounce of intelligence does."
### Before Stage 48:

**Hiccup:** "Always with the raging Alphas... Fishlegs, go check on that antidote. Me and our best Rider will handle this."
### After Stage 51:

**Hiccup:** "These Alphas won’t stop us, Savage."
**Savage:** "Another minor inconvenience in an otherwise flawless plan. Maeve will come to know your ways as I do, you meddlesome twerp."
**Hiccup:** "And I look forward to putting you out of the job. Again."
## **Region 7 - COLDWIND WASTES**

### Before Stage 1:

**Hiccup:** "Fishlegs is telling me the antidote isn’t going well... We have no choice but to keep our focus on clearing the Archipelago. I’m bringing along the Twins to do some recon, see what the Generals are up to."
**Ruffnut:** "We can be pretty sneaky when we wanna be."
**Tuffnut:** "As silent as a yak with no mouth."
**Hiccup:** "Thank you for that terrifying mental image."
### Before Stage 6:

**Savage:** "I’m telling you, she’s keeping something from us. And not just gold!"
**Bjarke:** "I don’t care about what I don’t know. But I could use more gold..."
**Fuld:** "I won’t hear any of this! Matron Maeve is doing right by us. Return to your posts!"
**Tuffnut:** "You get all that, new guy? Lackies sound as loyal as usual, especially Savage."
**Ruffnut:** "I still don’t see how him and Snotlout aren’t friends."
### Before Stage 12:

**Hiccup:** "If I know Savage, he’s already plotting for Maeve’s downfall."
**Ruffnut:** "I mean we can only crush his bosses so many times before he’ll expect it."
**Tuffnut:** "Yeah but who’s he gonna turn to after this?"
**Hiccup:** "Maybe it could be to our benefit to encourage this split..."
### Before Stage 23:

**Bjarke:** "So what exactly are you saying, scrawny traitor?"
**Savage:** "All I’m saying is, she lets us do the work, and then she takes risks! Needless risks to see that Hiccup! I’ve seen this before! This one, Viggo, he turned on everyone! Because he respected the little twerp!"
**Bjarke:** "Hmm. I wish to discuss this with the other Generals before I speak my mind."
**Ruffnut:** "\*whispers\* Wow, Savage REALLY hates Hiccup!"
**Hiccup:** "But more importantly, he’s definitely trying to split the Generals from Maeve."
### Before Stage 32:

**Maeve:** "Hello, Hiccup. How goes concocting your cure?"
**Hiccup:** "How do you know about that?"
**Maeve:** "It’s only natural you would make attempts. I trust they aren’t going well?"
**Hiccup:** "You like your games, so how about a hint?"
**Maeve:** "Why not? My Buffalord holds the key. Fuld alone knows the secret to extraction. He’s a master of elixirs. I sincerely doubt anyone on Berk will rival him."
### Before Stage 36:

**Tuffnut:** "Alright, I’m confused. Why would Maeve bother risking giving us a hint?"
**Ruffnut:** "Maybe she has a soft spot for Hiccup, like Viggo did?"
**Hiccup:** "She just wants to play games. No wonder Savage sees her as risky. I’ve already sent a terror-mail to Fishlegs, he’ll work it out with Gothi."
### Before Stage 43:

**Askari:** "Now, what of all this talk behind Matron Maeve’s back?"
**Bjarke:** "Savage here believes she will turn. Unfounded, I say."
**Savage:** "She TOLD them about the Dragonroot poison and the Buffalord! Don’t you see? This is a game to her, and that makes us pawns!"
**Askari:** "I must admit, his point is concerning. I, for one, wish not to fall for her “game”."
**Savage:** "I say we keep our voices down, but talk to the others, see what they think."
**Tuffnut:** "\*whispers\* You know, for a dumb idiot, Savage isn’t all that dumb…"
### Before Stage 48:

**Hiccup:** "So, it’s clear that Savage is looking to disrupt Maeve’s chain of command. But what’s his end goal? Isn’t this business good for him?"
**Tuffnut:** "Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely, Hiccup."
**Ruffnut:** "Clearly his perpetual lack of control has turned him against those who wield it."
**Hiccup:** "How do you guys always end up being so smart when I least expect it?"
**Tuffnut:** "What? Sorry, I totally zoned out there. Was thinking about boar pits."
**Ruffnut:** "BOAR PIT! BOAR PIT! BOAR PIT!"
### Before Stage 59:

**Fishlegs:** "Hiccup! Great news! The batch of antidote using Buffalord saliva is working!"
**Ruffnut:** "Dragon spit. Sounds about right for a remedy made by you and Gothi."
**Hiccup:** "Great. I needed some good news today. We’ve been getting helpful General info. Savage seems to be convincing the Generals that Maeve isn’t to be trusted."
**Tuffnut:** "Given how dumb those guys are, I’d say it’s working well for him."
**Fishlegs:** "I’ve already had the pleasure of meeting Bjarke the Bear-brained."
### Before Stage 68:

**Bjarke:** "The freakish Twins and their friend return! Who is this small Rider with them?"
**Hiccup:** "Chief Hiccup of the Berkians, and Toothless, Alpha of Berkian Dragons!"
**Bjarke:** "Haha! A tiny chief and a tamed Night Fury. Both your ancestors are shamed!"
**Ruffnut:** "“Me Bjarg. Me smash Dragon. Me small brain.”"
**Tuffnut:** "Haha yeah! “Me Tuffnut, me no smart.” Wait… Oh no I messed that up."
**Bjarke:** "Enough foolery! Are you ready for another Alpha? It waits ahead to crush you!"
**Hiccup:** "We’re always ready. Tell Maeve thanks for the hint; our antidote is working."
### Before Stage 73:

**Bjarke:** "I fear the Savage speaks the truth, Maeve has given them a cure!"
**Askari:** "Surely not! This empire is worth more gold than all the tribes combined!"
**Savage:** "It is like I warned! She values us less than this game she plays with Hiccup."
**Fuld:** "Enough! I will not tolerate these secret gatherings against Matron Maeve! She is-"
**Hiccup:** "Sorry to breakup the mutiny meeting, boys. Thank Maeve again for the cure!"
**Fuld:** "Fools! Do you not see this boy is twisting your minds with a plot against her? You’d listen to him and Savage over our engenius leader?! GET TO YOUR POSTS!"
### Before Stage 75:

**Hiccup:** "I really don’t like that this is becoming routine."
**Tuffnut:** "It feels like we’re fighting Alphas weekly by now. I need better healthcare."
**Ruffnut:** "This is 100% not in my contract."
**Hiccup:** "You never SIGNED any contract! Ok, just everyone focus, please!"
### Before Stage 78:

**Hiccup:** "Alright, Rider. You’re my number one right now. Let’s go in fast, and come out safe."
### After Stage 78:

**Ruffnut:** "WE DID IT!"
**Tuffnut:** "Another job well done."
**Hiccup:** "You guys are shameless! That was all our latest Riders achievement. You did great today! And along with that antidote being underway... I’d say this was our best mission yet. No time to slow down yet, though."
## **Region 8: BLISTERING BADLANDS**

### Before Stage 1:

**Snotlout:** "So let me get this straight… This “Maeve’s” Generals are starting to plot against her… And Hiccup’s egging them on? It’s MY job to egg people on! IDENTITY THEFT IS A VERY REAL THREAT, HICCUP!"
**Hiccup:** "Would you calm down? I have a plan. I just need time. C’mon, Rider. We’ve got work to do."
### Before Stage 11:

**Askari:** "I would like to believe there is more to this than we are aware of."
**Savage:** "You saw what happened, she’s baited him, just to make it more interesting! This isn’t someone with our best interest in mind. Just another selfish tyrant."
**Bjarke:** "The Savage one is correct. She is putting my gold on the line, as well as my neck!"
**Askari:** "I must agree, it is suspicious that she-"
**Snotlout:** "CHAAAAARGE! 5000 pounds of flame and muscle coming through!"
### After Stage 11:

**Hiccup:** "Could you maybe NOT ruin gathering info on the General’s plans?!"
**Snotlout:** "I’m a warrior! I can’t help it! I see a bad guy, I wanna roast em!"
**Hiccup:** "You WILL help it, or you’re off this mission, Snotlout!"
**Snotlout:** "Typical Hiccup. And here I thought you turned over a new leaf, egging ‘em on."
### Before Stage 18:

**Astrid:** "Hey Hiccup, hey Rider. Fishlegs says the antidote testing is getting along. He doesn’t want to count our Dragons before they hatch - but it looks good."
**Snotlout:** "Oh what, no “hello” for me, Astrid?"
**Astrid:** "...Hello, Snotlout. I see you’ve managed not to kill our chief or star Rider."
**Snotlout:** "I’ll assume that meant me."
### Before Stage 29:

**Hiccup:** "Alright, I scouted ahead. There are some Generals meeting up ahead. For the love of Thor, Snotlout, don’t Berzerker rush them this time?"
**Astrid:** "Why am I not surprised by this warning?"
**Snotlout:** "Fine! But come battle, I’ll WRECK ‘EM."
**Hiccup:** "Snotlout… we’re facing against POISONED Dragons, please be gentle, would you?"
### Before Stage 33:

**Savage:** "Bjarke understands me! He sees the signs!"
**Bjarke:** "The Savage one makes good points. I think it may be up to us to seize control."
**Askari:** "There are many risks… but this business is lucrative. Dragon hides, Dragon eggs…"
**Bjarke:** "Have you ever tried Nadder steak? Ah, how my mother used to sear it…"
**Askari:** "...live Dragons to sell to warlords, obviously this Poison would fetch a price."
**Savage:** "The Dragonroot poison is made by Fuld, and he swears allegiance to Maeve alone."
**Askari:** "We must not linger. It is not safe to talk here."
### After Stage 33:

**Astrid:** "Looks like this Maeve character has a mutiny on her hands."
**Hiccup:** "I think we can work this to our benefit. They will be less organized without her."
**Astrid:** "I don’t doubt you… but this sounds risky, Hiccup."
**Hiccup:** "Not acting is risky, too. We can’t keep fighting Alpha Dragons forever."
**Snotlout:** "Oh man it was so hard to stay quiet. Let’s just crush ‘em!"
**Hiccup:** "This is a lot bigger than one battle, Snotlout!"
### Before Stage 44:

**Maeve:** "Chief Hiccup. I’ve been waiting."
**Hiccup:** "For what exactly?"
**Maeve:** "A chance to talk! We hardly know each other, now do we?"
**Astrid:** "Hiccup, this is fishier than Ruffnut’s hair…"
**Maeve:** "Suspicious, protective… you must be Astrid? I’ve heard much of you."
**Astrid:** "And you must be Maeve? I’ve overcome many like you."
**Maeve:** "I like your drive, young one. We’ll talk another time, Chief Hiccup."
### Before Stage 49:

**Hiccup:** "You can’t go doing that again, Astrid."
**Astrid:** "Excuse me?!"
**Snotlout:** "See?! Doesn’t feel good, does it?!"
**Hiccup:** "She’s the key to all of this. If we cut her off from her Generals, she’ll need us."
**Astrid:** "For WHAT exactly?"
**Hiccup:** "To protect her from them. And then, we can get her to lead us to the cure."
**Astrid:** "Baby Thor in a thunderstorm! How can you always assume people can be good?!"
**Hiccup:** "Her Generals think she’s at risk of turning. That means something!"
### Before Stage 57:

**Fishlegs:** "Hey guys, I hate to be a Norbert the Negative… but the antidote failed. We simply can’t isolate the proper components to make it work long-term."
**Hiccup:** "Then getting Maeve is our only hope."
**Astrid:** "We need to fight, Hiccup!"
**Snotlout:** "Now you’re talking!"
**Hiccup:** "Berk can’t take another war, Astrid! Especially not against Alphas!"
**Astrid:** "Then I’m going back to protect it."
### Before Stage 61:

**Snotlout:** "See? This is fun. Just guys being dudes, the open sea, strong Dragons."
**Fishlegs:** "I prefer my garden of meditation, thank you."
**Hiccup:** "And I’d feel better with Astrid on my flank… and me on her good side."
**Snotlout:** "Dames, Dragons, who understands ‘em, right? No one!"
**Hiccup:** "Oh, just stuff a salmon in it, Snotlout."
**Snotlout:** "Hookfang loves salmon! Hey wait…"
### After Stage 63:

**Hiccup:** "Alright, just like last time, we got Generals up ahead."
**Snotlout:** "And just like last time, I’m gunna ROAST ‘EM."
**Hiccup:** "Just like LAST TIME, you’re going to be quiet, hang back, and let us spy."
**Snotlout:** "How can you make Dragons so boring Hiccup. Really, just how?"
### Before Stage 65:

**Fuld:** "I will NOT stand for this, I simply won’t."
**Bjarke:** "Do not ignore the signs, comrade. We are simply prawns to Maeve."
**Askari:** "Pawns, you blundering fool. But he may be right. What say you, Savage?"
**Savage:** "She may have put Dragonroot Co. together, but she’ll also be the one to break it. Mark my words, like Viggo before her, she’ll turn on us all. Join THEM."
*Fuld:'* "You absolute FOOLS. I am offended by the very thought. Maeve is a caring matron…"
**Bjarke:** "His heart is softened for the Matron of Dragons! His vision is clouded!"
**Savage:** "Just you wait, Fuld. In due time, she’ll show her true colors, but we’ll be ready."
### After Stage 65:

**Fishlegs:** "So, what do we do?"
**Hiccup:** "We stir the pot. Turn them on her. Then, we turn her to our side."
**Fishlegs:** "You realize this won’t be a popular decision, right?"
**Hiccup:** "I have to do what’s best for the Dragons. I need to get that cure. She’s the key. Fishlegs and Snotlout - head back to Berk. You - come with me, I need you on board."
### Before Stage 72:

**Maeve:** "That Astrid has the heart of a Dragon. I can see why you like her."
**Hiccup:** "She does what’s best for all of us. I have to do what’s best for Dragons."
**Maeve:** "Odd that you’d speak to me, then."
**Hiccup:** "I think there’s more to you than you let on, more to this war you’re starting."
**Maeve:** "I can’t lie to you, Hiccup. We’re of same heart, but of different journeys. My family was taken from me by Dragons too… but unlike you, I never forgave them."
**Hiccup:** "But why this? Why the Dragonroot? The suffering?"
**Maeve:** "I want men and Dragon alike to feel as I: powerless and lost. I must go."
### Before Stage 81:

**Hiccup:** "Your Generals are turning on you, Maeve. They’ve sensed what I have."
**Maeve:** "Oh, this I know. But Fuld won’t let them, not alive. He… his heart beats for me. How do you know I’m not using you, too?"
**Hiccup:** "Because I’ve met evil, Maeve. And that’s not you. Even if you’ve gone this far. Join us. <End this. Fight with the Dragons, not against them."
**Maeve:** "...Goodbye, Chief Hiccup."
**Hiccup:** "Please, just meet me ahead, quietly. I’ll show you what you need to see."
### Before Stage 85:

**Askari:** "Hiccup! Come to meet another of our Alphas, have you? Tell me, how is it you bring down such colossal beasts without destroying them?"
**Hiccup:** "Practice makes perfect. We are strong through our compassion, not firepower. Something you won’t understand. But something Maeve may grasp."
**Bjarke:** "The boy knows something! Bjarke can tell! What is this “compassion” you speak of?"
**Savage:** "You see, don’t you? He’s reached her, like he did Viggo. She’s going to turn on us!"
**Askari:** "Leave him to the Alpha! We must convene and decide, once and for all."
### Before Stage 86:

**Hiccup:** "Don’t you see? They will turn on you Maeve. They know you can’t carry on."
**Maeve:** "You… you may be right, Chief Hiccup."
**Hiccup:** "Please, come with me, help us find the cure. You’ll be safe in Berk."
**Maeve:** "I can’t believe I’m doing this… my empire… my business… my life. Can I just leave?"
**Hiccup:** "The first step is coming with me. But first, we need to take down this Alpha."
### Before Stage 89:

**Maeve:** "How in Thor’s name do you take them out without killing them?!"
**Hiccup:** "Alphas are like any other Dragon. They can be stunned, confused, it’s just harder."
**Maeve:** "But what about the poison? Surely they are still Feral?"
**Hiccup:** "Yes, but this exhausts them, at least for a short while. Keeps them at bay. It’s the only thing we can do to keep them from destroying our home…"
**Maeve:** "I’m… I’m sorry for what I have done."
**Hiccup:** "Apologize by helping us undo this damage. Please - come with me, Maeve."
## **Region 9: BARBARIC BACK-COUNTRY**

### Before Stage 1:

**Astrid:** "I can't believe Hiccup's taken Maeve to Berk after all she’s done! Always wants to see “good” in people. Even when it’s not there."
**Snotlout:** "Oh, I hear you, babe. I think it’s time for a new Chief. I got your vote?"
**Astrid:** "Get. Out. Of. Here. SNOTLOUT!"
### Before Stage 7:

**Fishlegs:** "Uh, hey Astrid. How’s it going?"
**Astrid:** "About as good as it can with everything going on... and Maeve on Berk."
**Fishlegs:** "If it makes you feel any better, she’s actually imprisoned right now."
Astrid: "I’ll feel better when she’s far away from Berk. Here I am, trying to protect it. Meanwhile, she’s eating our food and sleeping in our beds."
### Before Stage 14:

**Fishlegs:** "Alright, time for some good news: I’ve scouted ahead and found some Generals. I bet they have a lot of good to say about Maeve. Thought it might cheer you up."
**Astrid:** "Well… ok you’re not wrong. Let’s see what they have to say about their old boss."
### Before Stage ???:

**Tyree:** "Is this true, Fuld, what Savage has told me of Maeve’s disloyalty?"
**Fuld:** "Impossible… she’d never… not Matron Maeve… never…"
**Savage:** "Look at the facts, you bleeding heart fool! She now resides in BERK! She has turned, and conspires to OUR downfall!"
**Bjarke:** "The only action we can take is to carry on ourselves, as we were, without her..."
**Askari:** "… and the gold along with the action, mind you."
**Fuld:** "Treason! All of you, guilty of turning your blades onto Matron Maeve!"
**Savage:** "It’s time to accept it, you blubbering fool - Your precious Matron has turned."
### After Stage ???:

**Fishlegs:** "Well… that seemed somewhat final."
**Astrid:** "I don’t buy it for a second. Sure, they feel turned on... But this is a bunch of meat head villains. I can’t shake this feeling there’s more."
**Fishlegs:** "I hate to say it, but Maeve is still our best shot at an antidote."
**Astrid:** "Oh, not you, too?"
**Fishlegs:** "I’m just trying to keep our Dragons safe."
### Before Stage ???:

**Astrid:** "Why would she up and leave it all - This entire company of hers?"
**Fishlegs:** "Viggo dropped it all once, too, right? Maybe Hiccup really can see the good?"
**Astrid:** "He also wanted to talk sense into Drago Bludvist, remember?"
**Fishlegs:** "Sometimes doing what feels best isn't what is best, unfortunately."
### Before Stage 35:

**Ruffnut:** "We couldn’t stand watching Hiccup fall into that trap."
**Tuffnut:** "So we decided to come check on you guys."
**Astrid:** "What, the Maeve trap?"
**Tuffnut:** "I mean yeah, it’s obvious right? Maeve double crosses her own guys…"
**Ruffnut:** "So that she can doublecross us and run off with…"
**Tuffnut:** "My secret yak-milk pudding recipe! It was almost the perfect plan, too."
**Astrid:** "Thank Thor you sniffed out that vast conspiracy."
### Before Stage 45:

**Tuffnut:** "Hey, Ruffnut, I’ve been thinking. What if we’ve been looking at this wrong?"
**Ruffnut:** "Whatever do you mean, dear brother?"
**Tuffnut:** "What if the yak-milk pudding was ALSO a red herring, and the real goal all along… Was that Maeve DOES have a soft-spot for Hiccup? JUST like Viggo?!"
**Astrid:** "And that’s about enough of the Twins for today! Go back, keep an eye on Berk. Actually, BOTH eyes. And no using DUMMY GUARDS like last time."
**Ruffnut:** "Hey, Fluffnut and Stuffnut were GREAT guards, I’ll have you know."
### Before Stage 49:

**Fishlegs:** "You doing ok there, Astrid?"
**Astrid:** "I’m focusing on the task at hand. Not Hiccup hosting Maeve. And certainly not the Twins or their wild theories. Let’s just get some more REAL info, ok? The things that matter most right now: Facts."
### Before Stage 58:

**Fishlegs:** "Looks like you’ll get your wish. I spotted some Generals a ways up, let’s go."
**Astrid:** "Thank Thor, something useful to do besides swatting away Feral Dragons."
**Fishlegs:** "You know it’s not their fault, right? The Dragons?"
**Astrid:** "I’m just tired of hurting them to clean up Maeve’s mess while she rests on Berk."
### Before Stage 62:

**Savage:** "Surely you see what’s happened here men? I’ve seen it before. She’s not a prisoner. She’s an ALLY of Berk now. Pulled down by her heartstrings."
**Tyree:** "It may appear to be the case… P'rhaps Savage ain’t wrong?"
**Fuld:** "I refuse to believe it. She’d not turn on us...on ME. After all we’ve done."
**Bjarke:** "Your heart lies to your mind, friend. I believe the Savage one, she is gone."
**Askari:** "So very unfortunate. How shall we divide the empire?"
**Fuld:** "You’re all vultures and traitors!"
### After Stage 62:

**Fishlegs:** "This Fuld guys seems a little… upset."
**Astrid:** "That’s putting it gently. Fuld seems pretty invested in Maeve. Convincing… Let’s keep digging for the truth."
### Before Stage 72:

**Tyree:** "You jus’ don’t give up, d’you, lass?"
**Astrid:** "You’ll notice a pattern: I’m unfamiliar with failure. Unlike your boss, who’s sitting in a cell on Berk right now."
**Tyree:** "Haha, very likely, lass. She seems to ‘ave taken a likin’ to you lot. Thankfully, these Dragons seem less keen on making friends. Enjoy ‘em!"
### Before Stage 81:

**Astrid:** "I’m tired of feeling guilty over fighting Ferals. This might keep Berk safe… But it sure isn’t keeping them safe."
**Fishlegs:** "And that’s why Hiccup is following our only lead, our only hope for a cure."
**Astrid:** "Yeah, our enemy."
### Before Stage 91:

**Ruffnut:** "Alright, so I know you told us to leave and protect Berk."
**Tuffnut:** "But this was too important."
**Astrid:** "Oh, this should be good."
**Tuffnut:** "Hiccup has let Maeve out of her cell."
**Astrid:** "WHAT?!"
**Ruffnut:** "I know right? As resident nutjobs of Berk, Tuffnut and I feel replaced by him."
**Tuffnut:** "Also, it’s entertaining to see you this angry."
### Before Stage 100:

**Hiccup:** "Hey guys. Now, I know you don’t like the idea of this but-"
**Astrid:** "No, Hiccup, not at all. How can you let her run around on Berk?!"
**Hiccup:** "Well, see the thing is-"
**Maeve:** "Hello, Astrid. We meet again."
**Astrid:** "Great. What’s she told you to get this far then?"
**Hiccup:** "She’s agreed to help us, and she knows the Generals better than any of us."
**Astrid:** "I’m keeping an eye on her like a NADDER."
### Before Stage 104:

**Maeve:** "Be wary. Up ahead is a Fleetsleet. They have responded strongly to Dragonroot."
**Fishlegs:** "How in Thor’s name did you even find a Fleetsleet?"
**Maeve:** "I’m very good at what I do."
**Astrid:** "You’re just like any other Hunter or Trapper."
**Maeve:** "But they wouldn’t tell you to avoid using <sprite=15> Dragons, would they?"
**Astrid:** "Is this you trying to win us over? With a beginners tip?"
**Maeve:** "This is me trying to right my wrongs."
### Before Stage 110:

**Astrid:** "So, why haven’t you poisoned our Dragons, “Matron Maeve”?"
**Maeve:** "Simple. You feed them your own food."
**Astrid:** "You fly across the archipelago feeding wild Dragons Dragonroot? Really?"
**Maeve:** "Expertly Distilled Dragonroot in tainted fish, but about right."
**Fishlegs:** "That’s shockingly simple."
**Maeve:** "If a stupid idea works, it’s not stupid. This one I must credit to Fuld. It is also him that devised the Dragonroot Distillation. He alone knows the process."
### Before Stage 115:

**Astrid:** "Where do you get that silly name, “Matron Maeve”? Are you the General’s mommy?"
**Maeve:** "\*sigh\* Not only am I their leader - I’m the parent of our Dragons to them."
**Astrid:** "HA! Ahhh, yes, the one poisoning Dragons is their “parent”."
**Maeve:** "You know, Berk isn’t the only place where Vikings breed Dragons."
**Fishlegs:** "But you sell your Dragons, or exploit them. How can you get them to Breed?"
**Maeve:** "My workers do, yes. But it still takes a special touch to breed the beasts. Much like my Generals… they need to feel comfort to follow direction."
### Before Stage 121:

**Astrid:** "So, when did you realize you wanted to enslave Dragons?"
**Maeve:** "You really enjoy taunting me, don’t you? My family was… killed by them."
**Astrid:** "So that’s lets you live with bringing this misery on them? The excuse of your own?!"
**Hiccup:** "Enough of this! She’s trying to help us, Astrid. You goading her won’t help."
**Astrid:** "Hiccup, she’s using us. I can feel it. I’m going back to Berk, they need my help. I’m done flying with this liar. Fishlegs, Rider, keep an eye on her, I can’t do it."
### Before Stage 125:

**Maeve:** "Up ahead is a common meeting place for the Dragonroot Company. It’s a checkpoint prior to stationing the Alpha… It’s the only place they’d stop."
**Hiccup:** "Fishlegs, you know the drill. Maeve, keep your Buffalord quiet, we need silence."
### Before Stage 131:

**Savage:** "So, are we in agreement?"
**Tyree:** "It appears that we’ve no choices here, she’s in Berk."
**Bjarke:** "Where she stands as their ally, no less!"
**Askari:** "It is at least clear that we must handle the business, prisoner or traitor."
**Fuld:** "I won’t stand for this! You can all find your own Dragonroot poison! I refuse to stand on the side of traitors against Matron Maeve!"
### After Stage 131:

**Maeve:** "Oh Fuld… that poor man is rotten to his core, but clearly has softness in him… It is most unfortunate it is only for me."
**Hiccup:** "Can we use that to our advantage?"
**Maeve:** "I fear his rage will outweigh what little compassion he holds."
### Before Stage 138:

**Maeve:** "Brace yourselves, ahead lies the-"
**Fuld:** "This… this simply cannot be… Matron Maeve, how could you turn from us? Our plan?!"
**Maeve:** "We were wrong, Fuld. It’s time to stop."
**Fuld:** "Stop?! STOP?! I shall destroy every antidote! I shall corrupt every Dragon! I’ll give all those useless Generals enough Dragonroot to last the era! You’ll regret your treason against us... Against me! You shall pay."
### Before Stage 143:

Maeve: "We must be cautious - this Alpha is no small feat to best. I hope your skill, or luck, persists, Chief Hiccup. You too, loyal Rider!"
### After Stage 143:

**Maeve:** "I cannot believe it… to see it with one’s own eyes. You truly are the master of Dragons, Chief Hiccup."
**Hiccup:** "That would be Toothless, actually. I just ride him. And all credit goes to our Rider, here. Our best tactician and greatest ally."
**Maeve:** "I may know a way to undo the damage that has been done. Fuld makes his home in the Boglands. If we succeed… perhaps we can end this. Perhaps we can come to possess the secret of the cure from right under his nose!"
## **Region 10: BANEFUL BOGLANDS**

### Before Stage 1:

**Fishlegs:** "So our plan is to sneak into the most densely populated enemy Region… And follow 5 very angry, mutinous Generals…"
**Hiccup:** "In pursuit of the cure that will end this, Fishlegs."
**Fishlegs:** "Are we sure we can trust her, though? Maybe Astrid was right…"
**Hiccup:** "This is our only chance, Fishlegs."
**Maeve:** "And I’ll do whatever I can to right the wrongs of my past."
### Before Stage 8:

**Hiccup:** "How did you come to Train that Buffalord? Odd for someone like you to ride at all."
**Maeve:** "If you can believe it, she was my first target after my family was… taken. But… I couldn’t do it. There was a gentleness to her. Almost comfort. Despite my loathing of her kind, she stayed with me."
**Hiccup:** "How did you get her off her territory? Buffalord refuse to leave their own land."
**Maeve:** "That part was easy - she was only a baby."
### Before Stage 16:

**Fishlegs:** "What about when you started Dragonroot, did your Buffalord see you hurting others?"
**Maeve:** "It’s like I’ve said - I never harm them. I oversee business, breed them… They need someone they trust. I’ve seen leaders command Dragons by force… But I think you’ve seen how that goes, haven’t you? Loyalty is key."
**Hiccup:** "Loyalty to you and Dragonroot, though? It doesn’t make sense."
**Maeve:** "Were you not loyal to Berk while they killed Dragons? We only know our home. It’s why breeding them is key to the business."
### Before Stage 20:

**Hiccup:** "I still don’t fully understand how they trust you, the Dragons."
**Maeve:** "I have a way with them. It’s why my Generals never fully trusted me. I was too comforting. Sure, I made them their money… But they were afraid I would become another Hiccup, to be honest."
**Hiccup:** "I guess you can’t blame them, can you? I’m glad you joined us."
**Maeve:** "As am I, chief Hiccup. As am I."
### Before Stage 25:

**Maeve:** "We have another Dragonroot post coming up soon."
**Fishlegs:** "I’ll go check ahead and meet you on my way back."
**Maeve:** "Good luck, Fishlegs!"
**Fishlegs:** "Uh… thanks, Maeve."
### Before Stage 28:

**Savage:** "Now, I think it’s only natural that with Maeve gone, I take her place."
**Askari:** "And what gives you that right? I’m the most tactical of you all, it’s mine!"
**Bjarke:** "And I strongest! Who would wrestle order across the seas, save I?"
**Savage:** "Because I’m the one that lead this whole move! Without me you’d never have turned!"
**Tyree:** "Oh, so you, the mos’ traitorous shall lead? That seems reliable, hmphf!"
**Fuld:** "You fools wouldn’t have any leverage at all without my Dragonroot poison! And I was second command! We follow the company structure!"
**Savage:** "Second to Maeve, who you were blind to see turning on us! You’re hopeless!"
### After Stage 28:

**Fishlegs:** "There are some serious stability issues in what’s left of the Dragonroot Co."
**Maeve:** "Good, this is perfect."
**Hiccup:** "They’re less a threat without you in charge, but I wouldn’t call it perfect."
**Maeve:** "Yes, but this gives us the upper hand. Those fools will be too busy squabbling to focus on the real threat: us!"
### Before Stage 39:

**Ruffnut:** "Hey, so, Astrid says Hiccup’s best friends with the Dragon poisoner."
**Tuffnut:** "Which is easily the most brutal-cool thing he’s done, which is why it’s so weird."
**Hiccup:** "She’s not our enemy! She’s helping us overturn the Dragonroot Co."
**Ruffnut:** "Also cool, but not as cool as the best-friend villain thing."
**Fishlegs:** "Why is it cool to be a villain, hurt Dragons, and threaten Berk?"
**Tuffnut:** "Bad guys are always cool in some way, Fishlegs. It’s just a rule."
**Fishlegs:** "And with this company, I’ll take my leave to protect Berk. Enjoy the Twins, Maeve."
### Before Stage 48:

**Maeve:** "Watch out - The Lancebeak is a fierce adversary."
**Ruffnut:** "Yeah, and I bet your crazy-Dragon poison sure helps that."
**Maeve:** "It does not. However, using <sprite=15> Dragons will give you an edge."
**Tuffnut:** "Wow, Hiccup. She’s as much a nerd as you. Are you sure you’re a villain?"
**Hiccup:** "She’s doing a good job of changing that, actually. Thanks for the advice, Maeve."
### Before Stage 55:

**Maeve:** "Hiccup, with the Dragonroot Company in disarray, I’ve been thinking. Maybe we can do more than just cure the Dragons. Maybe we can end this, for good."
**Hiccup:** "I’d say curing the Dragons is still our main priority, but what were you thinking?"
**Maeve:** "We keep fueling discord among the Generals. Keep them opposed. Maybe if they turn on each other, we can make them easier to tackle?"
**Hiccup:** "That’s actually not a bad idea. I’ll think on it."
### Before Stage 64:

**Hiccup:** "So, this plan of yours. How do we keep dividing the Generals?"
**Maeve:** "We play to their egos and desires. They all have their own weaknesses. It’s a matter of keeping them focused on those - and keeping them from Fuld. Without his Dragonroot poison, there is no Dragonroot Company."
**Ruffnut:** "Baddie against baddies - me likey."
**Tuffnut:** "For a power hungry Dragon poisoner, you’re not really that bad, Maeve."
### Before Stage 73:

**Bjarke:** "The traitor Maeve shows her face! Your new friends are weak and small!"
**Maeve:** "But they’re not greedy. Askari already trying to pry all the gold, I bet?"
**Tyree:** "Fuld warned us you’d try to sway us with talk! We’re not fools!"
**Maeve:** "Ah yes, Fuld, the one I imagine is trying to take hold of Dragonroot Co. overall? If you think I alone plot against you, you are clearly blind to the greed of men."
**Bjarke:** "They won’t take what is justly mine!"
**Tyree:** "Justly yours? Let’s begone, fool. She’s already swindling you."
### Before Stage 79:

**Maeve:** "Be warned. The Shifty Murklurker is a clever tactician. Her wit is not lost due to the Dragonroot, be on guard! Use <sprite=15> Dragons!"
**Tuffnut:** "Huhuh. Alright, Matron Hiccup."
**Ruffnut:** "More like Matron Fishlegs haha."
**Hiccup:** "Just… ignore the Twins. They think knowledge is comically funny."
### Before Stage 93:

**Askari:** "My, my. Traitor Maeve graces us with her presence."
**Maeve:** "You’ll miss me more when the others turn on you both."
**Savage:** "Listen to nothing she says! She’ll do anything to disturb our new order."
**Maeve:** "As if I’d have to do much. Bjarke is itching to settle his worries by force."
**Hiccup:** "We last saw him and Tyree, meeting in private. I wonder what they discussed?"
**Savage:** "Do not listen to the boy. He’s been a thorn in my side for years now."
**Askari:** "And you’ve never once bested him? That doesn’t give me much faith, Savage."
**Maeve:** "Watch yourself Askari - and be sure to count your gold twice among this lot."
### Before Stage 104:

**Tuffnut:** "As fun as this all is, what with the clever turning of foes on each other. This is turning more political and less brutal. I, uh, think I’ll go guard Berk."
**Ruffnut:** "Yeah, I’m bored to tears with all this mind-game stuff, I just like fire."
**Tuffnut:** "And to be fair, there’s a lot more of that on Berk given Astrids mood lately."
**Hiccup:** "That’s extremely reassuring. Thanks so much, Tuffnut."
### Before Stage 113:

**Maeve:** "Astrid... She truly hates me, doesn’t she? I guess I cannot blame."
**Hiccup:** "Astrid’s just… really protective. Hard to trust others. Self reliant, you know? Once this is all done, Berk and the Dragons are safe, she’ll see what I see."
**Maeve:** "Your faith in me is an honor, Chief Hiccup."
**Hiccup:** "I have a knack for seeing the good in people. I think that’s what Astrid fears. That I’m wrong. Again. Please, don’t prove her right?"
**Maeve:** "I wouldn’t dream of it. Not after the chance you’ve given me."
### Before Stage 123:

**Snotlout:** "Hey! Don’t tell me I’ve missed any good action - Berk’s Best is back in- Why hello there. Nobody mentioned our new villain was… such a catch. How you doin’?"
**Hiccup:** "First: Maeve’s not our villain. Not anymore. And secondly: Could you maybe not do that, for once in your life? For everyone’s sake?"
**Snotlout:** "Hiccup, I can’t help it if I’m irresistible to ladies. It’s a curse!"
**Maeve:** "That was easily the most fascinating introduction I’ve ever had."
**Snotlout:** "Thanks, I get that all the time."
**Hiccup:** "And it’s never a compliment. Let’s keep moving."
### Before Stage 133:

**Fuld:** "YOU! Come back to beg for mercy from your own company? Or attempt to thwart us?!"
**Maeve:** "The Generals already plot against you, Fuld. They do not believe you’re capable."
**Snotlout:** "Wow, is this your ex? I mean, not hard competition for me, let’s be honest."
**Fuld:** "THIS is what you’ve turned on us for?! The sheer audacity of your idiocy, Maeve!"
**Maeve:** "It’s not too late, Fuld. To stop all this."
**Fuld:** "Oh, but Maeve... It’s far too late. Far too late indeed, after all you’ve done. Every cure - I destroyed them all. There was no point, after all, in keeping them. t’s no harm to the Dragonroot Co. if every Dragon in the Archipelago turns!"
### Before Stage 138:

**Hiccup:** "What do we do now? What CAN we do?!"
**Maeve:** "There is still hope, Hiccup. We can still locate his notes. Fuld meticulously documents everything, surely the cure can be found."
**Snotlout:** "Sounds like Fishlegs, with his fancy words and books and Dragon Cards."
**Hiccup:** "Not now, Snotlout. Maeve, you’re sure?"
**Maeve:** "Certain! There is hope yet, Hiccup."
### Before Stage 144:

**Hiccup:** "Time for the question I’ve been afraid to ask. Where can we find Fuld’s documents?"
**Maeve:** "This… will be tricky. He keeps them in the safest place the Dragonroot Co. has."
**Hiccup:** "Which is?"
**Maeve:** "…The Shellfire."
**Snotlout:** "Wait, you’re telling me we’re pulling a heist on an Alpha Dragon?"
**Hiccup:** "Sounds like the plan we’re stuck with."
**Snotlout:** "This Rider of yours - hi, by the way - seems to be doing a GREAT job. So... I’ll let this grand commander Rider of yours take this one. Snotlout is Outlout!"
### Before Stage 154:

**Hiccup:** "Still not chance we could make our own cure, right? What about your Buffalord?"
**Maeve:** "My hint was truth… a Buffalord is the key. But only Fuld has ever made the elixirs. He’s weak, corrupt, and frail - but his concoctions are unrivaled. I hired him after hearing of his Dragonroot tipped arrows."
**Hiccup:** "Those sound very familiar. Has he worked with Trappers?"
**Maeve:** "Likely. All my Generals came from the top of their old factions, some quite strong. Trappers, Hunters, Flyers… before you put them all out of work, I mean."
### Before Stage 161:

**Hiccup:** "We have another Dragonroot Co. camp coming up. We’re nearing the Alpha."
**Maeve:** "I guess we’re in this one together eh? Let’s just be stealthy till arrival."
### Before Stage 165:

**Fuld:** "It is MY Company rightfully as second command!"
**Bjarke:** "You couldn’t command a trained yak!"
**Askari:** "And you’re about as wise as one! Who will balance the finances? Bear-brain here?"
**Bjarke:** "I’m not risking my life with some gold-counter in charge!"
**Savage:** "You fools! I’ve been part of TWO factions that have fallen to Berk. To TRAITORS. I won’t let it happen again. If we cannot work together, so be it. We all take a Region. We pay Fuld for poison. We keep Berk IN TURMOIL. The Dragonroot Company will have branches. It’s the only way WE win, and THEY, lose."
### After Stage 165:

**Hiccup:** "That didn’t work out at all…"
**Maeve:** "But we can still have the cure. Don’t lose hope, Chief Hiccup."
### Before Stage 177:

**Fuld:** "Matron Maeve… you’ve finally done it. There’s nothing left of what we did. All we worked for! Broken! The Dragonroot Co. is now just ragtag bandits for profit."
**Maeve:** "It’s all we ever were, Fuld."
**Fuld:** "You’re wrong. We could have taken the whole world! Together… Now those buffoons are all Lords of their own backwater Region. I hope the Dragons crush you… as you’ve crushed me."
### Before Stage 188:

**Maeve:** "Fuld… was the only one there for me… after I lost my family. He’s a wicked, cruel man. Whose only wish was to ruin Dragons. But he was my friend. Despite… always wanting more."
**Hiccup:** "There’s still hope yet. I’ve seen more Vikings come around than you’d think."
**Maeve:** "His heart has blackened wholly now, and it’s my fault. There’s no hope for him."
### Before Stage 199:

**Maeve:** "I must admit, that worked as flawlessly as I’d hoped. Well done, Hiccup. You played your part admirably! The Generals are too busy to bother with me. And they will keep Berk too busy to chase me down and interrupt my new plans."
**Hiccup:** "Wait… what are you saying?"
**Maeve:** "I bled these Regions dry. They aren’t profitable anymore. You seriously think I’d hand them over to those fools so readily? All your stories told me you’d fall for “the good in me”. And look: you did. Goodbye, Chief Hiccup."
### Before Stage 205:

**Astrid:** "I can’t believe Snotlout left you alone with her! Where is she?"
**Hiccup:** "You were right. You always are. She played me, the whole time. She’s gone."
**Astrid:** "Well, what are you waiting for?! We have a villain to catch!"
**Hiccup:** "No “I told you so”? Really?"
**Astrid:** "More like no time for one. C’mon, we’ve got work to do."
### Before Stage 208:

**Astrid:** "So, mind filling me in on details?"
**Hiccup:** "She used me. We broke apart the Dragonroot Co., but it was all part of her plan. We were turning the Generals on each other while chasing a cure. Turns out she’s already made all the gold she can here. The Generals are just to keep Berk busy, and pitted against each other… They’ll keep each other busy, too. How could I be so blind?"
**Astrid:** "Because you have hope for people. It’s part of why I love you. Just… try to listen to me more next time, Mr. Faith-in-Villains?",
### Before Stage 214:

**Astrid:** "Any idea what her next plan is?"
**Hiccup:** "She kept me close a long while… likely for protection from the Generals. So my bet is on escape, and I think I know her last stop. To the Alpha!"
### Before Stage 216:

**Hiccup:** "There it is. They just get bigger and angrier every time, eh?"
**Astrid:** "Gotta keep it challenging for Berk’s best!"
**Maeve:** "Ahh, my long-time companions and comrades! So glad you could make it!"
**Astrid:** "The Slitherwing in the grass! You know we’ll find you again, right?"
**Maeve:** "Depends how long you can leave Berk unguarded from my foolish ex-Generals! I expect they’ll be keeping you busy for a long, long time."
### Before Stage 219:

**Maeve:** "I think I’ll head off somewhere new, somewhere profitable. Maybe if I’m lucky, you might just turn up! It was a fun game, after all."
**Hiccup:** "Greed will be your undoing, Maeve. Vikings and Dragons will see your true colors."
**Maeve:** "You put far too much faith in both those brutes, Hiccup. As you did with me."
**Astrid:** "Not a mistake anyone will make again."
**Maeve:** "Like I’ve said, girl: I have a way with beasts."
### Before Stage 221:

**Maeve:** "Thank you for escorting me to my gold! See you on the other side… or never again!"
### After Stage 221:

**Maeve:** "As impressive as always, Chief Hiccup. I must admit, I hope we meet again."
**Hiccup:** "You won’t be so lucky next time!"
**Maeve:** "We shall see. Good luck with those foolish Generals. They’re very angry. It’s a shame I won’t see any of my Alphas crush your feeble village. Goodbye, Chief Hiccup. For now."