The Walking Dead Compendium 2
Chapter 9
Michonne finishes Tyreese off
Rick and Carl are on the road by themselves
Rick passes out and Carl thinks he is dead and almost shoots him but he’s alive
Rick begins hallucinating Lori’s voice every time he picks a phone up
Michonne finds Rick and Carl
They run into Glenn and Maggie
They all reunite with Sophia, Dale, and Andrea
A group of 3 strangers stumble upon the farm where they’re at
Their names are Abraham, Rosita, and Eugene are headed to Washington D.C. because they figure since it’s the capital there would be reinforcements and fortifications there
Eugene claims to know what the virus is and how it originated and that D.C. has the proper tools to stop the virus via Eugene’s knowledge
Abraham warns Rick’s group of walker herds which they haven’t experienced yet. They are massive groups a hundred or more walkers
Chapter 10
While on the road, Maggie attempts to hang herself in a forest and Glenn cuts her down
Thinking she’s already dead, Abraham tells Glenn to kill her who refuses. Abraham points a gun to her head but Rick stops him by pointing a gun at his head
Maggie regains consciousness and Abraham is shocked
Abraham reels with anger the next day and tries to resist the impulse of killing Rick because of how he spoke to him
Rick, Abraham, and Carl go north and head to Rick’s former town to grab guns
While on the way, they are ambushed by a group of men. Rick bites through the neck of one of them and kills another man who was going to rape Carl
Abraham admires Rick for doing what needed to be done and tells him that he doesn’t come back from something like that. Abraham shares with Rick that he killed a group of men for raping his wife and daughter
He had to shoot his wife and daughter after they left Abraham out of fear and were bitten by walkers
Dale asks Andrea again to leave Rick because of how dangerous he is
Rick, Carl, and Abraham reach Rick’s town and visit Morgan’s house
Morgan hits Rick in the back of the head with a shovel then recognizes him
Rick finds out that Morgan’s son Duane is a walker now and Morgan has been feeding him people
Morgan finally summons the courage to put him down
Morgan joins the other three
They grab the guns from the police station
They run into a massive herd on a hill and flee and hide in a house
Maggie reveals she got really low because of not being able to conceive a child
Rick, Abraham, and Carl return to the group and tell them they can’t stay at the farm where they all found each other after the prison. Dale is pissed with Rick and blames him for the walker herd headed their way
Chapter 11
While on the road Andrea, finds Billy decapitated by Ben who explains and tells Andrea not to worry because he’ll be back
The entire group finds out and Abraham and Michonne declare Ben too dangerous to be alive because he didn’t understand the concept of murder. Andrea and Dale defend his innocence
Abraham outright states that Ben must be killed
Rick reservedly agrees with Abraham
A random priest stumbles onto the group at that moment. His name is Gabriel Stokes
At night, while everyone is sleeping in tents, a gunshot is heard which alarms everyone to Ben’s tent and find him dead
Dale is distraught and it was implied that Carl shot Ben by showing him walking to Ben’s tent where Ben asked him if he was afraid of him to which Carl said no followed by a shot
The two boys are buried beside each other
Father Stokes believes it was God’s plan to take them hence how he encountered Rick’s group. Rick tells him to shut the fuck up
While on the road to Father Stokes’s church, Dale is bitten in a walker attack
Later that right, Carl sheds tears and Eugene watches Rosita and Abraham having sex after which he jerks off
Dale is attacked and knocked out by an unknown assailant while on night watch in the forest
Andrea searches frantically for him in the morning when she wakes up
The group looks for him on the way to the church. Andrea suspects Father Stokes may be behind it since Dale disappeared after Stokes appeared. They make it to the church
Andrea takes another search for Dale hearing someone running in the forest and knows they’re being watched
After noting Father Stokes’s odd behavior and things that don’t make sense, they suspect him and he explains that he let his congregation die after seeking refuge in his church and turned them all away. He asks Rick to kill him
Rick believes Stokes and Abraham supports Andrea’s theory that there is a group in the forest watching Rick’s group in the church
Dale wakes up among a group where a man named Chris introduces himself
They are a group of cannibals and consumed Dale’s left leg from the knee down
Dale shows them that he was bitten and tells them they’re tainted meat
Chris tells them not to worry since the meat is cooked
Andrea really worries about Dale. Dale returns to the church and Rick knows Dale is being used as bait
Rick gets statistics on Chris’ group from Dale. Dale tells Rick he wants to have a word with him while on his deathbed
Rick meets Chris face to face after Rick’s group feigns fear
Andrea shoots the ear off of one Chris’s men and one of Chris’s fingers
Rick, Abraham, Michonne, and Andrea hack Chris and his group to pieces as Father Gabriel watches in horror
They know they have to live with their actions and Father Gabriel openly opposes their tactics but Rick shoots him down by telling him that if he’d seen the congregation he let die being torn to pieces, he’d have the guts to never let that happen again
Dale thanks Rick for the hard choices he’s had to make and admits he blamed Rick for much but takes it back in hindsight
Andrea mercy kills Dale the same night. A burial is done the next day
Rick has a confessional with Abraham about the shame he feels he committed against the cannibals. Carl appears and confesses that he killed Ben with tears in his eyes
Chapter 12
Rick tells Carl to remember that the things they do are still bad and if it becomes easy for them, they’ve become bad people. Carl is sad because Ben was his friend and remembers the look on his face
The group finds out there’s been no battery inside the walkie-talkie and Eugene lied about knowing what’s in Washington. He lied for survival reasons so he would appear intelligent
Abraham kicks and punches him. He’s pissed with himself for leading people on behalf of Eugene’s mission and that he led people to their deaths
A man named Aaron approaches and surprises Rick and Abraham at night and admits he’s been surveilling the group. Rick knocks him out
Rick questions him and Aaron tells him he’s been spying on them because he’s a recruiter and looking for people for his community
The group follows Aaron and go around D.C. Aaron rendezvous with a man named Heath who is a supply runner like Glenn
They make it to Aaron and Heath’s community: Alexandria
Rick meets Douglas Monroe, the leader of Alexandria. He makes Rick constable
Douglas’ wife Regina is unhappy about Douglas letting strangers in
Heath is concerned that Rick will be another Davidson which triggers Douglas and yells at Heath that he never wants to hear that name again after what Davidson made them do
Douglas has Rick’s group turn in their weapons. Rick and Carl meet Nicholas and his son Mikey albeit confrontationally
Douglas gives the group a tour. He shows them the armory, infirmary, and meetinghouse
Douglas places Abraham as a security guard and in construction, Morgan as a chef, Glenn as a runner, Maggie as a teacher, Rosita as a doctor, Eugene as a community planner, and Gabriel as the priest. Michonne is placed as nd constable. Andrea is placed as lookout
Douglas comes onto Andrea who rebuffs him
At a community party in the evening, Andrea has a casual conversation with Douglas’ son Spencer
Michonne snaps at an Alexandrian woman for worrying about mundane things such as cooking. Glenn gets drunk. It turns out it was a ruse so Rick could escort him out and sneak towards the armory/storehouse
Chapter 13
An incident occurs on Abraham’s first day doing construction. Tobin, chief of construction almost lets another construction worker, Holly, die because they don’t know what to do. After Abraham saves Holly, she thanks him and guts Tobin with her knee
Tobin has a word with Douglas that Abraham proved himself to be chief of construction
Gabriel attempts to make a case to Douglas that Rick’s group is dangerous. Douglas rebukes him and tells him that Rick’s actions have been for the good of the group
Rick looks into a possible domestic abuse concerning a man named Pete, his wife Jessie, and their son Ron who has a black eye
Jessie confirms that Pete is violent
Rick confronts Douglas about about knowing of Pete of which Douglas tells him he’s done nothing about it because Pete is one of Alexandria’s doctors
Rick says there’s only two options: death or exile. As he leaves, we see a tombstone with the name Alexander Davidson on it
Rick goes to Pete’s house and punches him in the face, starting a fight. He threatens to kill him if he touches his family again and when Douglas attempts to stop him, Rick points a gun at him telling him he won’t let him stop him
Rick is determined that Pete needs to go. Michonne hits him in the back of the head allowing Douglas to grab Rick’s gun
Michonne tells Rick to take a good look at himself. Rick is shocked
Douglas speaks with Rick. He opens up about Alexander Davidson
Douglas tells Rick he had to kill Davidson because he became manipulative and abusive. His point is that Davidson was a problem and tells Rick he doesn’t want to have to murder him too
After Pete and Rick’s fight, Douglas relents on allowing everyone to carry weapons again
Heath loses his brother Scott
At a memorial service meeting for Scott, Pete barges in holding a knife, aiming for Rick. He slashes out at Regina when she tries to assuage him and cuts her throat
Douglas tells Rick to kill Peter and shoots him
A funeral is held for Pete and Scott for Ron’s sake despite Douglas telling Rick he doesn’t deserve it
Rick consoles Jessie and honors Pete as best he can
A group of strangers attempt to take Alexandria but all are killed
Douglas relinquishes his position as leader to Rick after admitting he failed to see the danger that Pete was
Chapter 14
It begins to snow in Alexandria
Aaron talks to Douglas and tells him he’s not recruiting anymore as Rick’s group is more than sufficient and the chances of finding anyone trustworthy again are low
A herd of walkers gets in and a man named Bruce dies. Holly reprimands Abraham for letting him die who tells her he was already bitten. She touches him and he tells her not to, in case somebody saw
Rick plans to reinforce the community . He allows Jessie and Ron to stay with him and Carl
Jessie and Rick sleep together. He lets Lori go
Another walker attack occurs and Morgan is bitten
Spencer suggests he and Andrea leave everyone. Andrea punches him and breaks up with him
Michonne puts Morgan down. Everyone is trying to survive
Michonne, Denise, Jessie, Ron, Carl, and Rick cover themselves with walker guts to try and get past the herd. Maggie stays behind with Sophia
As they’re holding hands, Ron pees himself and draws attention and is bitten. In grief, Jessie allows herself to be eaten
Rick hacks off Jessie’s arm because she was holding onto Carl
Douglas comes out guns blazing and firing wildly. He is bitten and Carl is shot in his right eye
Everyone in the community including Aaron, Eugene, and Father Gabriel join to take down the walkers while Denise tends to Carl
Rick is given hope after witnessing how the group co-operated together
He hopes for Carl’s health
Chapter 15
The group burns the bodies
Rosita admits she knows Abraham’s been cheating on her with Holly
Abraham confesses he thought Rosita was the last woman on Earth
Rosita moves in with Eugene because he’s her only friend
Carl recovers with slight memory loss. He thinks Lori is still alive
Andrea officially confesses to Spencer that he’s just a friend
Rick helps Carl remember that his mother is gone
Nicholas conspires with Spencer and Olivia about killing Rick because he thinks Rick is too dangerous. Glenn overhears
Rick confesses to Andrea that he sort of hates Carl for being so hardened he doesn’t even miss Lori and Rick feels bad about it
He feels Carl has become a different person and why keep him alive since he’s so lost now
Nicholas attempts a mutiny which backfires
Rick spares him. They speak man to man and Nicholas explains his actions. They make peace
After a heartfelt conversation, Rick and Andrea kiss
Chapter 16
Rick tries to set boundaries between him and Andrea because he cares for her too much
She admits to herself that she’s been attracted to Rick even before Dale because of the way Rick can lead, take control, and keep everyone safe
A man with a beanie, face mask, binoculars, knives, and guns spies on Alexandria
Abraham and Michonne run into him outside. A confrontation ensues and the man demands he speak to Rick
Rick arrives and the man says his name is Paul Monroe/Jesus
Jesus wants to establish a trade partnership with Alexandria and tells them his community is on a hilltop
Rick beguiles altruism and knocks Jesus out. and keeps him prisoner
He doesn’t trust Jesus and tells the group to be prepared for a potential attack
Andrea implores Rick to give Jesus a chance
They take Jesus to hilltop in bonds which he manages to escape from. He helps them kill walkers and that they can trust him
Rick meets Jesus’s leader Gregory
A man named Ethan returns alone who was said to have 3 other companions with him, two who were killed and one kept captive by a man named Negan
Ethan is supposed to deliver a message to Gregory and stabs him in the abdomen
Rick slashes Ethan across the throat
Jesus tells Rick, Carl, Andrea, and Glenn about Negan who is the leader of a group called The Saviors
He deals by threatening other communities and promising safety if they provide payment through supplication
Jesus’ group have given The Saviors half of their supplies already. If the Saviors are displeased they either hurt or kill those that displease them
Rick’s group agrees to kill The Saviors in exchange for supplies
Rick agrees to fight for Hilltop because he sees a future there