Template:S9 E1 A New Beginning

A group of survivors led by Magna walk through the woods, trying to be as discreet as possible to avoid walkers. This fails when a group of horse-riding survivors, led by a much different Paul Rovia, advances on them leading a gigantic herd of over a thousand walkers to an uninhabitable area. Magna and her group hide over their horse-transported container to no avail as the horde manages to topple it. They are saved just in time by strangers.

Away from the herd, Eugene Porter comments how they've successfully managed to change the herd's trajectory away from the Kingdom ten miles down the road. They introduce themselves to the new survivors, inviting them to Alexandria to talk to their leader, Rick.

In Alexandria, Rick wakes up, goes to the bathroom, then goes back to bed and is greeted by Michonne. They both have a brief talk about their routine. When making breakfast, he is hounded by Judith who wants to have a "talk" with him about something important. Rick dodges it, saying they'll talk later at night. He goes outside and sees a much different Alexandria, now completely rebuilt, with several new houses, buildings, crops, and farms.

Outside, Michonne greets Siddiq who's working on some sort of pathway leading to the safe-zone for the upcoming fair, a community event between the communities set to happen in two months time. She comments how she expected more progress, with him saying that Rosita took half of their manpower to herd duty, also mentioning that they should be back in a day. Just as he says this, Rosita shows up, also remarking how little progress has been made.

On their way back, Michonne asks Rosita about Eugene, asking whether or not she talked to him yet, to which she replies "no". Michonne then says there isn't much time left.

At the grand hall, Rick greets the new survivors brought by Jesus. After a brief introduction, the new survivors led by Magna agree to stay. He then meets with Eugene, who reports on the munitions factory report and the herd duty. He then says Eugene has become too valuable and won't go out on herd duty anymore.

After a long day, Rick returns home and is met by Judith, who takes the opportunity to finally have the talk. Rick is already prepared and says that she's still too young. It is then revealed Judith wants to be a blacksmith under Earl Sutton at the Hilltop Colony. After some convincing, Rick agrees to think about it. Later, Rick and Michonne have a talk about how she's growing up. Michonne says to Rick, "Your girl is growing up", to which he replies, "Our girl is growing up".

Later that night, Judith goes to the basement of an unknown house and talks to a figure in the shadows. He says to Judith that he enjoys the talks, that it's good for him to keep track of time and days.

The following day, Rick and Eugene visit the mill. They both talk about Eugene and Rosita's increasingly cold relationship. He comments how he feels she doesn't truly want to stay with him and fears they might split up soon.

Elsewhere, Michonne interviews Magna about what she and her group had to do to survive. Magna tells where she and her group came from, the place they lived for a good amount of time, how it fell and how much time they spent in the wilderness.

In the Grimes' home, Judith takes Gracie to her room, hoping to sell some carved items. Gracie is impressed by Judith's carvings and asks her if she could make a unicorn carving for her. Judith obliges her.

Back at the mill, Rick and Eugene greet Tara who's baking bread.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the woods outside the Hilltop Colony, Ken and Marco are off in uncharted territory when they come across a pack of wild horses. Marco urges Ken that the two should head back, but Ken, eager to bring the herd back to the Hilltop, heads off in a rush to try and wrangle the horses.

As he does this, Ken collides with several walkers resulting in the horse giving way underneath him and crashing. As Ken struggles to lift the dead horse that is on his leg, one of the walkers tries crawling to him, but is killed as Marco catches up to him. Marco manages to get the horse off of Ken's leg as more of the undead begin to appear. Marco then helps Ken onto his horse and the two ride off. As they do so, Ken groans out how much his leg hurts, to which Marco responds that really he needs to worry about how pissed Maggie will be after finding out they lost a horse.

Back in Alexandria, Eugene arrives home and finds a letter from Rosita saying she'll be out late and not to "wait up".

Outside their house, Judith approaches her father, saying how she did nothing the whole day and that Rick doesn't know how it feels like to see everyone around you doing something. Before Judith can continue, Rick announces that the following day they'd travel to Hilltop. Before Rick can complete the sentence Judith gives him a tight hug.

Inside a house, Magna and the group discuss how the safe-zone is, debating whether or not they should trust them. Magna tries to remain optimistic about their new home but notes that when something is too good to be true, it usually is. She finishes off saying they'll find what Alexandria is hiding.