One night, in her dreams, Stella is visited by her Nuu-chah-nulth great-grandmother, who teaches her a family song to call her guardian orca to her. Convinced he is real, they have a lot of adventures in her dreams. Then one day, when Stella and her parents are swept out to sea in a storm, Stella calls to her orca to rescue them and proves that he is not just her imaginary friend.