The First Orca tells the story of a young humpback whale, Borie, who transforms into the first orca whale. Borie lives with his pod in the ice floes around the Antarctic, but he doesn't like being a filter-feeding whale. His mermaid friend Crystal uses her magic to change Borie into a toothed killer whale. Borie can hardly wait to have a meal of delicious fish. With Crystal's help and his family and pod's encouragement, Borie migrates north to form a new pod of orca whales.