Tory the porcupine moves to a new forest with his family and struggles to make friends due to his sharp quills. One day, Tory and some other animals get lost in the forest while playing and are chased by a wolf. Tory is able to use his quills to scare off the wolf and save his new friends. The other animals apologize for teasing Tory about his quills and realize they helped protect them, and from then on they become best friends.