Arc 1 - Card Transformation:
After waking up in a deserted Ponyville, Princess Twilight and newcomer Ashura Origans is informed by Celestia that the citizens of Equestria have been turned into cards in the form of the new card game duel monster's by an evil unicorn who aims on turning everyone on the planet into cards. The two of them must travel to each town and city and defeat each of his minions to retrieve enough cards to undo his spell.