Smart Payoff

Grades are out and Amy is number one once again. But a rumor is going around school that Amy cheated to achieve her score. Melvin and some friends confront her in the hall with a cheat sheet he claims was found under Amy's desk. Serena and Lyta defend Amy's reputation, but the damage is done and Amy is distraught. Ducking into an alley to avoid the whispers, Amy spots a poster advertising a new college prep school and realizes that all of her accusers attended this school. Amy goes to the school and spots Emerald and her dark crystal converting the school to nega-energy. Amy's transformation is observed by Emerald's latest droid. Mercury summons the others, and then is attacked. Her power freezes the attackers, but it allows the droid to manipulate her perceptions. When the Scouts arrive, Mercury thinks they see her as a cheater and a fraud, too. Broken by the perceived betrayal, Mercury begins to succumb to the dark energy. She moves to attack and the Scouts try to talk her out of it. At the last moment, Mercury snaps out of it. The droid attacks Sailor Moon, but Tuxedo Mask appears to stop it. It attacks Tuxedo Mask and knocks him from a roof. Mercury attacks the droid, freezing it. Sailor Moon, while aiding Tuxedo Mask, destroys it. In the future, Saffire criticizes Emerald for her failures. At school, Melvin and the others apologize to Amy for suspecting her.

Serena/Sailor Moon, Luna, Amy/Sailor Mercury, Raye/Sailor Mars, Makoto (Lita)/Jupiter, Mina/Sailor Venus, Artemis, Darien/Tuxedo Mask, Rini, Emerald, Prince Saffire

This is an English reworking of Japanese episode number 80.