You don't have to protect me.

[He tries to put as much conviction as he can into the statement. But Dipper knows better than anyone else his own limitations. Even in a world where everyone has superpowers, he's still pretty useless in a straight fight. No matter what Ford invents for him, he still won't hold a candle to Ken's powers and experience.]

Pan's just... a huge jerk. He can't do much now that everyone knows about him. It's hard to trick people when they don't trust you.