Continuity mistake: When Ronica first finds Cody after he leaves to search for Natalie, the straps on the flying thing have shoulder straps. Later in the movie, they don't.
Continuity mistake: When Ronica grabs the school nurse, her sleeve is white, but in the van she was wearing a red shirt.
Continuity mistake: In the time period when Cody says that the "Doors are jammed" to the time when the landing pad falls down. If you pay close attention to each shot of the doors, the doors are always in a different spot. In the beginning they are 1-2 meters apart, then later they are 1-2 feet apart, then go back from 1-2 meters.
Continuity mistake: When Cody and Natalie are in the restaurant, the guy come with the burger. You can see in the shots before this that there is a man with spiked hair in the seat behind Natalie. When they start running away from the henchmen there are no people in the seats.
Answer: The fight with the bullies made the school paper and drew unwanted attention to Cody which could compromise his mission. Cody lied to Natalie to try and impress her.
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