Alright, I want to see what Cody will (have to) do in this situation:

Cody will be able to feel it, perhaps, since Thy's powers are a sort of sense with the earth, so in this case, there will be arms and hands crawling out and reaching for Cody to drag him in. 

In normal situations, anyone who is dragged in gets crushed with the earth, like a mortar and pestle (or muddler, however you call it) The grip is phenomenal. 

I'll write this in the post, and we'll see what happens.