[Once Saori is clear, Applejack lets go of the rope, letting the Shadow have it's forward momentum back. Suddenly and without warning. So of course that causes it to crash headlong into the couch.

AJ then ducks behind the table in the lobby. She's looking around for anything she can use against the Shadow, slightly hoping that if it no longer sees them, it'll stop trying to attack them...]

Ah maybe should've thought this out more...