It was a leap of faith. It was one he was willing to take for the good of the team and the fact he knew he'd at worst be roughed up, even if he did fall the two stories. That's assuming he landed correctly. And that made all the difference.

So when he was let go by the two he let himself fall, kicking the shadow behind him. At the very least he'd have something to fall on top of!

He had mere seconds to maneuver himself so the shadow was directly beneath him before he smacked right down into the platform that was thrown out just as he arrived.

Sad thing was that the shadow didn't offer as much cushioning as he'd hoped for. No broken bones, but he was effectively stunned. On the bright side, the plan worked.