I want 2 questions answered before I post attacks

1) Why was Ai so easily able to pull off a Zap Cannon? Ace came out below her and we can assume she was knocked away and off balance. I don't see how she could recover quickly enough to pull off an accurate attack

2) When Ai was paralyzed by force palm, why did it only cause a speed slowdown instead of actual physical paralysis? If your answer involves abilities, then I would argue that a byproduct of a direct attack should be allowed as opposed to a stat attack that actually doesn't cause damage (sleep powder, sing)