Donkey Kickboxer Uplift short/Picture Description for  ehh123

A Donkey learns to a new way to kick from the kickboxing dojo next to his pasture.

Picture can be found here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15437456/

Commission belongs to me, Characters belong to  Ehh123

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The Donkey watched the humans through the window, occasionally reaching down for another mouthful of grass as he stood near the fence of his paddock across the road. He liked to come here and watch the humans, they were always in there shouting and kicking these big hanging things, or sometimes each other. He never really understood why, but it intrigued him nonetheless. Occasionally he would kick his own hind legs trying to mimic them, it was a fun distraction from the boredom he felt being alone in the field. Today was different however, everyone was outside kicking, which confused the donkey. He took a while to approach this time, not wanting to be noticed by the humans. Eventually as dusk fell he was able to occupy his usual spot, the humans not paying much attention to the animal. As they continued to kick though he felt an urge to mimic again, maybe they would like it and give him some of the carrots he could smell somewhere beyond the fence. Waiting till he heard the familiar sound from the head human he gave a mighty buck and a bray when everyone else did. To his surprise, all the humans stopped and looked at him, which made him nervous. He just wanted to have fun kicking too, and maybe a carrot, he didn’t want them to stop. He began to walk away when he heard the head human calling to him. Cautiously he walked to him, reaching his neck out to sniff the leader's hand. He felt a sense of relief as the leader smiled and pet his face, and moved closer as more humans came over and pet him. The leader shouted the kicking command again and without even thinking about it the donkey kicked his back legs out in a mighty buck, causing the leader and his followers to laugh, one even giving him a carrot. The donkey brayed happily at the attention, making sure to kick every time the leader shouted as the humans resumed their positions. This continued for a few moons, the humans making it practice to train outside, always saying hi and giving treats to their new equine friend. The donkey enjoyed this immensely, and was disappointed when he came to the fence one day to see everyone inside, the water coming from the sky driving them to shelter. Annoyed, the donkey gave a loud bray and shook the water off his coat. The students didn’t hear him, and continued to kick with their leader's command. Frustrated the donkey kicked his legs back at the leader's command, hoping to get someone's attention. But it felt different this time, every time he kicked he felt stronger. He wasn't getting any results though and this time reared onto his hind legs finding it easier than he recalled, his forelegs tingling as his ears heard loud pops and felt his shoulders swell with muscle. Falling back onto all fours he heard a loud crack as his hooves split down the middle, forming two halves. His forelegs also bent oddly, causing him to almost bow with his stance. The donkey didn’t worry about this though, he was more concerned with getting his friend's attention inside. Rearing up again he found he actually was bringing one of his forelegs up to his head, the hooves now growing a third appendage on the side and forming a ball shape as he clenched them. A loud crack and the absence of the usual need to return to all fours also surprised him as he settled onto his back hooves and hocks which now settled onto the ground comfortably, growing some padding on the bottom as they grew closer to the actual hoof. Working his shoulders again, the donkey was amazed at the range of motion his forelegs now had. Looking down he was also surprised at the heavily muscled chest that had replaced
hs barrel, reminding him of the leaders. He was also glad to see the blind spot in front of his muzzle was gone, his depth perception now vastly improved. With a mighty kick of his legs he easily hopped over the fence and headed to the building where his friends were.

Epilogue: Lampwick kicked on Master Shiru’s command with everyone else, his wrapped foot contacting the punching bag with a loud thump, smiling as he was complimented on his form. It had been a few weeks since that stormy night when he had changed, but his friends had welcomed him with open arms after getting over the shock of a donkey person walking into the dojo. But it was his home now and he never wanted to go back. Being able to talk and use his hands for things was great, as well as being able to kickbox properly. As the lesson ended and he said goodby to his fellow students, he began cleaning up the dojo, a small price to pay or Master Shiru allowing him to live here. He hummed to himself as he worked, happy and wanting for nothing.