Puzzle Pieces

by serena.jones.585

Chapter 0, Piece 0: Preface "That? Oh, it's a puzzle, but the box is missing, so I'm not sure what the picture is." "Couldn't someone just put together and see?" "I suppose they could, but how? You'd pull out a handful of pieces, but you wouldn't know if they were sky or water or anything. There'd be no way to see how they relate. And you'd never know if a piece was missing."

29. Piece 44

Chapter 29, Piece 44 * * * * * * * *

"With this new, true partnership, we will also be formally changing both our corporate logo and our corporate footprint. Seto and I have been working towards this for a long time. On Monday, we will send out the official press release. But tonight, you all get a sneak preview. Seto?" Mokuba gestured his brother forward and stepped back.

"Thank you, Mokuba." Seto waited for the applause to die down. "Such a warm welcome from people who's market share is about to fall." Seto's grin was almost playful as they all laughed.

"You're right, he did change." Jou leaned over to Anzu with a sneer. "Asshole's ego definitely got bigger."

"KaibaCorp is many things," Seto went on. "Some of those parts are wholly unlike other parts. Like my brother and I, these parts are interrelated, but they deserve independent focus. We will still be known as KaibaCorp." He clicked a remote. "But we will be more."

The lights dimmed and a screen lowered. The image of the KaibaCorp blue-eyes-white-dragon appeared.

"KaibaManagement will oversee our business services. Accounting, Human Resources, Training, and Operations consulting. The goal will be to make our clients the best at whatever they are."

He clicked the remote. The white dragon shrank and faded into the center of the screen. A red-eyes-black-dragon replaced it.

"Kaiba Gozaburo had a true passion for his craft, and so KaibaArms will continue the legacy to which he dedicated his life."

The black dragon faded to be replaced by a metallic red dragon with glittering white eyes.

"This is the logo for KaibaTech. It will include all of our computer hardware and software solutions for business, education, and medical applications."

The screen changed again. This time the dragon was cobalt blue with black eyes.

"And finally we have KaibaEntertainment. Games, videos, music," he gestured toward the Half-Hearted group, "manga. Whatever catches our fancy, I want to give it life."

The fourth dragon faded.

"KaibaCorp is much like the Kaiba brothers," Seto continued. "The four entities will work together and stand alone. Brothers guide each other..." the white dragon reemerged, "...protect each other..." the black dragon appeared, "...support each other..." the red dragon joined them, "...and bring each other joy."

The blue dragon completed the set. The four dragons merged into one unit, never quite losing their unique details, but each seeming to fit perfectly with the others.

"Welcome to the new KaibaCorp," Seto declared over the roaring crowd.