Originally posted by carver9
I would NOT include children in a tournament like this...especially considering how careless both Goten and Trunks are when it comes to combat. The Universe is at stake, why put children that cry when they get punched in the face and cry when they don't know how to fly and concede a battle for a toy in something like this?
Because they aren't 7 and 8 anymore. They are 13 and 14. Because Trunks was willing to take on Buu who was beating his father, and Goten was right there with him. Because they can get serious in fights when they need to. Trunks wants to impress his father also so he even stood up to Broli in the movies, the movie may not be canon but the way Trunks is in that movie is completely and utterly how he acts. Goten cried to get his way in that movie also, but he can also get serious. And again they are teenagers, older than Gohan was when he had to fight Cell.
Vegeta could have also taken them into the Time Chamber, where he is gonna end up going if spoilers are what they are, and have plenty of time to train them. They are already more powerful than 90% of the Z fighters and they only have each other, and Pilaf to train with.
And then their is fusion, There is no rules against fusing after the fighting starts. Heck, Goten and Trunks love fusing so much I bet they'd easily take Kaoishin's earring before the start. Now that I would love to see. Potara Gotenks.