Quote Originally Posted by Morningstar1337 View Post
The Legend of Zelda has three timelines that diverge after Ocarina of Time (The one where you play as an Adult and Child Link). IIRC, One occurs after Link slays Ganondorf but chooses to stay int he future, another where Link slays Ganondorf and returns to his present (for reference the Direct sequel Majora's Mask is in this timeline) and one where Ganondorf wins.

Link doesn't stay in the future. Zelda forces him to go back in time to stop Ganondorf before he can take over.