Its hard to date the Zelda Series... It doesn't seem like that universe measures its time well.
Anyhow, I suppose the end goal for the story is to write the tragedy and fall of Ikana Kingdom.. Revealing the ancient events that would lead to the game Majora's Mask. I suppose we should write this story for seinen audiences, gearing it towards the original age group at the time of MM's release.
Keeping the story as canon as possible is very important. Trying to draw plot-points relating to Majora's Mask from every zelda game is a crucial part of the research for our story. Fortunately for us, the internet is vast. If you're like me and don't own the game, I recommend watching a full play through on Youtube.
Now that I'm done this reply, I'm going to hyperlink things in Connor's article.