Why is my for in pairs() loop not running? (script includes pathfinding)

Hello. I am trying to use PathfindingService to create a path for an NPC to walk when a player touches a part. At line 45 of the code (the one that says for _, in pairs()) , the for loop doesn't run. I think that's the case since the print() statement at line 47 wasn't printed.

the script goes like so: when the player steps on "activate", the function(OnPartTouched) will run.

i've included which statements have been printed. this script is in starter character scripts and its a local script.

any idea why for in pairs() loop isn't running?

any help is appreciated!

my code is pasted below.

local PathFindingService = game:GetService("PathfindingService")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local T1NPC1 = game.Workspace.T1NPC["1"].T1NPC1
local NPCHumanoid = T1NPC1.Humanoid
local Activate = game.Workspace.T1NPC["1"].Activate


local path = PathFindingService:CreatePath()

local CanMakePath = true

local function OnPartTouched(hit)

    if CanMakePath == true then 

        CanMakePath = false

        print("Function fired")--printed
        local LocalPlayer = game.Players.LocalPlayer
        local LocalPlayerCharacter = LocalPlayer.Character
        local IsBattled = LocalPlayer.NPCsBattled.T1["1"].IsBattled

        if IsBattled.Value == false and LocalPlayerCharacter and LocalPlayerCharacter:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")then

            local PlayerHumanoid = LocalPlayerCharacter.Humanoid
            PlayerHumanoid.WalkSpeed = 0
            local CreatePart = Instance.new("Part")
            CreatePart.Position = LocalPlayerCharacter.HumanoidRootPart.Position - Vector3.new(0,2.5,0)
            CreatePart.Name = LocalPlayer.Name.."'sAlertPart" --this part has been created
            CreatePart.Transparency,CreatePart.Anchored,CreatePart.CanCollide = 1,true,false
            CreatePart.Parent = workspace
            print(LocalPlayer.Name.." has created a part due to encountering an NPC")--printed

            warn(tostring(LocalPlayer.Name.." is gonna create a part."))--warned/printed

            path:ComputeAsync(T1NPC1.HumanoidRootPart.Position,CreatePart.Position)

            print("the NPC gonna find a way to da player")--printed

            local waypoints = path:GetWaypoints()

            print("NPC got waypoints")--printed

            for _, waypoint in pairs(waypoints) do

                print("NPC will move") --this doesn't print, which means this for loop didn't fire at all
                local WP = Instance.new("Part")
                WP.Shape = "Ball"
                WP.Material = "Neon"
                WP.Size = Vector3.new(0.6, 0.6, 0.6)
                WP.Position = waypoint.Position
                WP.Anchored = true
                WP.CanCollide = false
                WP.Parent = game.Workspace

                NPCHumanoid:MoveTo(waypoint.Position)
                NPCHumanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait()


            end

        end

    end



end

Activate.Touched:Connect(OnPartTouched)
--this script is inside startercharacterscripts and its a Localscript
--there are no error messages