Why functions and printing lines don't work?

function tp_players(pos)
	local target = pos
	for i, player in ipairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
		if player.Character and player.Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart") then
			player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = target + Vector3.new(0, i * 5, 0)
		end
	end
end

local Players = game:GetService("Players")




local winners = {}


function winners_setup()
	winners = {}
	Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(player)
		table.insert(winners, player.Name)
	end)

	Players.PlayerRemoving:connect(function(player)
		for i,k in pairs(winners) do
			if k == player.Name then
				table.remove(winners, winners[i])
			end
		end
	end)

	game:GetService('Players').PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
		player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
			character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").Died:Connect(function()
				for i,k in pairs(winners) do
					if k == player.Name then
						table.remove(winners, winners[i])
					end
				end
			end)
		end)
	end)
end

function award_players()
	for i,k in winners do
		Players[k].leaderstats.wins = Players[k].leaderstats.wins + 1 
		Players[k].data_folder.coins = Players[k].data_folder.coins + 10
	end
end


function before_start_counter(timer)
	local Plrs = game:GetService("Players"):GetChildren()
	local event = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").beginning 

	while wait(1) do
		if timer > 0 then
			timer = timer - 1
			event:FireAllClients(timer)
		else
			event:FireAllClients(timer)
		end
	end
end



local replicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local timing_event = replicatedStorage.timing
local timerColor = "blue"

local counter = 30
local case = 1

function intermission() 
	case = 1
	while wait(1) do
		if counter > 0 then
			counter = counter - 1
			timing_event:FireAllClients(counter, case)
		else
			in_game()
			winners_setup()
			break
		end
	end
end

function in_game() -
	counter = 120 
	case = 2
		while wait(1) do
			if counter > 0 then	
				counter = counter - 1	
				timing_event:FireAllClients(counter, case)
			else
				local target = CFrame.new(245.005, 2458.039, -1137.499)
				tp_players(target)
				intermission()
				award_players()	
				break	
			end
		end
end



local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local timing = workspace.timer

local timer
local status

timing.Event:Connect(function(counter, case)
	timer = counter
	status = case

	if timer == 0 and status == 1 then
		choosemap()
	end
end)

local plrs = {}

Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(player)
	table.insert(plrs, player)
end)
Players.PlayerRemoving:connect(function(player)
	for i,k  in pairs(plrs) do
		if k == player then
			table.remove(plrs, plrs[i])
		end
	end
end)


local desert_votes = 2
local island_votes = 4
local obby_votes = 6

local list = {desert_votes, island_votes, obby_votes}

local games = {"desert", "island", "obby"}


function choosemap()
	local value = 0 
	local index = 0
	for i,k in pairs(list) do
		if k > value then
			index = i
		end
	end

	if index == 0 then
		load_desert()
	end
	if index == 1 then
		load_island()
	end	
	if index == 2 then
		load_obby()
	end

	desert_votes = 0
	island_votes = 0
	obby_votes = 0
end


function load_desert()
	
	local target = CFrame.new(-343.439, -423.722, 348.961)
	tp_players(target)

end

function load_island()
end

function load_obby()
end

intermission()
wait(2)
load_desert()

I'm sorry for this big script, but I'm trying to find the problem for days and I'm not patient enough anymore. So, I want to call the function load_desert() which should teleport me somewhere, but it doesn't work. Not only the function but even if I put something after it still won't work. Why?