How do you pause a timer when the Number of players is under 2?

I am making it so that if a player leaves while the timer is counting down it would stop. but it would just reset the timer and play it over and over again. I can't figure out a solution to this problem.

ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
Status = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('Status')
Timer = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('Timer')
PRequired = 2
NumPlayers = ReplicatedStorage.Players

if NumPlayers.Value >= PRequired then
    print("Players Ready!")
else
    Status.Value = 'Must have 2 or more players to play'
    Timer.Value = '...'
    repeat wait(1) until NumPlayers.Value >= PRequired
    print("Players Ready!")
end

--Intermission

local Countdown = 20 -- intermission    
print("Countdown incoming!")

repeat wait(1)
    Countdown = Countdown - 1

    Status.Value = 'Intermission'
    Timer.Value = Countdown
    if NumPlayers.Value <= PRequired then
        Status.Value = 'Timer Paused must have 2 or more players to play.'
        Timer.Value = '...'
        print("Timer paused")
        repeat wait() until NumPlayers.Value >= PRequired
        Countdown = 20
        Status.Value = 'Intermission'
        Timer.Value = Countdown
        print("Continued")
    end
until Countdown <= 0

PlayerCheck Script

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local PlayerCount = ReplicatedStorage.Players

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function()
    PlayerCount.Value = PlayerCount.Value + 1
    print(PlayerCount.Value)
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function()
    PlayerCount.Value = PlayerCount.Value -1
    print(PlayerCount.Value)
end)