Flash :: Load Movie Clip Troubles (i Have Several Issues)

Movie Clip Troubles...
Hello again...I'm having some trouble with this script I wrote. For some reason...(and it's probably pretty obvious to someone else) my movie clips named "square" and "square2" won't work...unless their layer is closer to the bottom of the timeline...and vice versa with the "circle" movie clips. All of the squares are on one layer, and all of the circles are on one...should I place them all on a layer together? Why are is only one at a time displaying...?

Code:
loadMovie("stillshots/image4.jpg", "_root.circle");
loadMovie("stillshots/image2.jpg", "_root.circle2");
loadMovie("stillshots/image3.jpg", "_root.circle3");
loadMovie("stillshots/image4.jpg", "_root.circle4");
loadMovie("stillshots/image5.jpg", "_root.circle5");
pic = 1;
pic2 = 1;
max_pic = 10;
//number of pics//
jump = 10;
//jumping of alpha//
i = 0;
i2 = 0;
num = 200;
num2 = 500;
//fade in variable//
z = num;
z2 = num2;
//fade out variable//also speed of changing pics//the smaller the faster//
_root.square._alpha = 0;
_root.square2._alpha = 0;
loadMovie("images/image"+pic+".jpg", "_root.square");
loadMovie("images2/image"+pic+".jpg", "_root.square2");
_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
//fade in//
if (i<num) {
i += jump;
_root.square._alpha = i;
} else {
//fade out redirect//
if (pic == max_pic) {
pic = 0;
}
pic++;
//next pic//
if (z>0) {
//fade out//
z -= jump;
_root.square._alpha = z;
} else if (z == 0) {
loadMovie("images/image"+pic+".jpg", "_root.square");
//next pic load//
//initiate variables//
i = 0;
z = num;
}
}
if (i2<num2) {
i2 += jump;
_root.square2._alpha = i2;
} else {
//fade out redirect//
if (pic2 == max_pic) {
pic2 = 0;
}
pic2++;
//next pic//
if (z2>0) {
//fade out//
z2 -= jump;
_root.square2._alpha = z2;
} else if (z2 == 0) {
loadMovie("images2/image"+pic+".jpg", "_root.square2");
//next pic load//
//initiate variables//
i2 = 0;
z2 = num2;
}
}
};
pics = 1;
pics2 = 6;
pics3 = 11;
pics4 = 17;
max_pics = 22;
//number of pics//
jumps = 10;
//jumping of alpha//
is = 0;
is2 = 0;
is3 = 0;
is4 = 0;
nums = 200;
nums2 = 250;
nums3 = 300;
nums4 = 350;
//fade in variable//
zs = nums;
zs2 = nums2;
zs3 = nums3;
zs4 = nums4;
//fade out variable//also speed of changing pics//the smaller the faster//
_root.small._alpha = 0;
_root.small2._alpha = 0;
_root.small3._alpha = 0;
_root.small4._alpha = 0;
loadMovie("smalls/image"+pics+".jpg", "_root.small");
loadMovie("smalls/image"+pics2+".jpg", "_root.small2");
loadMovie("smalls/image"+pics3+".jpg", "_root.small3");
loadMovie("smalls/image"+pics4+".jpg", "_root.small4");
_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
//fade in//
if (is<nums) {
is += jumps;
_root.small._alpha = is;
} else {
//fade out redirect//
if (pics == max_pics) {
pics = 0;
}
pics++;
//next pic//
if (zs>0) {
//fade out//
zs -= jumps;
_root.small._alpha = zs;
} else if (zs == 0) {
loadMovie("smalls/image"+pics+".jpg", "_root.small");
//next pic load//
//initiate variables//
is = 0;
zs = nums;
}
}
if (is2<nums2) {
is2 += jumps;
_root.small2._alpha = is2;
} else {
//fade out redirect//
if (pics2 == max_pics) {
pics2 = 0;
}
pics2++;
//next pic//
if (zs2>0) {
//fade out//
zs2 -= jumps;
_root.small2._alpha = zs2;
} else if (zs2 == 0) {
loadMovie("smalls/image"+pics2+".jpg", "_root.small2");
//next pic load//
//initiate variables//
is2 = 0;
zs2 = nums2;
}
}
if (is3<nums3) {
is3 += jumps;
_root.small3._alpha = is3;
} else {
//fade out redirect//
if (pics3 == max_pics) {
pics3 = 0;
}
pics3++;
//next pic//
if (zs3>0) {
//fade out//
zs3 -= jumps;
_root.small3._alpha = zs3;
} else if (zs3 == 0) {
loadMovie("smalls/image"+pics3+".jpg", "_root.small3");
//next pic load//
//initiate variables//
is3 = 0;
zs3 = nums3;
}
}
if (is4<nums4) {
is4 += jumps;
_root.small4._alpha = is4;
} else {
//fade out redirect//
if (pics4 == max_pics) {
pics4 = 0;
}
pics4++;
//next pic//
if (zs4>0) {
//fade out//
zs4 -= jumps;
_root.small4._alpha = zs4;
} else if (zs4 == 0) {
loadMovie("smalls/image"+pics4+".jpg", "_root.small4");
//next pic load//
//initiate variables//
is4 = 0;
zs4 = nums4;
}
}
};

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CLICK TO VIEW THE MOVIE
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sigh!

Another thing. I am trying to load this swf into a main movie using the following script:

ActionScript:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
loadMovie("starfield.swf",_root.movies);
movies._x = 227;
movies._y = 145;
movies._width = 250;
movies._height = 245;

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

However the the stars in the child movie do not respect the width and height restrictions. So I have those stars running all around the place in the main movie. Is there a way to curtail these stars besides using a mask (actually havent tried the mask so far, but i am assuming it would work)

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I uploaded a fla for a more comprhensive explanation, considering i've been working for the past 15 hours, my englis idn't whud id wons wus.

http//:www.exactpixel.com/rolling_over.fla

i've tried a few different ways to imitate this, but each has pissed me off and i have to have a working demo by friday, otherwise i'd take my time and try a few more methods but i still have the rest of the damn thing to put together, tons of animations.... blah

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