I have had several posts like this but I have not gotten down to the final answer so I put this image together to try and explain what I am trying to do. I AM SO CLOSE.
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MovieClip(parent.parent).function();
vise versa reference the movieclip.OtherChildmoviename.function();
this structure you can call a function from where ever or anymovie for better explanation check actionscript 2 as it uses the _root, this may make the above clearer