Depth problem!

im trying to modify a Script i found ,so i changed them from spermy looking things drawn with lines, to tentacles drawn with attached movie clips, the problem is the movie clips load above anything, even if i dont use getNextHighestDepth, i’m not sure what im doing wrong and i’ve been fighting with it all week, so hopefully anyone can give me some insight?

here is My Version

Note how the frowny face is UNDER the tentacles, the tentacles doesnt seem to follow their parent movie clip either, but i will worry about that later on.