duplicateMovieclip cares what old file does?

good evening…
first some code… ActionScript Code:
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[COLOR=#000080]systemData[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]loadMovie[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];


[COLOR=#000080]ship1[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000]new[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]Object[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
ship1.[COLOR=#0000FF]_x[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]325[/COLOR];
ship1.[COLOR=#0000FF]_y[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]250[/COLOR];
ship=systemData.[COLOR=#000080]ships[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]Shuttle[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]duplicateMovieClip[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“shippy”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], ship1[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
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ok so theres
ActionScript Code:
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]systemData.[COLOR=#0000FF]loadMovie[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
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that loads in an external movie
and
ActionScript Code:
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]ship=systemData.[COLOR=#000080]ships[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]Shuttle[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]duplicateMovieClip[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“shippy”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], ship1[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
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that duplicates one piece of that loaded movie…

now my problem is that the new duplicated movie seems attached to ‘systemData’ mc and moves along with it… what i mean by that is if systemData moves ship also moves, and setting:
ship._x=100;
ship._y=100;
does not place it back within my mc borders

were am i going wrong?

i want ship to be an independant mc on the main timeline

Thanks
//VoS