Movieclip button in movieclip?

i have put the attached code in a frame, that's in a
movieclip. gotei13_thumbnail is a movieclip, that's in the same
movieclip as the script.
why does this not work?
if i copy the script to a frame on the main timeline, and
copy gotei13_thumbnail to the main timeline, it works just fine.
i'm guessing there's some more script i have to add?
please help me, asap. thank you.

i tried that
what i get is
"**Error** Symbol=charactersPage_mc, layer=gotei 13,
frame=185:Line 1: Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent
handler
this.onRollOver = function(){
**Error** Symbol=charactersPage_mc, layer=gotei 13,
frame=185:Line 4: Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent
handler
this.onRollOut = function(){
Total ActionScript Errors: 2 Reported Errors: 2"

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