Play a frame in timeline from inside 2 movieclips.

Hi. I have tried everything but it just isn't working.
On my main timeline I have a MC called "rainbow." Inside "rainbow" I have a MC called "greenbow."
Inside "greenbow" I have a MC called "meetbtn2"
I want it to play frame 134 on the main timeline when you click "meetbtn2."
my code inside greenbow is as follows:
meetbtn2.onRelease = function () {
_root.gotoAndPlay(134);
however it doesn't work! is it because i am inside two MC's?
I have also tried
_root.rainbow.greenbow.meetbtn2.onRelease = function () {
_root.gotoAndPlay(134);
any help? Thanks!

i believe you miss understood me. the actionscript and the MC are on the same frame on the same timeline.
however
on the main timeline: the MC "rainbow" doesn't appear til frame103
inside "rainbow": the MC "greenbow" doesn't appear til frame 48
inside "greenbow": the movieclip that acts as the button"meetbtn2" doesn't appear til frame 11
however all instances have been named correctly and all actionscript is on the same frame-space as its objects....

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