Flash AS3 Dragging multiple objects

Question

what I'm looking for is when I drag an object across the stage, I'd want an underlying object (same layer) to be dragged along, and remain where the primary object is placed. Would I need to use an array in the multiple objects situation? This is just for one object (and 'sub-object'), there will be 22 of these in total, where I can't add the sub-object into its movieclip, else the other 21 objects on the stage will be overlapping and interfering with one another.

This is what I have so far, see illustration as well. Could anyone direct me to some useable code?

CF.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, dragCF);
CF.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, fadeCF_spaceIN);
CF.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, fadeCF_spaceIN);

function dragCF(evt:MouseEvent):void {
    addChild(MovieClip(evt.currentTarget));
    evt.currentTarget.startDrag();
    stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropCF);   }   

function dropCF(evt:MouseEvent):void {
     stopDrag();
     stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropCF);  }

function fadeCF_spaceIN(evt:MouseEvent):void {
    CF_space.alpha = .5; 
    stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, fadeCF_spaceOUT);
    stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, fadeCF_spaceOUT);      }

function fadeCF_spaceOUT(evt:MouseEvent):void {
    CF_space.alpha = 0; 
    stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, fadeCF_spaceOUT);  }

Example illustration:

Answer 1

Grateful for your addition, and indeed it proved to be even more simple, too simple:

object.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, drag);
object.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, drop);

function drag(evt:MouseEvent):void {
     addChild(MovieClip(evt.currentTarget));
     evt.currentTarget.startDrag();
}

function drop(evt:MouseEvent):void {
     stopDrag();
     object_space.x = object.x;
     object_space.y = object.y;
}