The Heat is all Around

Chapter Title: I Was Interrupted Because Of It!
Author: Lover-of-all-Pairings
Pairing: No Pairings in this chapter
Ratings: T (Nothing happens in this chapter, so it is safe and rated T because... I don't know)
Warnings: Nothing bad really happens here, but in later chapters there will.
A/N: This is my first story I am posting on here, and I hope you all like it. I know my writing is not the best, but I'm sure I will get better the more I write. I also know there are mistakes in here and I'm sorry for that, I hope you enjoy this none the less.

Also sorry for the slow start, it will get more exciting as the story goes on (I hope). This is also my first time I am going to be writing something so... sexual and intimate, even if nothings in this chapter. Also sorry if the chapters seem short, I will make them longer as I go along, well I hope I make them longer.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy reading. (If you DON'T like these kind of stories, please DON'T read them. It's that simple)

Hot!

A hot, burning sensation that felt like his body was on fire, and there was no way to cool it down. He tossed and turned, even thrown the sheets off him, but still his body heated up more and more. His cooling fans didn't cool him down either, they kept running faster, and his body kept rising in temperature.

Which made him think that he might be getting a virus; it was the only reason for his body running so hot. But still, that made no sense, he, getting a virus, he made sure he was healthy... enough. So maybe he didn't drink the right amount of energon or get the right amount of recharge, that shouldn't affect him.

Prowl rolled over on his berth again, a groan escaping him, trying to get back into recharge, but the heat in his systems stopped him from doing so. He panted and sat up from the berth, swinging his legs over and leaned over the berth. Venting harshly, trying to cool his overworked systems, but it didn't work.

For some reason his body wanted him to do something, but he didn't know what. Sudden urges surge through his body, asking him to do something to take the heat away, but the Praxian was lost on what his body wanted.

The black and white mech sighed, rubbing a hand over his face; he couldn't deal with this anymore. He was hot, tired and his systems were working way too fast, all he wanted to do was go into recharge.

Prowl sighed. Heaving himself off the berth and making his way out of his quarters, he didn't need the lights on as he knew he wouldn't trip on anything. There was really nothing in his room anyway, leaving it bare. The only things that were in there was; his berth, a desk and chair with data pads on it, a shelf with data pads that contained stories, a couch in the middle of the room, a coffee table in front of the couch, a little table near his berth which held a few pictures of friends and family that were lost through the war.

Prowl walked past the few things in his room and made it out the door into the bright orange halls of the ark, blinking his optics a bit to adjust to the sudden light he tiredly walked down the halls to the quarters of the arks CMO.

He was lucky that it was so late at night, that no one was awake and the only ones that are, are the ones on shift. So no one was there to see their SIC dragging himself down the halls, panting and groaning because their body felt like it was of fire.

Once reaching the Medic's quarters, Prowl knocked on the door, a groan was heard and shuffling feet on the other side. Then the door creaked open, revealing the grumpy face of Ratchet.

Ratchet growled at Prowl and asked "What do you want?"

"Ratchet, I think something is wrong. My systems are overheated and won't cool down; even my fans are running on high." Prowl said through pants.

The white and red medic stared at Prowl, his gave looking over him. Ratchet said nothing, just looked at Prowl with a blank look, then his futures change to looking at Prowl like he was the dumbest thing in the world.

Prowl groaned again "What?"

Ratchet rolled his optics and replied with a drone like voice "Don't you know? You're going through a heat cycle; you woke me up in the middle of the night because you are on a heat cycle"

Prowl looked to Ratchet, he had no idea what he was going about. What is a heat cycle? Prowl whimpered and said "You're supposed to be helping me."

"Why? Can't you get someone else to do it?" Ratchet asked; he really didn't want to deal with this.

"Do what?"

"Interface of course."

Prowl's optics widens and he strutted "W-W-What... How could... That's just... you can't just ask me too..." the black and white mech was shocked. Ratchet just asked him to go interface with someone, hoe could interfacing help with a virus?

"What? That's what you do when you are on a heat cycle, now stop wasting my time and get going." After that, Ratchet slammed the door in his face. Prowl stood frozen at the medic's door, he was sure his jaw was on the ground.

The next day, Ratchet was in Optimus Prime's Office. Telling the leader about what happen in the middle of the night and he also complained about mech disturbing him of unimportant things.

"I'm telling you Prime, Prowl is going through his heat cycle. And he had to interrupt my recharge because of it!" Ratchet yelled at Optimus, who sat there, having to go through his CMO's temper at being woken during the night.

But when Ratchet said Prowl was going through his heat cycle it made his systems freeze, he hasn't seen a bot in their heat cycle since before the war. Optimus remembered how bots would get really frustrated through their heat cycle because of the burning heat in their body, which never went away.

He remembered his first heat cycle, dear Primus he thought it would never end. Is body hated and nothing could take it away unless he was interfacing, which took it away for a while and then it came back.

And that's what they call it a heat cycle, heating your systems, preparing your body for creating. And the reason why when you interfaced it relieved the heat. Making you interface more, which got some, if not most bots sparked. Oh the joys of a heat cycle.

But Prowl, his SIC was in his heat cycle, and what confused him was that Prowl didn't know what a heat cycle was. Everyone knew, even bots that haven' experienced it - who were very lucky – knew what a heat cycle was. Why did Prowl not know.

"And I also wonder how long Prowl will go through him, it must be his first, but that still doesn't explain his not knowing." Ratchet continued droning on.

"How long do bots with their first heat cycle go for" Optimus asked curiously. His first one went for around 9 earth days, which was long for a first heat cycle.

"Hmm, don't know. It could range between 2-6 earth days, but if he was like you Prime, I have no idea." Ratchet said with a smirk, he knew about his leaders unusually long heat cycle. And remembered the complaining and whining his leader did when he was on it.

Optimus huffed, how Ratchet dare bring that up, that was a really embarrassing time for him. Of course, only Ratchet and Ironhide knew about that little secret.

Ratchet chuckled "Don't worry, no one knows!"

"Ratchet, something bothers me."

"What?" Ratchet asked.

"Don't mechs in heat send of a smell during their heat as well as heat up?" Prime asked.

"Yeah, that's why it's so easy for a mech in heat to get an interfacing buddy!" Ratchet said with a smirk. It was of, right. The scent that a bot in heat send makes others around them go into a daze, all they see are the bot in heat and that's all they want.

"Then why were you not affected by Prowl's scent of being in heat?"

"Well, I'm just that good a medic, aren't I. Really Optimus, I am trained to not get affected by the smell, so if a bot in heat needs help with anything, we won't go in a daze. It's so we can help if they have any questions on the subject" Ratchet replied like his answer was obvious and the question was stupid to ask. Ratchet made everyone feel like asking a question was stupid.

"Oh... of course. Well anyways, what are we going to do with prowl?"

"We could just let him go, either it stops by itself or he gets sparked, but I don't think we want that. I can put a code through his programming where he doesn't need to spark." Ratchet said in thought.

Most heat cycles either have a programming that makes them want to spark merge with someone so they get sparked, as that is the reason for the heat cycle in the first place; to get you sparked. But if a bot doesn't want to get sparked they can get a code that fouls with the heat cycle programming and stops them from wanting to spark merge with someone.

And all they have to do it wait out the heat cycle until it ends. But if you don't get the code, you either get sparked to stop the heat cycle or wait it out, locked away so you don't get sparked from interfacing.

"Yes, give him the code, and also, while you are doing it, ask him why he doesn't know about heat cycles" Optimus ordered, and Ratchet nodded.

"You know Optimus, Prowl won't be the only one to get their heat cycle. Really the only reason he got it was because we landed on Earth, and because Earth is not as dangerous as when the war was going on Cybertron. The war has quietened down, which means the heat cycle programming has deemed it safe to start creating again."

"I know, you should call in for a check up after you give Prowl the non-sparking code. See if anyone is showing signs of anyone going into a heat cycle." Ratchet nodded again, he knew the signs a bot gives before going into heat. Usually aches, and tiredness, being hungry, not all bots show them, but they show at least a few. It means their body is preparing for the creating a sparkling. Making sure the bot gets enough recharge and energon also the aches from the body repositioning the body a bit so it is easier to get sparked.

But of course Prowl was always tired and hungry and most likely aching from sitting all the time. Also the SIC hides his emotions behind a blank mask, so he knew he wouldn't see them on Prowl, but the other Autobots, he can.

"Do you want me to give the bot that are going into heat a choice on getting the non-sparking code?" Ratchet asked.

"No, I don't think it is safe enough yet, even if the programming does. The Deceptions could use this to their advantage if they know someone is sparked."

"Optimus the Decepticons would be going through the same thing."

"Megatron wouldn't allow the Decepticons to get sparked; he would think the sparklings week and only wasting the energon they collect. The Decepticons would most likely be using the non-sparking code too."

"Of course Prime. I get will right onto getting the code installed in Prowl and then check the others as well installing the codes into the ones that are going into or are already int heat."

Optimus nodded as Ratchet left. The big mech sighed; Primus was it going to get crazy when more mechs got on heat.

A/N: I know, I know, short chapter and slow start, but some thing needed explaining. And I wonder why Prowl doesn't know about heat cycles? Well you are going to have to wait until the next chapter or the one after, only because I don't know if I will have the Decepticons side in the next chapter or the one after. ;)

Also there are going to be heaps of pairings in here (Autobot/Autobot, Decepticon/Decepticon and Autobot/Decepticon). Some of the pairings will be the ones that are not seen a lot and some will be the normal ones that everyone likes. Also if anyone wants me to put two bots together just ask, and I might put them in there, depends on what I am doing with those characters. Don't be shy to come out, and I will even do some crazy ones, some you never see together.

And also if something doesn't make since, just PM me and I will explain further. I will have the next chapter up sometime after Christmas. Also, sorry if some of them are OOC, I do try, but sometimes I make them way out of character. Just tell me and I will try to fix it up in the later chapters.

Thanks for reading! :D