Rescue Initiate from the Hub

 is a side quest in the original Fallout.

Walkthrough
A Brotherhood of Steel Initiate has gotten himself captured in the Hub by Decker and imprisoned in Oldtown. He's being guarded in a building directly below the entry point by several tough guards (be careful if you are a low level character) who carry the equivalent of a platoon's worth of firepower. They will shoot on sight.

Walkthrough
Go to the Hub's Old Town, in a building just below the entrance to the area. The building's door will be open and you will be shot at if you cross the street outside. There are four guards inside, one of whom carries a Combat shotgun (Fallout). The initiate is held behind a locked door in the rear of the building and if you manage to rescue him without getting blown away, then there's a nice reward waiting in the BOS base. When you talk to Talus, you get a reward of your choice.

Reward

 * 1500 XP
 * A choice of:
 * A Laser Pistol
 * A Rocket Launcher
 * A Super Sledgehammer
 * Power armor (one of only two sets in the game which can be obtained peacefully)

Behind the scenes
Upon entering the ambush house, sometimes one of the thugs will say "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?". This is a quote by the Jack Nicholson portrayed Joker in the 1989 movie Batman.