Rescue novice and retrieve the flash drive

 is a storyline task that is assigned in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha standalone mod.

"..Speaking of the devil, I think one of my contacts is in danger - probably spotted by the Military dogs. I would be grateful if you helped him. I realy need the flash drive he's carrying, and I can't let it fall into the wrong hands."

- Sidorovich

"Apparently there's a rookie with valuable info for Sid, and he's in trouble. Somehow, I feel like a babysitter. Am I that old or what?"

- Detailed task information

Overview

 * A very basic three part retrieval mission that introduces the player to the concept of looting bodies.


 * 1) Locate the contact
 * 2) Retrieve the flash drive
 * 3) Bring it to Sidorovich, the local trader

Locate the contact

 * The objective is marked on the player's mini-map.
 * Sidorovich has some important information he is expecting on a flash drive from a nearby rookie.
 * Head back outside the bunker and head northeast from the Rookie Village.
 * As soon as the player reaches a certain distance away from the bunker, the nearby helicopter that patrols Cordon will gun-down the rookie, leaving his body to be looted.

Retrieve the flash drive

 * The objective is marked on the player's mini-map.
 * As soon as the rookie is dead, head up to the small junk heap with the green wagon (north east along the road side above the Rookie Village).
 * Loot the rookie's body for whatever he had on him and the flash drive.

Bring it to Sidorovich, the local trader

 * Head back down to Sidorovich's bunker, hand over the flash drive.
 * This concludes the task.

Trivia

 * The contact's corpse is a permanent addition to the game board and attracts the attentions of a pack of Blind Dogs later on.