Then going and talking to them is probably her best bet. She tries that.

This is crazy risky - there's someone with incomprehensible weapon of some kind and they're supposed to take her prisoner? Promises of better loot were all well and good, the self image of a badass pirate who takes what they want makes it easy to swagger and inflict violence, but facing down a mysterious death makes anyone rethink that...

"What do you want?!" One of them shouts at her.

"Safe passage to a town that isn't in chaos, but if you can't give me that I'll settle for help conquering this one."

"...We're grunts. Frontline muscle. Can't make any promises like that."

"Going back on Cap would be a violation of our fleet code!"

"What, the fuckin' code that sent us out here to get vanished by some lost superweapon? Fuck that."

"The code is vital for honor among thieves and-"

"Better dishonored than dead."

"Guys, shut the hell up and let me think! God! -And don't get too close or we'll shoot, missy!" This last bit is addressed at Lanisal, though they're still all behind cover.

She stands still.

"Who would be qualified to come to an agreement with me?"

"Captain Maybach speaks for our crew. Three wheels forever. But we're all kind of too damn tense and fired up to present you to her for negotiations without somebody dying."

The other crews might have instructions to shoot on sight, not try and capture or make a deal with her, but if she dies he no longer has a 'probable imminent demise' problem so he neglects to mention that.

"I was watching for a while, how would I know if I saw Captain Maybach?"

"Big hat with three wheels emblem!"

One of the pirate emblems was three white circles on blue and these guys have it on their hats.

("Why are you talking to her, Gibs?"

"If she's talking she's not killing us...")